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All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Anyone who knows me knows that I loveNew Year’s resolutions. https://www.dessertfortwo.com As a food person, a lot of my resolutions have to do with, well, food. Easy Refrigerator PicklesfromGimme Some Oven Making pickles was something I also started doing last year. I was super daunted by it at first, but the whole process is actually ridiculously easy....

Many people have diabetes but don’t know it. Testing for diabetes also should take place for anyone who has early symptoms of diabetes. But those symptoms aren’t always easy to notice. That can help prevent complications of diabetes and lead to a lifetime of better health. In people who have diabetes, extra sugarwhich also is called glucosebuilds up in the blood. This forces the kidneys to work overtime to filter and absorb the extra sugar....

Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. For instance, at 28, I had what I thought was stubborn acne for a few years. So when I was finally diagnosed withrosaceathis past December, I was actually relieved. Courtesy of Lex. I assumed that having an answer would make it easier to treat. Oh, how naive! Frustrated and disappointed, I turned to the internet for other ways of managing it. Courtesy of Ainslie....

Health ConditionsChevron Skin HealthChevron EczemaChevron All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Many people experience dry or itchy skin at some point in their lives. Some people refer to it as “alligator skin.” Every patient has different triggers that can make it worse.Flare-upsare common and unpredictable. Since there’s no cure for atopic dermatitis, your best defense against flare-ups is a steady skin-care routine....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. More than 16 million people in the United States live withrosacea, according to theNational Rosacea Society. Graphic by Cristina Cianci Similar toeczemaandpsoriasis, rosacea can take on different formsfrom the moderate to the very severe. No matter what jot down of rosacea you have, it may require a rigorous at-home treatment regimen....

Health ConditionsChevron Sexual and Reproductive HealthChevron PregnancyChevron All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. When youre pregnant, everything revolves around the life growing inside you. Westend61/Getty Images Some expecting mothers alsochange their beauty routines to get to avoid certain ingredients. But there are a handful of ingredients doctors generally tell their pregnant patients to avoid....

We recognize our favorite new beauty products every year in an annual awards package. But what does “healthy beauty” mean, actually? Here’s how we’re addressing each of those pillars. Model photos by Carissa Gallo. Background photo by Chelsea Cavanaugh. Graphic by Morgan Johnson For the Healthy Beauty Awards this year, we included product roundups for people with bothsensitive skinandacne-prone skin. Beauty aisles are awash with products marketed as clean and natural....

Here’s what they had to say. Buy agood full-coverage foundation! Cystic acne has been a constant struggle for almost 15 years. I was super depressed and would refuse to have any pictures taken of me. For me it was makeup and hair. I constantly colored my hair different shades to distract from my skin. Courtesy of Samantha Schuerman If you cant fix it, disguise it and thats what I continue to do to this day....

Not everyone who has alopecia loses all their hair. And, of course, it’s not something anyone needs to be ashamed of. So let’s get to the facts. Courtesy of Ebony Jean. There are several kinds of alopecia and they all include some level of hair loss. But the exact cause isn’t well understood. Treatment and recovery often depends on the severity of your alopecia. Courtesy of Ebony Jean. If it’s more widespread, though, yourdoctor may recommendsteroid injections or topical medications....

Most people have experienceddry, itchy skinat some point in their life. It also typically starts at a very young age, but it can develop at any point. Eczema also has a lot of characteristics that distinguish it from garden-variety dry skin. Getty / Science Photo Library But it doesnt manifest in the same way for every person. We talked to nine people with eczema about their experiences to show how multifacetedand misunderstoodthis condition really is....

When you hear “psoriasis,” you probably think of red, irritated skin. And while that’s partially what it is, psoriasis goes much deeper than that. As a result, skin cells pile up on the skin surface, forming those characteristic psoriasis lesions. Chakrapong Worathat/EyeEm/Getty Images I was diagnosed when I was just 2 years old. We have a family history of psoriasis. But I didnt have a formal skin biopsy to confirm the diagnosis until I was 5....

As a teenager, I struggled with moderateacne. Like many people with blemishes, I started picking at them. I cancelled sleepovers so my friends wouldnt see my scars and ask me about them. I rushed to the bathroom between classes to touch up my makeup. I avoided late-night parties, group exercise, and dance classes where sweating might have revealed my blemishes. I felt out of control, and even worse, everyone could literally see it on my face....

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Takemascara, for example. Carissa Gallo. Wardrobe styling by Yuiko Ikebata. Makeup by Porsche Cooper. Hair by Jerome Cultrera with L’Atelier. Manicure by Yukie Miyakawa with Kate Ryan. On Model: Overalls by Alena Akhmadullina. Earrings by Sasai. Many of my coworkers are serious about their mascara....