Tweet I read about this new item, and although I have not purchased or tried it yet because I’m honestly a little skeptical of something that doubles as a concealer and a blemish healer, I wanted to give you an overview. This item costs about nine bucks, so it’s pretty reasonable if it sounds like something you may want to try or you’re in the market for a new concealer and thought you might try something along these lines. It’s called Physicians Formula Blemish Rx blemish healing concealer. It comes in three different shades depending on what your skin...
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Monthly Archives: May 2009
Acnemag Loves To Hear YOU!
Tweet I just wanted to take the time to thank all of the people who post their stories, questions and comments on the posts here at AcneMagazine. I also wanted to encourage you to do so as this is what I love most, generating a conversation amongst those of us who know acne best. If acne has to be a part of our lives, then we should embrace that and then go about finding the ways to lessen it’s impact on our self esteem and the beauty of our skin as much as we can, and being a community...
New “Celebrity Acne” Page
Tweet Hey, we have a new, sort of fun and off the cuff page for your viewing pleasure. I decided it would be fun to talk about celebrities who either have acne, or who have had acne. Of course, most of them just had it in the past and may only now have it periodically since they do have the best skin care at their disposal for acne prevention and treatment, but many of them are open about their past struggles with this aggravating skin condition, and it’s interesting to see who now, with gorgeous skin, used to not...
Could New Drug for Scarring Help Acne Scars?
Tweet There is a new drug that may be very useful in eliminating scarring that has occurred from surgery or from some other trauma to the body where a significant scar has been left. The name of the drug is Avotermin and it is used by injecting it under the skin at the site of the scar. It can work when it is injected before surgery subdermally (under the skin), or it can also work on existing scars, although there is no news on whether it could be used cosmetically for patients with acne scars to help them fade...
What Kind of Foods Help Fight Acne?
Tweet This is a question that often comes up when people are asking about proper diet in the fight against acne, and it’s a very good one because acne has a lot more to do with acne than (unfortunately) many dermatologists would have you believe. I can comfortably say that diet makes all the difference in the way my skin looks personally, and I have a feeling that this is true for almost everyone else as well. It’s like that old saying goes “you are what you eat”. Well, your skin “is what you eat”, and reacts well or...
Review : Phisoderm Anti Blemish Face Wash
Tweet I figured I’d try a pHisoderm product for my skin since I literally have not used this brand since I was a teenager. I remember thinking their products were halfway decent, but I always preferred wither Purpose soap or Neutrogena, because they made me feel like I was getting my skin cleaner when I was younger. Yes, for some reason, I felt like my skin had to feel squeaky clean, which is not really a good thing, it usually means you dried your skin too much. I remember thinking that if I used a rich cream cleanser I...
Hydoxycut Not Just Bad for Skin….
Tweet We’ve talked here several times about how diet pills, one of them being the very popular diet pill Hydroxycut (the one that is not caffeine free), being bad for the skin. Unfortunately, if your skin is acne prone, there is a good chance that highly caffeinated or high stimulant content diet pills will aggravate your acne and trigger breakouts on any part of the body that is acne prone. I’ve had many experiences myself with diet pills messing my skin up for a few days, and it took me a while to figure out that the common thread...
Sun Exposure Combined with Sunblock Equals Breakout?
Tweet I swear, sometimes when you have acne prone, super oily skin, as I have pretty much my whole life (I’m now 34 years old), you just can’t catch a break sometimes. You’re told that you absolutely must wear sunblock because you don’t want to burn your skin. Sun burned skin means that your oil glands go into overproduction and begin cranking out sebum (oil) through the pores, increasing your chances of breaking out with acne as a sort of protective mechanism, so you have to wear sunscreen. Of course there is the ever present fact that wearing sunscreen,...
How to Bring a Zit to the Surface and “Pop” It
Tweet I got a common question from a reader, and wanted to share it with all of you. Question : Hello, How to bring a zit to the surface? Before I go ahead, is there any pointers you might have? Please help me. Thankyou. Gratefully, XXXXXX Answer : Hello XXXXX. This is a common question, and one that is not easily answered, since this technique may work on some zits but not others, to bring them closer to the surface of the skin so that they may be easily (and safely) extracted, without much chance of a large scar...
Will Acne Increase as the Economy Worsens?
Tweet There is no doubt that this down economy is causing a lot of people, men and women alike, stress, heartache and frustration. It’s sad when I tune into the news and find out that a family has died because of their financial problems, which seems to be a more and more common news story these days. I think that I’ve read about two in just the past two weeks alone, where a father is so stressed out after losing a job, or not being able to sell a home, and is in desperate financial straits and ends up...
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