If you go to sleep perfectly healthy and fine but find yourself waking up with tiny, red and swollen bites or patches of skin covered with angry red spots, your mattress may be infested with bedbugs. Bed bugs are tiny parasites that often infest mattresses. They feed exclusively on blood and are most active at night when they emerge to feed on their hosts. Apart from the bed, these pests can be found in cracks […]
10 Medicinal Uses of Tea Tree Oil for Skin, Face and Health
Tea tree oil seems to be the latest fad in both the health and beauty industry. Derived from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, tea tree oil has gained prominence for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties. (1) The volatile oil, composed of nearly 98 compounds, has a camphor-like smell and serves as a strong topical treatment for various skin conditions. This therapeutic oil is now being used almost in line with the modern […]
How to Get Rid of Melasma: Home Remedies to Fade the Spots
If you’ve developed big brown or gray-brown patches on your skin, there are chances that you may be suffering from melasma. Melasma is a skin condition caused by hyperpigmentation and is characterized by brown, gray-brown or tan-colored patches on the skin, especially on the face. It is also called chloasma or the mask of pregnancy since it often occurs in pregnant women. Melasma is characterized by brown, gray-brown or tan-colored patches on the skin. However, it […]