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This Is How Often You Should Be Washing Your Hair
You’ve likely heard several opinions on how often should you wash your hair. Some people can’t start their day without a vigorous wash, while others live and die by their dry shampoo. The good news is: They’re all right.
“Unfortunately, there’s no universal answer for this,” Joesph Maine, a celebrity hairstylist who works with Sophia Bush and Ashley Benson, tells TZR. “Different hair textures and lifestyles can require different regimens.” To be clear, shampoo is a non-negotiable in most routines. “If you don’t wash enough, you may have a buildup of oil. This is more of a concern if your hair is naturally oily, which can also lead to dandruff and itching,” Dr. Peterson Pierre, M.D. of the Pierre Skin Care Institute tells TZR. Dandruff is usually a reflection of inflammation and irritation occurring in the scalp that leads to dryness, itching, and flaking. “It’s important to moisturize and condition the scalp to decrease the chances of developing dandruff,” the dermatologist says.
Celebrity Nips & Tucks: Maria Shriver
The mom of four “has probably had Botox on her forehead and in her frown lines,” suggests cosmetic dermatologist Dr. Peterson Pierre, adding that laser resurfacing or a chemical peel may explain why her skin’s no longer crepey.
Simon Cowell Plastic Surgery
The America’s Got Talent judge was mocked on social media last year for his oversize, blinding white chompers. The dental disaster may not have been his only miscalculation. “His eyebrows are lower and heavier, probably because of overdosing Botox,” notes plastic surgeon Dr. Alexander Rivkin, who doesn’t treat Simon.
Do Black People Need Sunscreen?
So, when it comes to protecting our largest organ, what is a Black or dark-skinned person like me supposed to do? First of all, wear sunscreen. “Black people need sunscreen for a number of reasons,” starts Peterson Pierre, a Black California-based dermatologist. “First, we need protection against ultraviolet radiation to decrease our risk of skin cancer.” he says. “Also, ultraviolet radiation causes the development of free radicals which not only lead to the development of cancers but also accelerates the aging process.” Sun damage — wrinkles and other physical signs — occur at a slower, and less noticeable rate in people with darker skin, Mokaya adds, but they do indeed occur.
The Best Fragrance-Free Shampoo for Sensitive Scalps
When shopping for a new shampoo, you likely start by standing in the aisle and staring at the dizzying array of options. Do you want a clarifying shampoo to remove build-up? A purple shampoo to cut brass? Once you’re thoroughly overwhelmed by the choices, you’ll probably resort to grabbing bottles off the shelf until you find the one that smells the best. While that buying practice may work for most, if you’ve been noticing your scalp looking flaky, itchy, or red, that beloved fragrance may be to blame.
“Most shampoos contain fragrance, and fragrance is the number one cause of allergic contact dermatitis,” says Peterson Pierre, M.D., dermatologist and founder of the Pierre Skin Care Institute. (FYI: Allergic contact dermatitis is a reaction resulting from contact with a substance or an allergy to it, according to the Mayo Clinic.) Similarly to how fragrance can irritate the skin on your face, it can also cause a reaction on the skin of your scalp. The symptoms for contact dermatitis could be redness, itching, or rash, says Trang Vu, a cosmetic sciences researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Cincinnati.
Skin Advice Derms Give Their Own Teens
Imagine how awesome it would be to have a dermatologist for a parent–someone you could talk to or text, day or night, about all things skin. Well, it turns out, derms’ kids are no different than anyone else when on the receiving end of advice from their parents: “My daughter’s eyes kind of glazed over the first time I started telling her what to do about her acne; I had to remind her that people pay me for my opinion,” laughs Peterson Pierre, M.D., a dermatologist in Thousand Oaks, California who has a daughter, 20, and son, 18.
Skin Advice Derms Give Their Own Teens
If you use OTC retinol
Dr. Pierre recommended over-the-counter retinol for his kids’ mild acne because it’s anti-inflammatory (and therefore cuts down on zits’ redness), reduces oil production, helps refine pores and banishes blackheads and whiteheads. As with Rx treatments, start retinol slowly, applying only every few nights to start. “And apply moisturizer on top to deal with dryness,” he says.
If you use benzoyl peroxide
Although a killer acne-fighter (literally–it kills the bacteria that cause zits), BP can leave skin extra dry and it can bleach your clothes. So Dr. Pierre made sure his kids knew to get dressed before applying. Dr. Baumann also suggests that if your skin gets red or dry after using BP, apply barrier-repair moisturizer first. That gives skin a buffer, helping it better tolerate the treatment.
Daughter Opens Up About Mafia ‘Money Man’ Dad — and Her Own Struggles with Mental Illness
Lisa Novick Goldberg always knew that her family was “different.”
But it wasn’t until she received a subpoena to appear before a grand jury in December 1988 that she realized that her dad, Herbert “Big John” Novick, was the Genovese crime family’s money man. After her two-hour testimony, Goldberg, who admits to having struggles with mental illness, went into what she describes as a “catatonic state” for seven days.
“I stopped eating. I couldn’t sleep. I lost all sense of reality. My head just took on a life of its own in terms of, ‘Is something going to happen to my father? What’s going to happen here? Is this going to go on forever?'” Goldberg, now 62, tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview about her book, The Apple and the Shady Tree: The Mafia, My Family, and Me. “Until I couldn’t take it anymore. My parents got me a psychiatrist. Prozac had just been introduced and it worked on me.”