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What is the Allergy-Acne Connection?  If you have environmental allergies or even food sensitivities, they could provide clues to your persistent breakouts.  Sensitivity in one area can contribute to sensitivity in another area. As part of my online skincare coaching service, Eval by Email ® Online Skincare Consultation, vital information about your skin’s history is gathered along with full names of all the products you use from head to toe.   One section that may surprise you is dedicated to listing your allergies -- anything related to food, environment, cosmetics and even medication.   Why do I need such details about everything  topical or ingested?   Is there a connection between allergies and acne breakouts? A few clients have even submitted Yelp! reviews mentioning the difference in their skin after assessing their allergies and adjusting their skincare product usage accordingly. Melissa P. from Wisconsin: I had been struggling with ...

What is a blackhead exactly?  And why are they black?  Is it dirt? No.   It’s not dirt.   If you have blackheads, it does not mean you have a dirty face. Exactly what is a blackhead? A blackhead is an impaction made up of various oils and waxes made by your skin, mixed with skin cells that have died and have dislodged from the very top layer of your epidermis.   The same top layer that makes up the surface of your skin lines your pores as well.   Just about every pore has a blackhead, some larger, some smaller, depending on the oil production level of the oil gland attached to that pore, and the level of dead skin cell production.   As we age, we produce less oil and more dead skin cells. Now, over time (not much), these two main substances, oil and dead skin cells, oxidize and change color.   The oil gets yellow and the dead skin cells get a darker version of whatever color they were according to the melanin levels set forth by your DNA.   ...