Acne

Expert insights, targeted strategies, and guidance to help you better understand and manage breakout-prone skin.

How To Get The Most From Extractions
How To Get The Most From Extractions
A reader asks: “My daughter has whiteheads and blackheads especially on her cheeks. Is it better to start on a benzoyl peroxide program before doing extractions, or remove clogged pores and then start on the BP?”   That’s a good...
What Is Acne Exactly?
What Is Acne Exactly?
No one wants to suffer from acne, but most people do get those telltale bumps at some point in their lives. But what is acne exactly? And how do you get it to go away? Acne Causes and Types Acne...
The End of Acne: Nine Products That Will Change Your Skin Forever
The End of Acne: Nine Products That Will Change Your Skin Forever
To say we invented clear skin is a pretty bold statement. But we're going to go there. What gives us the right? Our formulator, Dr. James Fulton, was the scientist, dermatologist, and acneologist responsible for the gold standard ingredients used...
Why pimple patches don't work
Why pimple patches don't work
Conventional wisdom says when a pimple pops up, you can make it disappear quickly by going into attack mode and spot treating that unwelcome visitor. That, however, is a short-sighted approach that will keep you in constant maintenance mode. We’ll...
Just Say NO to Acne Scars
Just Say NO to Acne Scars
Table of content Take action at the first sign of a breakout. Employ acids Don’t give scars a chance to form. Cleanse religiously, but not roughly Target the enemy Try not to pick, poke or pop Shun the sun Acne...
Acne Scars: Avoid, Abate, Abolish
Acne Scars: Avoid, Abate, Abolish
Acne scars are not easy to deal with. Depending on the level and severity of the scarring, treatments can range from inconvenient to excruciating, and the process can be lengthy. What’s worse, the scars can go much deeper than just...
Resolution 2018: Commit To Clear
Resolution 2018: Commit To Clear
  Whether you’re seventeen or forty-seven, if you struggle with acne, you know that it can be a many-headed beast that refuses to die. To defeat it, you need the right weapons and solid battle plan. Make 2018 your year...