Who among us hasn’t picked at a scab or a particularly juicy whitehead before? As isolated incidents, they’re not usually cause for alarm, but when the picking and prodding becomes habitual, that’s ...

Scabs get a bad reputation because they’re dry, crusty, and inconvenient, but they are one of the body’s most effective protection systems. From a biological standpoint, a scab is your skin’s ...

One thing that has become abundantly clear to me is this is less of a ‘cosmetic’ surface-level skin issue and more of a mental health one. Lydia agrees, noting that “skin picking is one in a set of ...

Dan Baumgardt does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Since my dermatillomania diagnosis in 2022, I’ve implemented quite a few changes in my day-to-day life — both holistic and environmental — that do a pretty solid job at keeping my hands away from my ...