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Put your foot into a tub of water and let hundreds of fish nibble on the dead skin on your feet. Who thought this was a good idea?
Rough scaly feet is one of those little problems in life for which no one seems to have a good solution. The skin on the bottom of your feet has the thickest outer layer anywhere on your body. It is designed to protect you from the endless trauma of walking. Without that extra thick layer of skin, every little stone that you stepped on would tear right through. The friction from wearing your new Jimmy Choo Zip Gladiator Sandals would cause painful, water-filled blisters on the balls of your feet ...more
Hair turns gray because the pigment cells stop making pigment. The color in your hair is made by melanocytes (the same cell responsible for the deadly skin cancer, melanoma). We aren’t sure what makes the melanocytes stop making pigment ...more
Maybe it’s the economy. Or maybe it’s too many late nights watching back episodes of CSI on your DVR. Either way, you notice that there are dark circles under your eyes that didn’t seem to be there before. What causes these dark circles under the eyes, and what can you do to treat them? ...more
