If you’ve ever shaved, waxed or plucked hair anywhere off your body, you’ve more than likely had experience with ingrown hairs. And if you’re one of the lucky few (or unlucky, depending on whether or not you’re a popaholic) who has never experienced an ingrown hair, feel free to check out this increasingly popular Instagram account that gives you an up close and personal...

If your skin seems to be angry with you — it’s itchy, it’s dry, it’s cracked — you’re not alone. You, along with as many as 30 million adults and children in the U.S., may be suffering from eczema. Eczema is a chronic skin condition that presents as itchy, dry, cracking, scaly and/or rough skin, and in some cases may turn up as blisters...

Everyone picks at their skin. You may spend more time than you’d like to admit in front of the mirror squeezing blackheads. When you’re bored, you might pick at the skin around your fingernails or scratch your scalp. You may even go overboard sometimes — popping or picking at a pesky pimple, scratching off a scab, or pulling off dead skin. The experience may...