sovereignsdaughter

For those of you with Adult Acne, this is real information you don't want to miss! I’m sure you’ve seen this term before.   Comedogenic.  Let's b reak it down;    comedo = an impaction of varying size containing a  mixture of sebum (fancy name for our skin’s oil) and  dead skin cells, often known as a “blackhead”;   genic = creating.    The scientific term for “blackhead” is Comedo (many, like me, say Comedone).   The start of every acne pimple is a microscopic blackhead, known as a Microcomedone, which is actually in many of our pores but doesn’t always develop enough to lead to a full blown zit.   A comedogenic ingredient makes the process so much worse, it can aggravate an acne condition, or even start one. Depending on how comedogenic something is, the resulting impaction will build up more and more, potentially creating large, dark blackheads, known as Open Comedones.   These are different from the blackheads on our t-zo...

Working on my Adult Acne Online Coaching  program, helping people adjust their home routines to clear their breakout issues, coming across some kind of DIY facial oil, mask or cleansing oil is an almost daily occurrence.  Between Pinterest, beauty blogs and Facebook, the skincare consumer is bombarded with all sorts of advice on how best to deal with acne in general, but particularly on how to save money and health by making your own products right in your own kitchen.  I can’t blame anyone for trying these things.  Who can possibly object to saving money and guarding their health? There are three problems with the logic here. Depending on the ingredients, ounce for ounce you may not actually be saving that much money.   Take, let’s say, an oil cleanser containing coconut oil, jojoba oil and argan oil.   You could easily spend $20 to make a 4oz bottle of oil cleanser, and that’s just with these three oils alone - add up to $5 more for the essential oils oft...