sovereignsdaughter

As an Esthetician specializing in Adult Acne and Sensitivity, acne in pores where oil glands are larger due to being located in the “T-Zone” but where pore sizes are smaller due to facial contours, is the most common problem I see in my clients, both in the salon and in my online adult acne coaching service   across the nation.   Excess oil from all kinds of hormonal changes rush into pores causing inflammation of pore linings, resulting in swelling, redness and pain. These areas of larger glands and smaller pores are located on the sides of the chin, around the mouth, the inner cheeks, and between the brows.   Sometimes, the sides of the chin will also extend to the inner jawline and lower cheeks.     These are typically called “ hormonal areas ”, to which I have quite a few responses , but I feel the most important point to make is that all acne is technically hormonal.   The difference between one breakout and another for adults late 20s on up will depen...

I wrote about the connection between various foods and Adult Acne breakouts . Naturally, the time around Valentine's Day brings up questions about the chocolate-breakout connection. Dermatologists have long poo-pooed the idea that there is a connection between the two, and I think it's because the focus was always on the chocolate -- that is, the cocoa.  There's more here than meets the eye! Think about this: when are you most likely to eat chocolate? Around your period!   And when do you break out the most?  You get the idea... However , and this is a big however, with mounting evidence that there is indeed a connection between dairy and some acne conditions, and between sugar and increased inflammation in the  body leading to worsening of existing acne conditions,  chocolate is starting to be seen under a new light. Considering that most Valentine's Day gifts are in the form of milk chocolate, let's examine dairy first... The most common claim that I hear...

Back and Chest Acne in Adults In the 17+ years of experience in skincare and acne clearing , I have observed that chest and back acne in adults is often completely baffling to the person going through this.   As explained previously , acne in adults often hits with little prior history, if there’s any history at all, which is why it differs from teen acne so much of the time.   It can be such a total mystery for them, their skin has become completely jacked up from all the wrong products and medications by the time they contact me.    Body acne in the average adult occurs quite the same way - - with little to no previous experience with it. I have found that there are a few surprising aggravators of body acne, besides the obvious stress factors and drastic hormonal changes of life.   Though it does happen, of course, I think that true, medically based hormonal imbalances (ie not just “it’s gotta be hormonal” kind of thing) are to be blamed a small minority of t...