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Growing up we learn the importance of washing our hands often in practice of good hygiene. The rule of thumb is to wash our hands before meals, after using the restroom, and any time that we may think our hands are dirty. This can lead to multiple hand washings a day – which means a lot of soap being used to properly clean and eradicate the bacteria and odors left on your hands. However, sometimes after multiple hand washings we can form a skin rash on hands. In a study conducted with 1,300 people, it was found that 35% of the people experienced a hand rash from skin irritation, while 20% had atopic dermatitis and 19% had allergic contact dermatitis. Dermatitis is any inflammation of the skin that leads to redness, scaling, itching, or tiny fluid-filled blisters. This can stem from an allergic reaction to certain chemicals that your body is exposed to like hand soap. The fastest way to develop allergic contact dermatitis is by applying something you are allergic to directly onto your ...

Have you finally had it with your old mattress that is leaving you with aches and pains throughout the day? When your mattress reaches the end of its life, one of the first indicators that you will detect is aches throughout your body that we commonly associate with “sleeping weird” – however, this will be caused by the lack of support in your mattress instead of the awkward position in which you think you may have slept the night prior. The options available to a consumer when purchasing a new mattress is endless – with different brands, materials, and styles of beds. The new phenomenon in mattresses is the “memory foam” material that many people are eagerly switching over to in pursuit of a one of a kind sleep. Although these memory foam mattresses are popular, they contain material and chemicals that can be potentially dangerous to human health upon exposure. What should you know about memory foam before purchasing a new mattress and how can you successfully and safely speed up o...