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Show me your pimple and chances are I can tell you exactly what type of acne you’re dealing with and how to treat it. I’m a skincare nerd and this is one of my beauty editor superpowers. While ...

For being a humble single-celled microorganism, yeast is pretty powerful stuff. Without it, there would be no beer, wine, or liquor, nor bread, root beer, or kombucha... and vegans wouldn’t have ...

Folliculitis is a skin problem that happens when you get bacteria or a blockage in a tiny pocket in your skin called a hair follicle. You have hair follicles just about everywhere except your lips, ...

If you've noticed small red bumps around your scalp or anywhere that hair grows, no need to sound the panic alarm just yet. You might be dealing with folliculitis, a very common infection of the hair ...

Medically reviewed by Deeptej Singh, MD Key Takeaways Scalp yeast infections can cause itchy, red, or purple patches and ...

Folliculitis is a common skin condition that occurs when hair follicles become inflamed due to infection, irritation, or blockage. The most frequent cause is a bacterial infection, though fungi and ...

Monsoon can bring you relief from heat, but to your skin, it's usually a troublesome season. The humidity, sweat, and oil create a perfect breeding ground for breakouts. But not all acne is the ...

Patients with pityrosporum folliculitis often present with pruritic follicular papules and pustules measuring 1 mm to 2 mm; these are most commonly found on the neck, back, chest, and extensor ...