Staying Acne Free in Summer- June is Acne Awareness Month!

With summer in full swing there are common issues that occur with acne prone skin that I have seen in my skin care business. There are ways to prevent summer break outs with some preventative measures. Always have a carefully planned skin care routine that you follow...

Tips to Keeping Skin Clear

1. Change your pillowcases every few days and flip it on a nightly basis! 2. Avoid Dairy, Soy, Peanut Butter and Sports Drinks! 3. Before adding any new vitamins or supplements read each and ingredient on the label, even the inactive ingredients. Ingredients to avoid...
Acne Proof Your Morning Routine!

Acne Proof Your Morning Routine!

How do you be acne safe with your morning routine? Here are some tips to stay clear everyday! I hope these help you like they do me to maintain clear, beautiful acne free skin!  Every day we apply ten or more skin care products before we even walk out the door. I am...

June is Acne Awareness Month

I want to dispel the myth that acne is normal or a right of passage into adulthood that adolescents must endure. Acne is a systemic inflammatory disease, all acne is abnormal and truly a window into our inner health. What acne is? Acne is a disease of the pores and...

Acne and Hair Removal

Acne and Hair Removal- i,e. plucking, waxing, tweezing, threading, shaving, etc. Ever wonder? “Why do I break out after waxing or crazy plucking?” Well, acne prone skin always has little “seeds” of microcomdedones lurking under the skin. When we pull the hair from our...

Retin A Cream as an ACNE Treatment, Not a Good Idea!

These are your ingredients in your Retin A Cream! Read them and know how pore clogging they are. For those of you who are acne prone you are creating more problems when using this cream! On a Scale of 0-5 for causing pimples or clogging pores 0 = Good and 5 = Bad =...
To Pick Or Not To Pick

To Pick Or Not To Pick

Let’s talk about Pressure and Friction with acne and “#Picking”! I think everyone who has acne can rightfully say, “I’ve done this!” So, lets talk about why we shouldn’t, I am not trying to add to a guilt sandwich, but let’s explore the reasons… 1. #Microcomedones are...
Tips to Reduce Acne Lesions Quicker

Tips to Reduce Acne Lesions Quicker

These tips are incorporated from what I have learned as a Face Reality Acne Specialist and reading great books. I have used these tips blended into my lifestyle and found with reduction of stress they work really well. #1  Take Zinc. Face Reality recommends 50-100mg...