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Remedies typically involve the use of antifungal medication. People may need a prescription, or a doctor can fully remove the nail. As well as the skincare ingredients mentioned above, beta carotene-rich foods will also help alleviate forehead whiteheads. Think yellow-orange fruits and vegetables such as carrots, apricots, butternut squash and mango. They all contain vitamin A, which your body converts into retinol to help keep collagen levels in skin cells balanced and promote healthy cell growth. Wash your face once in the evening. Use a mild product, like one from Dove or Cerave. You may also want to wash your face after working out or playing sports.

Fingernail pitting could mean psoriasis

Management varies based on the exact cause of the onycholysis. Some potential treatments could include: If your whiteheads don’t go away with nonprescription medications, your healthcare provider or a medical aesthetician may recommend: The worst thing to do is to pop whiteheads at home without really knowing what you’re doing,' explains Dr Sophie Shotter, from Illuminate Skin Clinic. Different types of pustular psoriasis affect different parts of the body. Generalised pustular psoriasis or von Zumbusch psoriasis Simply apply to the affected area once per day. You may increase the application to twice per day once your skin gets used to it. Also, wash your hands immediately after using products with benzoyl peroxide — the ingredient may bleach hair and clothing. Salicylic acid

Striate leukonychia: also known as Mees lines or transverse leukonychia, may follow damage to the nail matrix; furrows and ridges may also appear. The most common symptom is that the nails break easily. The American Osteopathic College of Dermatology state people can often tell if the cause is internal, as the condition affects both fingernails and toenails. If there is an external cause, symptoms will typically only affect the fingernails. Treatments There is no treatment for trauma-related leukonychia. Punctate lesions will disappear as the nail follows its natural growth pattern (around 6 to 9 months for a fingernail). How do you prevent a white nail? Laser skin resurfacing: Laser skin resurfacing directs short, concentrated pulsating beams of light at your whiteheads. The light beams reduce the amount of oil that your sebaceous glands produce. Pustular psoriasis is a rarer type of psoriasis that causes pus-filled blisters (pustules) to appear on your skin.You may scar your skin. You can seriously damage your skin if you apply too much pressure. If your whiteheads are deep in your skin, you may not even extract them. You may irritate your skin. Your skin is sensitive, and your nails are much stronger than your skin. When you use your nails to apply a lot of pressure to your skin to pop a whitehead, you can cause inflammation.

Similarly, if you have a fringe, keep it clean. 'Hair will rub against the forehead skin causing irritation and potentially contributing to break-outs (acne mechanica)', says Dr Anjali Mahto, consultant dermatologist. 'If your hair is oily, this may further aggravate the problem', she adds. 3. Wearing a cap or helmetYellow nails are common and may have various causes, such as nail polish stains, smoking or infections. Microdermabrasion: A dermatologist uses a specialized instrument to “sand” your skin. Removing the top layers of your skin frees the clogs that cause whiteheads. Fine lines running across your nails may indicate a recent illness which often slows nail growth, producing ridges in the nail root that are pushed outwards as the nail grows. Leukonychia can be classified by underlying pathology, its distribution, or how it develops. Classification according to pathology Wear gloves when washing up and gardening. Lining rubber gloves with cotton ones will stop moisture collecting, which can damage nails.