SUMMER OFTEN BRINGS SKIN WOES LIKE RASHES, BITES, AND STINGS. SO, WHAT SIMPLE STEPS CAN HELP PREVENT AND TREAT THEM? “I N SUMMER, OUR SKIN IS LIKE PRIME REAL ESTATE FOR INSECTS AND IRRITANTS,” SAYS JOHANNESBURG-BASED DERMATOLOGIST, DR LUSHEN PILLAY. CHILDREN ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE, WITH THINNER SKIN, A TENDENCY TO SCRATCH, AND A HIGHER RISK OF INFECTION. PEOPLE WITH ECZEMA, ASTHMA, OR ALLERGIES ALSO TEND TO HAVE MORE REACTIVE SKIN AND ARE WHAT DR PILLAY CALLS “MOSQUITO MAGNETS”. TO COMPLICATE THINGS, THOSE WITH SENSITIVE SKIN, DIABETES, AND THE ELDERLY ALSO OFTEN STRUGGLE WITH HEALING. “IN SHORT: SOME SKINS ARE DRAMA QUEENS, AND SUMMER IS THEIR STAGE,” HE MUSES. Text Julia Lamberti CONTENTS | 6 BETTER HEALTH SKIN SOOTHING SUMMER ITCHES & OUCHES https://bit.ly/4rfqLkQ
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