Essays Tagged: "Skin"
The Art of a Facial Massage
ecall your name. Now at the tender age of 19 again, I've started to worry about fine lines, sagging skin and all the other undesirable effects of aging. Today technology offers laser surgery or collag ... ing at prices, I started to look for natural techniques to keep the smoothness and elasticity of my skin and turned to my mother. Since I could remember my mother had a nightly beauty ritual that, as ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
All about cancer.
.............4Cases of cancer per year figure......................................................5Skin cancer..............................................................................5Lung cance ... roups:Nine out of ten cancers are carcinomas, which come from the epithelial tissue that covers the skin, mouth, throat, lungs, and other organs.Sarcomas affect the bones and the soft tissue that surr ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
All about cancer.
roups:Nine out of ten cancers are carcinomas, which come from the epithelial tissue that covers the skin, mouth, throat, lungs, and other organs.Sarcomas affect the bones and the soft tissue that surr ... tives.Avoid too much radiation for long periods of life.Stay in shape.Types of CancerCases each yearSkin CancerWhat is Skin Cancer?Like other carcinomas, skin cancer develops in the epithelial cells t ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
The Disease Ichthyosis: The causes, effects, and treatments.
once every two hundred and fifty births and is the mildest form of ichthyosis.Ichthyosis is a rare skin disorder caused by either a mutation of a gene or is passed though inheritance. It is not conta ... it. Because it is a gene disorder, it is a lifetime disease. For normal people the body renews the skin surface by making new cells and getting rid of the old ones. A person with ichthyosis, however, ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
First Aid sinarios!
nd of body weight.!!!!!GLOSSARY!!!!!FULL THICKNESS BURN- A third degree burn destroys all layers of skin and any or all of the underlying structures (fat, muscles, bones and nerves). The burn appears ... immediate medical attention.PARTIAL-THICKNESS BURN- A second-degree burn involves the top layers of skin. The skin is red with blisters that may open and weep clear fluid, giving the skin a wet appear ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Non-drug methods for treatment and prevention of acne, facial blemishes, etc.
health - everybody's heard "drink eight to ten" glasses of water a day - but it will also clear you skin. Water nourishes your skin by refreshing it and moisturizing it internally which then smoothes ... i.e. makes you look good - is to wear a hairstyle that pulls away from your face. The oil from you skin irritates your skin and causes acne, perhaps some of you have heavy acne on your forehead espec ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
How burns heal.
thermal burn. A thermal burn is caused by anexternal heat source that causes the temperature of the skin and tissue cells in the skin to risewhich causes the cells to get damaged or die. Thermal burns ... e burn or asuperficial burn. A first degree burn only affects the epidermis, the outermost layer of skin. Anexample of a first-degree burn is a sun-burn. First degree burns do not usually have any lon ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Skin Cancer
Skin CancerEvery hour one American is killed by skin cancer and every thirtyseconds one American get ... ery thirtyseconds one American gets skin cancer. Cancer is a deadly disease thatalters the DNA of a skin cell and causes it to reproduce at a rapid pace.This overproduction of cells can be harmful and ... altered DNA are calledmalignant or cancerous cells. These cells are found in the outer layersof the skin. The skin's main job is to protect the body from infectionsand to insulate the body to keep it ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases
Summarize the formation of friction ridge skin and how it relates to the permanence of fingerprints?
1.Summarize the formation of friction ridge skin and how it relates to the permanence of fingerprints.The skin over most of our bodies is fairly ... can sometimes be very fragmented . There are about 2,700 ridge "units" per square inch of friction skin. Each ridge "unit" corresponds to one primary epidermal ridge (glandular fold) formed directly ... osition occurring after death. Injury sustained by generating layer (Stratum basale) may affect the skin's ability to regenerate and scar tissue forms.Location and size of pore ducts and pore openings ...
Subjects: Science Essays
Hygiene vs. hygiene
r concise research on the topic of hygiene, I discovered that water detracts the naturaloil on your skin which is unhealthy for the epidermis. Shortly thereafter, I approached more thanone meaning of ... s for, is definitely not what cleaning my face does to me. Cleaning my face onlykills the oil in my skin! Whatever happened to that good old phrase that "mom's always right"? To stop this outra ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Chapter 12 of physcial education.
stems sexually transmitted diseases.9. The precautions a person should take to decrease the risk of skin cancer are to wear long sleeve shirts and long pants, use sunscreen, avoid sun exposure 10a.m. ... ng tobacco, eating a varied, moderate diet and controlling weight, exercising regularly, protecting skin from the sun, staying alert for cancer warning signs, avoiding exposure to environmental and oc ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Fun in the Sun
It was a hot spring day at Myrtle Beach. The sun was scorching hot, setting my skin to tingling as if pins and needles were being injected into my skin. The pool sat waiting, the ... iration date would have been the best choice of my life.While the sun warmed my doll-like porcelain skin, my only thoughts were of the magnificent tan that I would be able to show off on my return to ... innings of my tan to come. What I encountered at the mirror was nothing but shock and disbelief. My skin was as red as a ripe apple hanging from a tree ready for the picking!I put on the loosest cloth ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > Creative Writing
Your Skin And How To Take Care Of It
YOUR SKIN AND HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT Skin is the largest organ, it covers your whole body. It consists of ... s, and the subcutis. They each have their own set of layers. The epidermis is the top layer of your skin. It is made up by the kernatinocytes which are single cells. The epidermis has four basic layer ... horny layer. Kernatinocytes hold these layers together. The Dermis is the second basic layer of the skin. It is made up by a protein called collagen. It makes your skin look young and healthy. When yo ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology
Laboratory report investigating the relationship between the effects of the exercise intensity on the skin temperature and the pulse in humans
Aim:To determine the effects of the pulse and skin temperature in humans when the intensity of activity changes with a cycling machine and monitor ... toring the biological variables as above mentioned by using a strapped-on write pulse monitor and a skin temperature monitor as the Subject cycles. The intensity is determined by the rotations per min ... t to increase the intensity of the exercise.Hypothesis:I believe the pulse will increase along with skin temperature as intensity of the exercise increases, because the muscle cells will start to resp ...
Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology
Psorasis
spective With Quality of life vs. cost effectivenessIntroductionPsoriasis is considered as a common skin condition which mainly causes rapid skin growth or cell reproduction. This will later result in ... ses rapid skin growth or cell reproduction. This will later result in red, dry patches of thickened skin. However, the dry flakes and skin scales are thought to result from the rapid buildup of skin c ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Research proposal : Should Purchasing skin care products by men affects their self-esteem or the need of personal hygiene
CHAPTER 1THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUNDIntroductionSkin care products refer to all products used for cleansing, massaging, moisturizing, etc. of the sk ... to maintain the body in good condition and protect it from the harmful effects of the environment. Skin care products also fall into the general category of cosmetics. Skin care products include clea ... products include cleanness facial masks, toners, moisturizers, sunscreen, tanning and sets lotions, skin lightness, serums and exfoliants.In our country, skin care products is one of needs both men an ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Marketing
Adolescent Acne
ome point in their adolescent life. It is a condition that comes from the action of hormones on the skin's sebaceous (or oil) glands. These glands produce an oily substance called sebum. The sebum nor ... ily substance called sebum. The sebum normally empties out onto the epidermis (the top layer of the skin) through the hair follicle opening (pore), but when the sebum is prevented from emptying out on ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine