Feb 21, 2021 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Anti-aging, Blog, Dermatologist, Rosacea, Skin Care
I never can talk enough of one of my favorite ingredients in skincare, retinol. I have used it forever. I started with the prescription retinols that were so poorly formulated they ripped my skin off and I seldom used them as prescribed. After becoming an esthetician,...
Feb 7, 2021 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Anti-aging, Blog, Dermatologist, Skin Care
Skin is a reactive organ affected by everything from hormones to UV. Any injury to the skin, even an inflamed pimple, triggers the skin’s defense mechanism: melanin. Over time, all these insults to the skin add up, resulting in patches of excess pigmentation and...
Jan 24, 2021 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Acne Treatment, Blog, Dermatologist, Skin Care
This post may or may not go over well for all the die-hard coconut oil lovers out there but as an esthetician that specializes in acne-prone skin, I have to talk about the downside of using this oil on the skin.⠀⠀ .⠀⠀⠀ While coconut oil has great anti-microbial...
Dec 27, 2020 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Anti-aging, Blog, Skin Care
I have used retinoids for years. I have used so many, from the prescription brands and brands formulated by estheticians. So many of the early prescription brands were so strong and not formulated properly, I couldn’t use them enough to make a difference in my...
Dec 20, 2020 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Acne Treatment, Blog
Effective Acne Treating Ingredients and Their Main Functions I have listed just some of the most used ingredients that are often used in-home care to help treat Acne. Some of these ingredients are effective on different kinds of acne: inflamed, noninflamed and...
Dec 13, 2020 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Acne Treatment, Blog
What Treatments Help Clear Up Acne? Knowing that over-proliferation of keratin within the pore is a characteristic of acne tells us that professional exfoliating treatments are necessary, but we must do so with caution as acne can also be inflammatory. A slow approach...
Dec 6, 2020 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Acne Treatment, Blog, Dermatologist
There is so much misinformation about what products can clear your Acne. There is no one product that will work for all people or one kind of Acne. Most of my clients have used internet searches to clear their skin. Sadly, they have wasted a lot of time jumping from...
Nov 29, 2020 | Acne, Acne Specialist, Acne Treatment, Blog, Dermatologist
Typically in processed foods or dining out, you are probably consuming table salt and maybe a lot of it. Here is a brief description of what is contained in that salt. Yes, they add minute amounts but think about how much we might consume over our life span. Cutting...