Stress linked to teen acne, but not increased sebum production

A new study has found that teenagers exposed to high levels of stress are 23% more like to get acne, but that it is not, as had been previously thought, due to an increase in sebum production. BY News Editor 13 July, 2007 Researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Singapore and published in Acta [...]

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Stress causes skin flare ups – new link is discovered

A new link between stress and inflammatory skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis has been discovered by scientists and published in the American Journal of Pathology (2008, October 27). 9 December, 2008 – 12:13 It is know that skin provides the first level of defense to infection, serving not only as a physical barrier, [...]

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Stress gets under your skin

Most of us are probably under more stress than normal at the moment due to the credit crunch and often the first place that stress shows is in your skin. 10 February, 2009 – 15:42 Stress affects your hormones, elevating Cortisol levels which increase oil levels in your skin. There are two kinds of stress. [...]

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