Skin Care

Personal Care Buying Guide Choosing personal care products can be challenging when you have sensitive skin, allergies, eczema, asthma, fragrance sensitivities, or sinus concerns. Everyday items like cleansers, moisturizers, shampoos, deodorants, masks, and sinus care products may seem simple, but they can make a noticeable difference in daily comfort. The wrong ingredients may leave skin feeling dry, itchy, irritated, or...

Is this your first time shopping for wool bedding? Then you've come to the right place. Below, we list our favorite top ten reasons to sleep on wool, nature's wonder fiber. Allergy Factor: Wool is naturally resistant to dust mites, mold, and mildew as it quickly wicks away moisture Thermal Factor: Wool is a natural insulator like a thermos for...

Sensitive skin: most people either have it or know someone who does. It's skin that always seems to be irritated, red, itchy, and just plain unhappy. It can be so frustrating to find skincare and haircare products that actually work for you. Vanicream is a skincare and haircare brand that goes to great lengths to select ingredients that are safe...

Who is Vanicream - Vanicream Skin Care, as well as their Bath & Body Products, are most likely at the top of the list of products recommended by dermatologists, and there's a good reason for that. As a brand, Vanicream uses clean ingredients and cutting-edge science to develop their skincare and bath/body products to be as gentle as possible on...

Keeping Healthy When You're Couped Up Inside – The beginning of a new year offers fresh chances for change, self-improvement, and updated self-care routines. And let's face it, working from home, learning from home, and entertaining from home are commonplace situations now, even when the temperatures warm up. This is why, at National Allergy, we believe it's the best time...

Frigidaire's Beginning - The Guardian Frigerator Company, now known as Frigidaire Appliance Company, a division of Electrolux, developed the first self-contained refrigerator. Frigidaire was founded in 1918, over 103 years ago, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. That same year William C. Durant, one of the founders of General Motors, personally invested in the company. In 1919, it adopted the name Frigidaire...

We all have aches and pains occasionally, and unfortunately some people live with chronic pain that affects their quality of life on a daily basis. Pain that is sudden, intense, or chronic should be checked out by a doctor, but for the minor aches and pains, there is a lot you can do for relief at home. Below are helpful hints and suggested products to help reduce the pain of sinus headaches, aching muscles and joints, menopause-related discomfort, and irritated skin. Continue reading →

  Latex, Nickel, And Other Skin Allergies Terms To Know Before continuing our discussion on skin-related allergies, I want to introduce you to some terms that you'll see again in this article. Anaphylaxis is an allergic reaction involving the whole body. It is a serious condition that should be treated as an emergency. It's not just dairy and tree nuts that can bring on anaphylaxis. Latex and insect bite allergies can often bring on this serious reaction in sensitive individuals. Continue reading →

During the summer months, skin is faced with unique challenges. Not only does skin dry out in the heat, it can also be damaged by the sun if care is not taken. See our tips below for keeping healthy this summer: Moisturizing The Right Way Keeping skin healthy in summer heat involves doing some things and not doing others when...

Pet Allergies Pet Allergies - Myths, Facts, and Avoidance Animal dander allergies - how big is the problem? According to studies published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, scientific journal of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAA&I), up to 10% of the general population and 40% of allergic individuals react to cats and dogs. Allergy...