Acne

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

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Don’t Take Acne Advice From Strangers
  You’ve heard the stories. Maybe it’s even happened to you. A well-meaning stranger offers some unsolicited advice about how to clear your skin. Not only is it intrusive and unwanted, it’s often truly bad advice.   Here are the...
What Products Should I Recommend to My Clients Who Have Acne?
What Products Should I Recommend to My Clients Who Have Acne?
    Skin care clients who are suffering with acne usually consider it a major problem. It not only affects their appearance, but their self confidence. Wanting to present a more attractive face to the world, they look to you,...
Adult Acne: What You Need to Know about Preventing Break Outs
Adult Acne: What You Need to Know about Preventing Break Outs
Adult acne affects up to 50% of women and 25% of men. Adult acne can be frustrating, especially because many adults who are managing this issue feel that acne is something that is only common among teenagers. The truth is,...
The Best Acne Cleanser for Every Skin Type
The Best Acne Cleanser for Every Skin Type
You know you need a cleanser as the foundation for your healthy skin care regimen. But which one? Acne-prone skin has specific needs, and your individual skin type has additional requirements. There’s the question of ingredients, the question of irritation,...
Acne: A Tactical Guide To Clear Skin
Acne: A Tactical Guide To Clear Skin
DAILY Wash. Remove oil, dirt, makeup, dead skin and fight the spread of acne bacteria. Recommended: Mandelic Acid Exfoliating Cleanser or BP 3% Exfoliating Cleanser Ice. Calm inflammation and redness with a little ice directly on the skin as needed. It’s also...
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...
The Acne-Fighting Superheroes You Need to Know
The Acne-Fighting Superheroes You Need to Know
  A powerful band of superheroes assembles to defeat acne and restore order to your universe. (Or at least your face.) Have you seen this film? Did the heroes win? If not, maybe you were watching the B-movie with the...
Does Dairy Make Acne Worse?
Does Dairy Make Acne Worse?
Table of content What we know  Is dairy a high-glycemic food? What about hormones? How do you know if dairy is fueling your acne? Skincare matters The link between diet and acne has been discussed, examined, and argued over for...
How to get clear skin without accutane
Cystic Acne: Getting Clear Without Accutane (Isotretinoin)
When Accutane debuted in 1982, it was hailed as a miracle drug. It provided complete remission of severe cystic acne for 85% of patients within five months. But years of controversy followed as the drug was linked to serious risks,...
are chin pimples a sign of hormonal acne
Are Chin Pimples a Sign of Hormonal Acne?
There are some breakouts so predictable that you feel like you pretty much have a standing date. They show up at regular intervals and in pretty much the same place: your chin and jawline. What’s behind this clockwork breakout pattern?...
The Overnight Stress Breakout: What Gives?
The Overnight Stress Breakout: What Gives?
Table of contents How to Deal With a Stress Breakout Ice therapy: Cleanse Detox Weekly: What Else Helps? Dermatologists continue to see a steady rise in inflammatory skin conditions—including psoriasis, rosacea, atopic dermatitis, and acne. What’s driving it? One major...