Category Archives: Acne Care

Interesting Website about PCOS

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome can be a cause of acne for those women afflicted with it.  According to this website, PCOS is linked to insulin resistance and can be controlled through the right diet.  Check it out.
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The Truth About Parabens

Here’s a very interesting article that tells you the real deal about the parabens in skincare debate. The Truth About Parabens
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More Vitamin E = Less Eczema… maybe

Here’s an article that I found interesting for those suffering from ezcema. Less Eczema
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Benzoyl Peroxide is now classified as safe by FDA

Fed Regist. 2010 Mar 4;75(42):9767-77. Classification of benzoyl peroxide as safe and effective and revision of labeling to drug facts format; topical acne drug products for over-the-counter human use; final rule
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New Acne Specialists Group Formed

Skin Care Professionals who love working with acne are welcome to join my new LinkedIn networking and information sharing group.  It is called Acne Specialists.  I’d love to see you there.
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We’re back! New DVD for sale!

I’m sorry that I haven’t had time to write new blog posts but I have a really good excuse!  I am very excited to announce that  I just finished creating an instructional dvd for skin care professionals.  It is called “Proven Strategies for Treating Acne” .  It includes: An overview of what acne is and why our system is so successful All the homecare and treatment protocol used at Face Reality Acne Clinic Demonstrations of treatments and extractions Bonus CD of all the forms used in consultation and tracking client progress It incudes all the details that  is needed to successfully get acne clients clear; a protocol that uses only topical products but achieves results far superior than those achieved by prescription drugs and expensive machines. For more information and to see the first chapter, go to Skincare Professionals - Acne Training DVD
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Blue Light and Photodynamic Therapy – Is It Worth It?

By Shilpa Makhija L.E., Face Reality Acne Clinic Acne blue light therapy has recently been approved by the FDA as an effective treatment for mild to moderate acne, and is rapidly becoming a more popular treatment choice. But can you really treat acne by simply shining a blue light on your skin? Common acne, or Acne vulgaris, is caused when sebum produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin gets trapped within the follicle and mixes with cell debris to create a “plug”
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Birth Control Pills for Acne

Birth control for acne simplified. Birth control pills are widely used today and prescribed often as a means to control acne. Most pills can have the potential to cause acne and weight gain in those susceptible.
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Anti-Candida Diet Can Help Acne-Prone Skin

This diet will not clear up your skin, but can really support the clearing process when you are using the right products in the right way. For more information about that please go to Face Reality Acne Clinic website. Recent research has suggested that many people with complex acne conditions could benefit from an anti Candida diet
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Supplements That Help Acne-Prone Skin

Keep in mind that these supplements will not get your skin clear. You need the right homecare products used in the right way to achieve that
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