sovereignsdaughter

Do you have new jawline and neck breakouts that are bad enough to have you running to your doctor?  Don’t go making an appointment just yet… This winter is cold but the weather keeps fluctuating.  Sometimes it's humid with snow, sometimes bitter cold and dry.  Nothing else bears the brunt of freezing cold like your skin.  But you know what, while everyone is familiar with the drying and chapping effects of frigid winds, very few people take into account how the weather might affect adult acne.  What makes winter different, why would adult acne breakouts be any different than now? The answer is friction. The kind of breakouts that can be caused by friction are painful, red, hard lumps. They often occur in clusters, as you may see right now along your jawline and neck. These "papules" are commonly confused with what some refer to as "cysts" but that's not actually what they are.  Cysts are infected pimples that become so out of control, the inf...

If you think the task of removing eye makeup is a simple no-brainer, my experience with hundreds of adult acne clients over the years shows a different picture.  Why?  It’s just removal of makeup, what’s the big deal? Removal of a stubborn coating of mascara involves quite a bit of rubbing.   Thing is, depending on the material used with makeup remover, it can also involve microscopic scratching.  This results in two really important problems. According to the “ Inflammation Theory of Aging ”,  any inflammation that happens in the skin creates a kind of sensitivity that makes the aging process edge just a little closer.   Even before that, this sensitivity, especially with the eye area being as thin as it is, can be unpleasant.  After a nasty bout with allergies I can end up with an eye rubbing session that makes my lower eye area feel like it's on fire.  To repair, this is the eye cream I use.  For info on eye creams and Adult Acne ,...

Mineral Veil, HD Microfinish Powder, Light Reflecting Setting Powder.   I see these a lot among my clients’ makeup arsenals, chiefly because my clientele all have breakout issues .   Summer can really be gross.   There’s very little that’s worse than a greasy mess over layers of makeup.   These powders are not just setting powders, they do serve a great purpose for oily skin; they absorb oil like no one’s business and the white ones don’t clog pores or irritate inflamed skin. Thing is, considering they run anywhere from $20-50, and considering most are made with just one ingredient, the white ones in particular, do we really need this?   In my opinion, this is really one of the things we can indeed save money on.   Like I said, these powders are great.   But they’re not all there is. The main ingredient in most of these powders, and the only one in several of them, is something called Silica.  Silica is indeed related to Silicon and Silicone, but ...