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Few things test your patience quite like waking up to a new pimple, a cluster of molluscum bumps, or a stubborn patch of irritated skin. The temptation to pick or cover it up is strong—but there’s a modern, skin-friendly solution that’s quietly changing the way people manage these…

Tiny, dome-shaped bumps with a pearly sheen can appear out of nowhere, often on a child’s skin—or, just as frustratingly, on an adult. Molluscum contagiosum, the viral skin infection behind these bumps, is as mysterious as it is common. For many, the biggest worry isn’t just the ap…

That blissful soak that melted away your stress can leave an unwelcome souvenir: clusters of red, itchy bumps that show up a day after stepping out of the spa. If that scene sounds familiar, you may be dealing with hot-tub folliculitis — a skin infection that targets hair follicles after even…

Molluscum contagiosum is caused by a poxvirus that spreads through several mechanisms[1][2]: Direct skin-to-skin contact with infected bumps or lesions Contaminated objects such as towels, clothing, bath toys, and swimming pool equipment[3][4] Autoinoculation - spreading from one part of the body t…

Take-away: Pimples originate when excess sebum, sticky dead cells and Cutibacterium (Propionibacterium) acnes block a follicle; the plug evolves from an invisible micro-comedone into blackheads/whiteheads and, if inflamed, papules, pustules or deeper cysts. Mollenol® topical that targets several…