One quick look at the ingredient labels for over-the-counter (OTC) astringents and toners made for acne-prone skin will likely reveal that most of these products contain some amount of alcohol in them ...

If you want to cause permanent damage to your eyes, then go ahead and keep rubbing them whenever they feel itchy or irritated. But if you’d like to prevent that from happening, you might be interested ...

Few can deny how good it feels to clench your fist and dig knuckle-first into your itchy eyeballs. Whether you’ve got seasonal allergies or some dust in your eye, everyone feels the urge to rub at ...

Rubbing alcohol is a very powerful disinfectant, made up of either isopropyl alcohol, or an ethanol-based liquid. Rubbing alcohol is a good natural killer of bacteria, due to its strong alcohol or ...

Rubbing your eyes, though seemingly harmless, can lead to serious health issues. It increases infection risk, damages the cornea (potentially causing keratoconus), worsens glaucoma, and accelerates ...

Due to the spread of Covid-19, you now likely have a bottle (or a few) of rubbing alcohol in your medicine cabinet as your go-to disinfectant for killing germs. After all, rubbing alcohol is ...

When you see your baby rubbing their eyes, your immediate thought is probably, “My kid needs a nap!” And you may be right. There’s literally nothing else more universally accepted as a sign for ...

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Palm rubbing is a simple, soothing technique that involves gently pressing and rubbing your palms together in a circular motion. As you do this, the warmth and friction from the movement help to ...