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What Are The Best Moisturizers For Dry Facial Skin?

What Are The Best Moisturizers For Dry Facial Skin?

Aloha Dr Bailey, In your recent blog, (which was great by the way) you recommended products for hydrating oily skin, which products to you recommend for hydrating dry skin? Even though we do not have a dry climate in Hawaii we are constantly battling dry skin. Most of my friends are menopausal and curious as [...]

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What is dehydrated skin?

What is dehydrated skin?

Dear Dr. Bailey, A lot of skin care lines carry different products for dry skin and so called dehydrated skin. What is the difference between dry and dehydrated? Can the skin be oily and dehydrated? Can skin be dry and not dehydrated? Or is dehydrated skin only a marketing buzzword? Thanks a lot for giving [...]

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Dandruff In The Ear Canal; How To Treat An Itch That Can’t Be Scratched

Dandruff In The Ear Canal; How To Treat An Itch That Can’t Be Scratched

Dear Dr. Bailey, After many years, I now know that I have seborrheic dermatitis and it’s in my ears as well as on my scalp, nose, eyebrows, and eyes (blepharitis). Through the years I have been prescribed various drops for my ears, and they are only temporarily effective.  Of all the body parts affected by [...]

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Tips For Treating Perioral Dermatitis

Tips For Treating Perioral Dermatitis

Hi Dr. Bailey, Do you have any advice how to get rid of perioral dermatitis?  I am dealing with gluten/allergy and leaky gut issues and take supplements for that, because I’m sure they are related.  Also, is it common to get it not only around the mouth, but on the forehead?  I get itchy pimples [...]

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How To Correctly Apply Multiple Skin Care Products

How To Correctly Apply Multiple Skin Care Products

Hello Dr Bailey, I was wondering about the pH of skincare products and their effect on multiple ingredients. For example the Citrix C/R/S Vitamin C 15% (which I use thanks to your advice), functions at a pH of under 3.5 I believe. How essential is it to wait a while before applying a moisturizer or [...]

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What are milia and what causes them?

What are milia and what causes them?

Dermatologist Dr. Cynthia Bailey answers your questions about skin care and skin problems Dr. Bailey, I am 59 yrs old and prone to milia.  I also have sensitive skin, rosacea, and recently seborrhetic dermatitis (facial dandruff).  Would you please explain what causes milia, and the best way to prevent them. I suspect that I get [...]

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