The VH-Rating System—properly updated and implemented and with postmarketing surveillance of products that follow the system—has been shown to be a valid method for sustaining hypoallergenic claims made on cosmetic labels.

The Validated Hypoallergenic Rating System is like an "SPF" for Skin Safety. VMV HYPOALLERGENICS? was the first brand to validate its hypoallergenicity with the VH-Rating System. For more about what it is, how it works and other information, read on. For more on the VH-Rating System's validity as a method for supporting hypoallergenic claims, click here.

Rosacea can be frustrating because it is so multi-faceted, involving bright redness, dilated vessels, big pores, photosensitivity, extreme dryness and large cysts or acne—frequently all at the same time.

There are 109 common allergens — substances that tend to elicit the most reactions from patch tests conducted on thousands of people.

Bromhidrosis is a perceived “bad smell” mostly from the axillary (underarm) area (if it is apocrine bromhidrosis) although it can be from other parts of the body as well (eccrine bromhidrosis).