Tweet In answer to the question above, no, men’s acne treatments really are not any different from those that women are using. They are all based on the same principle, because all acne is caused by the same thing – excess sebum building up and dirt collecting in the pores, causing inflammation and acne postules under the skin, blackheads, whiteheads and under the skin, painful hormonal acne. Most acne treatments work on this concept, unless you are under a dermatologists’s care and they are specifically treating you as a man or woman with acne with some sort of targeted...
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How to Help Clear Beard Acne
Tweet Men who have facial hair have another facet of complexity added to their fight against acne – they have actual hair as a blockade to treating and successfully defeating acne in those areas because the areas that produce hair also happen to be factories for oil (sebum) production as well as collectors of debris and poolings of oil, which is the perfect breeding grounds for acne causing bacteria. Not to mention that fact that ingrown facial hair on men can cause acne, since they essentially are a clogged pore that runs wild and usually becomes a large whitehead...
The Best Cover Up for Acne
Tweet Lord knows I’ve been in search of the perfect cover up and the perfect cover up technique for acne lesions and acne scars, and newly formed acne scars for a long time. There are actually a few that are worth noting, however you really also have to know the right technique for blending them and applying them to get the optimal, most covering results you can for skin that appears to be clear and flawless, but of course isn’t. I like to make sure first that I use a full coverage foundation, and I’ve recently found that Revlon...
Concealer and Foundation Application Overview, continued
Tweet Ok, to continue with our last conversation about application techniques for applying foundation and concealer for maximum blemish cover up and also for a flawless and natural look, let’s talk more about the application technique as well as what products (a recap) to use to get the best finish, for the most affordable price. I had mentioned before that I’ve repeatedly heard that Revlon Color Stay is a superior drugstore brand foundation that is recommended by a lot of makeup artists. I bought that and added it to my makeup collection, and couldn’t be happier with the coverage....
Foundation Brushes Give Better Coverage
Tweet Ok, so, being a very disciplined makeup user who always covers up blemishes, and was used to covering at least 4 to 5 blemishes at a time when I was a teen since my breakouts were so bad back then, I’ve tried a lot of different ways to cover my blemishes and old blemishes or scars that have worked to varying degrees. I think I’ve found the best way to cover blemishes and provide the best overall coverage that I’ve found so far. I actually went on Youtube to get pointers from makeup artists on how to do...
Retinoid Creams Helps All Different Kinds of Acne
Tweet What is a retinoid? Chemically, a retinoid is any compound that is related to the vitamin A. Retinoids are considered a class in themselves, and they are all somehow a derivative of this vitamin. Some examples of retinoids are Retin-A, which is used both to treat wrinkles and aging skin and also is used to treat acne topically, any over the counter or prescription skin cream that says it has “retinol” in it means that it has a retinoid in it, hence a derivative of vitamin A, and also many times AHA’s or alpha hydroxy acids have retinoids...
Puberty’s Many Joys (Zits Included)
Tweet I’ve never met anyone my age that doesn’t have some sort of history with having zits in their teen years. Heck, I remember even those friends of mine who always had perfect complexions getting a whopper of a hormonal zit every once in a great while, so it happened to all of us, really none of us were totally exempt from getting zits when we were younger, it’s just that some of us were naturally more zit prone than others were. I remember envying those that only had to struggle with the occasional blemish though, whiles it seemed...
Steroids and Acne
Tweet One of the most well known and well publicized side effects of being on steroids, including your standard prescription steroids, not just the stereotypical injectable kind that also happen to be illegally sold in many places, is that it can give you terrible acne. This is because steroids increase the amount of androgens, or male hormones, in your body, and these male hormones are what is responsible for acne in men and women. Too much testosterone, while it can be great to build lean muscle mass and help burn fat off, is not all that great for acne,...
Potential Food Culprits Behind Acne
Tweet There has been a lot of speculation over the years if certain foods may spur on or cause acne, but there has been a debate raging amongst skin care professionals about whether diet even has anything to do with acne at all. I believe that acne and diet are closely related, and that certain foods and caffeine can spur on the production of oil and the imbalance of hormones, which is the recipe for acne in everyone. We’ve talked a lot about how caffeine and stimulants that activate the nervous system can have a huge impact on your...
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