sovereignsdaughter

The fact that right now is not “wedding season” is precisely the point of this post.   In the 18+ years that I have been specializing in Adult Acne , I’ve had people contact me just a few weeks before their wedding (a few people, even just 2 weeks ahead), to book a facial to get rid of their breakouts.   If someone tells me her breakouts are very recent from stress, that’s one thing.  In that instance I tell her a facial will exfoliate, calm and hydrate her skin to prep for better makeup application, but when it comes to clearing her breakout, I tell her it’s actually best to treat it at home with my Ice Therapy technique twice a day. But when it comes to clearing an ongoing acne problem that's been there a while, it pains me to have to tell people that this is something they should have thought of months ago, not a mere few weeks before their wedding.   Acne clearance takes time! The need to plan ahead when it comes to getting your skin clear and glowing ...

Why the worst thing you could do while clearing Adult Acne is let yourself run out of product. I hope it doesn’t seem like I’m repeating myself.   :)  This is really just a follow-up to a previous post where I talk about how much of each product you should use at a time. I started it out with a conundrum I often experience when facial clients check in, where we don’t see as much progress in their acne clearing as I think we should.   I take a look at when they last purchased.   I know approximately how long each type of product should last when it's used properly (which I will go over a little later), so if it’s been a while, it's  not always the case that  they’ve stopped buying their products and let their skincare go; often the client has either stretched the products out for budget reasons, or stretched them out figuring  they  have an  upcoming  appointment so why not wait.   The truth is, using too little of each product ren...