When the weather turns chilly, our patients often come in experiencing dry, itchy skin. Cold weather is an inevitable part of living here in New Jersey! You don’t need to fret though – Old Bridge Dermatology is here to help you work through your winter blues!  To avoid your skin drying out and getting the […]

Traveling for the holidays can be a huge stressor: Getting the kids ready, making sure you have all the presents packed, planning for meals, it’s enough to make you break out in hives! But wait, skincare is important even when you’re on the road or in the air. No matter what transportation you’re taking to […]

Dermatologists treat a multitude of conditions that involve skin, hair, scalp, and nails, so that covers a pretty wide territory. Infections, lesions (that may be cancerous), and itchy skin outbreaks are all in a day’s work for your dermatologist. Some of the many conditions that dermatologists treat include the following: Hives—The formation of tiny pink […]

Moisturizing products for your skin are available in an endless array, but when you’re on a really low budget, like many of us are these days, buying skin and hair care products often becomes prohibitively expensive. But moisturizing your skin doesn’t have to be expensive when you use products that you probably already have around […]

Oily skin is caused by the excess production of sebum from the sebaceous glands which are located right under the surface of your skin. Normally sebum is a healthy secretion, but when your glands secrete too much oil it can clog your pores and lead to acne and other skin conditions. You can reduce symptoms […]

Skin tags are miniature bag-like skin growths that tend to appear on parts of the body that have folds in the skin. This would include places like the eyelids, neck, groin area, derriere, and armpits, but they can form just about anywhere. Different skin tags have different names that are hard to pronounce and include […]

To avoid having your hair look like an unruly bird’s nest in the winter months, there are quite a wide variety of steps you can take to keep your hair from drying out. Some of them are just common sense tips, but they all help in the quest for lovely hair and help to prevent […]

Many store bought skin care products contain potentially harmful chemicals, but, fortunately, eliminating harsh chemicals from your skin care treatment can be easily accomplished with a variety of natural ingredients, many of which you may already have at home. Regularly moisturizing your skin the natural way helps hide fine lines and gives your skin a healthy […]

We covered oily skin a couple of weeks ago, so what about dry skin you may be asking? There are a multitude of therapies and products purported to fight dry skin, but in reality, what works is often the simplest and least expensive methods. Some very effective ways to combat dry skin include: Natural products—In […]