Tweet I just happened upon an interesting therapy for acne, which happens to include one of my favorite relaxing treats to myself – massage. If you’re a fan of going and getting massages, then you know the ultimate health and mental benefits massaging on a regular basis can impart into your life. Massage undoubtedly has the power to relax and detoxify me, and I think that it has multiple implications when it comes to your overall mental health, especially if you lead a high stress life, tend to get stressed out easily, or have a very anxiety-producing job, which...
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Monthly Archives: September 2009
More on Body Shop Tea Tree Oil Toner
Tweet I reviewed the Body Shop Tea Tree Oil toner about a week ago, when I had first started using it. I had used it about four times when I reviewed it and wanted to follow up, because I’ve been using it about every other night and I do really like it. You have to be careful with using this every day, in my opinion, if you have any tendencies toward dry skin. I have very oily skin, but I do tend to get dried out by some products that mop up oil, and this is one of them....
Parents May Predict Teens Acne Problems
Tweet Well, it’s long been speculated that so many skin problems, including acne and acne rosacea, are partially attributed to genetic factors, meaning that parents and other family members who have the skin condition increase the child or teen’s chances of developing the skin care problem, rather than solely a draw of the cards. Well, it turns out that it’s true, at least in many cases, that a parent’s struggle with acne may definitely predict a teen’s likelihood of developing the embarrassing and skin condition. I’ve always thought about this, since my female side of my family, but not...
Acne Drugs Now Available at Wal-mart for Dirt Cheap
Tweet Remember when Wal-Mart first rolled out it’s dirt cheap prescription drug plan, where you could get the most common prescriptions for just $4, which, depending on what medication you were taking, could save you hundreds of dollars a year? Well, apparently they are expanding this program greatly to include drugs that are used for fertility, birth control (including Orto Tricyclen, one of the only proven acne fighting birth control pills), and also certain drugs that are used to treat acne, although the article I read did not specifically say which ones. I suspect it will be the least...
Body Shop Tea Tree Oil Toner
Tweet Did you ever pick up a great acne or general skin care product when you were least expecting it that turned out to be a really good buy? Well, that’s what happened to me. If you’ve ever tried any of the Body Shop line of body and skin care products, and now their new makeup line (which I think happens to be pretty fantastic too, I’m a huge makeup fan, and have a large collection of it – probably too large!), you know that they have a pretty high quality line. Well, I just had returned from visiting...
Just Breathe…Your Skin Will Be Okay!
Tweet I’ve discussed this topic often in the past, about how anxiety and nerves can really wreak havoc on your skin, especially if you are a person who’s skin is extremely susceptible to emotions like embarrassment, acute anxiety or depression in one way or another. I know that my skin, personally, is extremely reactive to stress and anxiety. In fact, so much so that I can have a really stressful day where I’m sweating that “nervous sweat” and getting downright tweaked out by the amount of stress I’m in, and I’ll almost certainly get a big zit on my...
Using Sulfur to Treat Acne
Tweet One of the treatments that you may not have heard of to treat acne topically is something that is rather stinky actually. It’s the smell that you inhale when you smell hard boiled eggs that have just been cracked open – sort of, but it’s also the reason behind that smell you inhale when you strike a match for an instant. It’s called sulfur, and it’s actually been found to be quite an effective tool against acne for some who use it topically incorporated with cleansers and the like. Sulfur actually dates back for many many years as...
Blue MD Acne Treatment Blue Light Review
Tweet I’ve talked a lot about using blue light acne treatments, with good reason. If you buy the right in home system, you can experience dramatic results from this interesting and unique therapy, that just so also happens to be drug free and all natural. So, it’s definitely worth talking about. Don’t forget though, even if you’re getting blue light acne treatments at home or at a dermatologist’s office, you still also need to use the right topical products for caring for acne prone skin, so your cleansers and other topically applied skin care is still vital as well....
Difference Between Salicylic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide
Tweet A lot of people probably don’t know that there is actually a different purpose for the two most popular over the counter acne fighting ingredients in topical acne skin care treatments, benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid. I know that I didn’t really know there was a difference until I did some research to find out which one was better. Turns out the one that works better for my particular skin type and specific issues is salicylic acid. I also like this particular ingredient because it tends to not dry me out as much as benzoyl, but that definitely...
Does Airborne Grease Aggravate Acne?
Tweet I remember my first real job, and how much grease was just “in the air” all the time there. You walked into the joint and you could smell the grease and feel it’s heaviness in the air, especially if you were working anywhere near the general vicinity of the fryer where the french fries, chicken tenders and potato patties and chicken patties were fried. I worked at a Burger King for my first job when I was sixteen years old and could drive. I remember at that time I was struggling and off with acne so bad that...
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