Acne/Oily Skin

Is your skin struggling to stay clear? Maybe you have looked into Salicylic Acid or Retinol. Here’s a bit of information on both: Salicylic Acid is a Beta-Hydroxy Acid. It can help reveal clearer, younger-looking skin and is well-known for helping to unclog pores and reduce the appearance of acne by exfoliating the skin. Retinol is known to help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Retinol also encourages a more even-looking skin tone....

We’ve all been there. You wake up bright and shiny from a good night of sleep and a stellar bedtime skincare routine, ready for the big party or event you have planned for the evening. Feeling like sunshine itself, you fling open the curtains, flounce over to the bathroom, splash water on your face like a face wash advertisement, look into the mirror, and — there’s a huge, angry red pimple on your lip. Unlike...

Acne and breakouts become part of your life in your teen years. Those memories of desperately covering up a smattering of blemishes with a cakey drugstore foundation before a school dance are yours to cherish even as you find relief from your wildly vacillating hormones when you get into your twenties, and your acne hopefully calms down as a result. But even if you’re past the days of constant pimples and redness, acne and breakouts...

It’s one of the most common skin problems in the world — and one of the most annoying. If you’ve struggled with acne, it probably started appearing around puberty. And while many of you will probably be lucky enough to have your acne subside as you get older, others may have to deal with breakouts pretty much forever. Even if your skin isn’t particularly acne-prone, pimples and zits are just an unfortunate part of life....

If you’re prone to acne and pimples, a good face wash can be the holy grail. Especially if your breakouts are due to oily skin, washing your face in the morning and the evening can leave you feeling like a totally new person — but it doesn’t necessarily get rid of your acne and blemishes. Sometimes, cleansers that leave you feeling the cleanest aren’t actually the best for your acne-prone skin. If your cleanser formula...

  When it comes to Tretinoin and Retinol, there can be a lot of confusion between the two products. Most of us have heard of them both but aren’t quite sure what the difference between them is, which we should use or if we should even be using them at all. We will break it all down for you here, so keep reading. Let’s Start With Retinoids First off, Tretinoin and Retinol are both considered...

If you struggle with recurring breakouts or acne, you’ve probably tried just about every product under the sun to fight off your blemishes and to get your skin to shine once again. Several popular skincare ingredients are touted for their “miracle acne-curing” properties. And, of course, anybody who’s spent any time looking into skincare at all is probably familiar with ingredients like Salicylic Acid, Benzoyl Peroxide and even slightly more intense prescription treatments like the...

Many people consider oily skin to be a problem, but actually, oily skin has many benefits. The key is knowing how to care for it and understanding which ingredients to search for in products when doing so. Here’s a look at some of the best ingredients for oily skin. Benefits of Oily Skin Oil helps lock moisture in your skin barrier, keeping your skin moisturized during dry spells or cold winter months. An excess of...