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Has your skin been feeling dry after a winter of cold temperatures and low humidity? Although anyone can develop dry skin, the Mayo Clinic says certain factors may increase your risk.
Essential oils continue to grow in popularity, with many people believing they’re a natural solution for common illnesses. “Unfortunately,” the National Capital Poison Center says, “sometimes ‘natural’ is confused with ‘nontoxic’ or ‘nonpoisonous.’”
Toronto — To increase health care workers’ knowledge, awareness and prevention of occupational hand dermatitis, the Center for Research Expertise in Occupational Disease has launched a free e-learning module.
Do you work with wet cement, paints or plaster? Maybe adhesives? These are just some of the materials that can irritate your skin because they can contain harsh substances such as hexavalent chromium, calcium hydroxide, toluene, xylene, epoxy resins and lime.
KREW’D is an SPF 50, broad-spectrum (ultraviolet A/B), water-resistant sport sunscreen formulated to provide even coverage for better protection. The dermatologist-tested and Food and Drug Administration-approved sunscreen is lightweight and non-greasy, absorbs quickly, and is free of paraben/phthalates and octinoxate/oxybenzone.
Washington – NIOSH has published nine new skin notation profiles to “alert workers and employers to the health risks of skin exposures to chemicals in the workplace.”