By Sally Wadyka for MSN Health & Fitness A healthy head of hair is easy to spot... event, woke up to find their formerly brown, red or blond hair turned shockingly white...

About Skin, Hair and Nails Skin is our largest organ. If the skin of a typical 150-pound.... Hair is actually a modified type of skin. Hair grows everywhere on the human body except the...

What is psoriasis? Psoriasis (say "suh-RY-uh-sus") is a long-term (chronic) skin problem that causes skin cells to grow too quickly, resulting in thick, white, silvery, or red patches of...

Healthier skin starts with these five foods. Here's a beautiful reason to stop by the supermarket today: Certain foods have powerhouse nutrients that keep skin supple and smooth...

Sometimes lice can be spread by sharing hats or hair brushes... oil or petroleum jelly in the hair to smother the lice—and it's no fun to get any of that...

What is athlete's foot? Athlete's foot is a rash on the skin of the foot. It is the most common fungal skin infection. There are three main types of athlete's foot...

Pitting Small depressions in the nails are common in people with psoriasis — a skin condition that produces scaly patches...

Is hair loss normal? Everyone loses some hair every day. Losing up to 100 hairs a day is normal. But if hair loss runs in your family, you could lose a lot more hair...

... less painful as the paste sticks to the hair, not the skin. It is often used to remove hair... hair removal procedures. Can this really happen? How safe is the procedure...

What is alopecia areata? Alopecia areata is a type of hair loss that occurs when your immune system mistakenly attacks hair follicles , which is where hair growth begins...