Checking ingredients is a vital skill for anybody with acne prone skin, especially if you’re using something like a bar of soap. Learning to recognise the different potential irritants and nasties hiding in your bathroom cabinet can save you from the inevitable redness and breakouts that result from applying chemical based acne treatments, soaps and
Breathing correctly helps acne: Here’s something you do wrong 8 million times a year October 31, 2016 Chris P. Exercise and health 0 Breathing correctly helps acne, as I’ll explain shortly. Now, on me: Breathe in… …and out. Wrong, try again: Breathe in… …and out. Wrong again! Amazing, isn’t it. Breathing – something you do
If you have ever experienced a bout of skin irritation, in which your skin became inflamed, itchy, and scaly, you know how embarrassing and distressing the situation can be. Oftentimes, a trip to the toiletry aisle for the leading anti-dandruff shampoo or treatment just isn’t enough. Sure, it can alleviate the symptoms of a dry,
MSM: Magic Super Medicine? MSM for Acne, Seb Derm, Eczema, and General Greatness October 18, 2016 Chris P. Have you got the minerals? 2 I’ve recently added a new supplement to my already overstocked vitamin cupboard. This is not unusual for me – I’m quite the experimental type when it comes to my supplements, always
Using turmeric for acne – delicious in food, but will it help? October 10, 2016 Chris P. Dietary advice 0 I say turmeric is delicious in food when in fact, I cook and eat some of the blandest food imaginable. I only consume any turmeric at all when my dear girlfriend makes an Indian dish.
Why do I keep breaking out in the same place? October 3, 2016 Chris P. Picking and popping 2 If you make a habit of studying your acne, and you regularly record your observations in your trusty old acne journal, you might have noticed from time to time that you keep getting acne in the same
So… I’ve discovered carbs I can eat without getting acne September 26, 2016 Chris P. Dietary advice 0 Here it is folks, for those of you who are good little boys and follow the ketogenic diet for acne and get good results… but are maybe a little tired of the serious restriction on carbohydrates –
Extraordinary news post: Drugmaker raises price of Aloquin acne treatment to $10,000 a tube September 21, 2016 Chris P. Topical treatments 0 I came across this story in the Financial Times this morning and after I’d mopped up the coffee I squirted all over my desk, I thought it might make a good “live news” post, if only to
Are you sure it’s acne, Part II: Pityrosporum folliculitis September 19, 2016 Chris P. Acne-related conditions 0 This is the second post I’ve written about things which look like acne, and this time it’s about a condition called Pityrosporum Folliculitis (or PF for short). PF is also known as Malassezia folliculitis. The first post was
Was I wrong about apple cider vinegar for acne? September 12, 2016 Chris P. Dietary advice 0 To quote the great economist John Maynard Keynes, when accused of flip-flopping on his own opinion: “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do sir?” (Actually, there is no real evidence that he said
