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Every year Webster’s adds new entries to its treatise of words. Some of these words are slang, some are modifications of existing words, and yet others are just brand spankin’ new and deserve a little recognition (one of the new words from 2008 was webinar, by the way).

For 2009, Skin Fitness Facts recommends to Webster that it adds the word “lasabrasion,” which is a skin care procedure also known as laser resurfacing, laser peel, and laser vaporization.

This procedure is done in a dermatologist’s office and…you guessed it…involves the use of lasers to treat the skin for various skin conditions such as melasma, acne, scarring, and aging. Said laser makes contact with the damaged skin cells and using heat corrects the problem on the first several layers of the skin.

If lasabrasion isn’t in your budget or if you don’t think you need it, deep exfoliation through an at-home chemical peel or microdermabrasion kit may be right for you.

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Cold sores are a result of the herpes simplex virus. The virus lies dormant until times of stress, hormone surge, or you experience certain triggers like extreme cold temperatures, chemical peels or a diet containing coffee, chocolate, and eggs.

There is no cure for the cold sore, but there are a number of nutritional supplements that will prevent a cold sore and increase its healing time.

For starters, Lysine is an amino acid known for promoting healthy skin and tissue in your mouth and on your lips.  I have taken Lysine every day for years and can say with certainty that it prevents cold sores effectively. If I miss more than one day, then a cold sore is almost inevitable.

Secondly, zinc and B12 will support a healthy immune system. Often times a cold sore will come on when you are suffering from another virus, like the cold for example. Keep your immune system strong and you will avoid a cold sore outbreak.

Of course there are doctor prescribed and over the counter creams that will relieve pain and promote healing like Neosporin Lip Treatment, but a healthy skin fitness diet of lysine, zinc, and B12 is the best place to start when preventing and treating those pesky sores.

So many treatments. So many chemicals.

It’s hard to know which melasma treatments are safe and which melasma treatments might be harmful. We all want beauty right? But at what cost to our bodies?

I discovered a site that is devoted to answering questions such as these including the question about the safety of kojic acid in skin lightening products.

I’ve often wondered if kojic acid was as harmful as hydroquinone.

I guess the jury is still out on kojic acid, but the article Is Kojic Acid Skin Lightening Safe? by BeautyBrains is still worth a read.

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