Tweet This acne drying product has gained quite a following. It’s the Mario Badescu drying lotion, which aims at drying up stubborn zits over night. It’s a favorite amongst beauty junkies, but I’ve never actually tried it after all my bad luck with these so called acne spot treatments. The drying lotion looks like a mix between an oil and Pepto Bismol, with a muted pink salmon color.  It’s called a “Pimple Healer”, and claims to dry up new pimples over night, as well as prevent future pimples from forming – much like the clear pores system does (helps to clear...
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Monthly Archives: August 2006
Butt Acne
Tweet Yep, you read right “butt acne”. This type of body acne, which occurs in one of the most embarrassing places, your derriere, is actually more common than you think. I’ve actually gotten zits on my butt before, and I’m always mortified when I feel them in the shower, or happen to turn around in the mirror and see a bright red dot on my butt – a clear zit, just gleaming at me defiantly. I used to think acne was just for the face, but apparently acne in indiscriminant, attacking anywhere that is oily, where a pore might...
Lemon and Lime Juice for Your Skin
Tweet I’ve written a couple of previous posts on how drinking freshly squeezed lemon juice in your water may be helpful to clear up and refresh your skin. Well, apparently there is a reason behind that, and it has to do with the ph balance in your body. You see, we all have an ideal ph, or acid vs. alkaline balance in our bodies, and for the most part, most of America’s systems are way to far over on the acidic side. This means we consume a high acid diet, meaning red meats and lots of wheats and grains,...
Another, Less Known, Accutane Danger
Tweet I was reading an article about how women are ‘dying to be beautiful’ nowadays, and came across a kind of grotesque complication that can arise from taking the acne medication Accutane, or retinols and glycolic acid products. By the way, it is alarming how many women are getting very sick or having extreme complications after receiving unauthorized treatments or products that are either too concentrated or contain undisclosed ingredients. If you go to get your hair waxed or laser hair removal, and you are currently taking the Accutane medication, or even some prescription retinoids for acne, your skin...
Concealing a Zit : How To
Tweet Do you ever become so frustrated when trying to gently, oh so gently cover that horrendous blemish up on your face, which you have become certain is the first thing everyone is zeroing in on when they look at your face, that you just want to scream? Well, I hear you, and I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s really tough to convincingly conceal a zit – especially a big one that about to take over your entire face – with concealer. I prefer to use a concealer stick, but some people may still want to use a...
Caffeine Dehydrates Skin
Tweet We all know that caffeine is probably not the best thing for our skin – at least when we drink it internally. However, caffeine has been used successfully as an anti cellulite remedy before with a decent amount of results. What about drinking caffeine-laced drinks and other stimulant products though? Are we bound to break out if we do this? Well, I can tell you, some people seem to have a built in immunity -at least skin wise – to caffeine, and drinking their daily coffee or two does not have any effect on their skin. Then there...
Murad’s Got Great Marketing..
Tweet Remember how I said that I ordered the Murad Acne Complex system? Well, I have yet to receive my much awaited package in the mail for the topical acne treatments that I’m hoping clear up my (hopefully temporary) acne flareup, and I already received an email soliciting me for more Murad skin care products.They sent an email from the “skin care specialists” that wanted to know what my other skin care needs were, since on their questionnaire I indicated that my secondary area of concern (only when I have acne, when I don’t it becomes my primary concern)...
Hydrogen Peroxide : Thumbs Down
Tweet One of the most “exciting” acne skin care tips I thought I’d received when I was a young teen suffering the daily trials and tribulations of having incredibly acne prone skin, was to use the very cheap, plentiful drugstore home remedy for acne, hydrogen peroxide. I was excited because hydrogen peroxide literally only ran about fifty cents a bottle back then (I’m not sure what it runs now – can’t be too much), and also because it was so easily accessible and plentiful, and came in a big, generous bottle that would surely last forever. I was told...
Cortisone Cream for Inflamed Pimples?
Tweet Has anyone ever heard of this one? I was intrigued when I heard that hydrocortisone cream, the stuff that you put on your skin when you get poison ivy and other itchy, bumpy rashes on your skin, is used by some people as a home remedy for inflamed acne lesions. Some people use cortisone creams, such as Cortisone 5 or Cortisone 10, two common OTC hydrocortisone creams, on inflamed acne bumps to help relieve the swelling. While I agree that cortisone cream may help to relieve the swelling of an acne pimple, I do not think it is...
Do Dairy Products Cause Acne?
Tweet There are some naturopaths, and even acupuncturists (yes, acupuncture is sometimes used as an alternative acne therapy), who recommend staying away from dairy as one of the preventive measures to take against acne inflammation. Why stay away from dairy? Isn’t milk, cheese and eggs part of that “healthy” foundation that our parents taught us was the right was to eat – a balanced, protein rich diet? Well, the fact is that there may be some weight to the theory of excessive dairy products causing acne vulgaris. Excessive cheeses, high fat milks, ice creams, eggs (with yolks) and other...
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