Pick Your Moisture Level With CosMedix Mystic Hydrating Treatment And Emulsion Intense Hydrator

CosMedix is a great spa brand that I’ve been using for a few years. Lately I was checking out two of their moisturizers: Mystic Hydrating Treatment And Emulsion Intense Hydrator. The Mystic Hydrator is a light spray mist that is oil free, so I kept this sample for myself. The Emulsion Intense Hydrator says it [...]

Miracle In A Bar? Wonderbar

I have a new product to add to my short list of strange new products. I recently got a Wonderbar. This tiny bar of soap is made with 3000 year old clay and algae and claims to be the solution for all of your skin problems. Well, I love crazy new products, so I put [...]

Spa Worthy Peel At Home: Patricia Wexler MD Acnesciption Exfoliating Glyco Peel System

Dermatologist Patricia Wexler has created a great line in her line of skincare products. The Acnescription line combines her MMPi.20™ formula (anti-aging ingredients) with acne fighting ingredients. It’s a great thing for those of us still battling acne while starting to worry abou the signs of aging. I’ve been using the 2-Step Exfoliating Glyco Peel [...]

A Ritual Unique To Your Skin’s Needs: Erno Laszlo

Erno Laszlo was a Hungarian dermatologist who revolutionized skincare and help point it in a direction we take for granted. He was the first to formulate sunscreens, design water-based formulas for oily skin and prescribe skincare rituals tailored to individual skin types. You might even say he was the first celebrity dermatologist, working with Hollywood [...]

Gentle Acne Relief with RareMinerals Blemish Therapy

I recently wrote about how much I like BareEscentuals mineral makeup.  It’s helped keep my acne at bay.  But I’m still suffering with hormone related acne while I’m breastfeeding and since it’s not good to use products with retinol or salicylic acid while breastfeeding, it’s hard to fight the breakouts.  I know that sulfur is [...]

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Your Makeup Products Could Be Causing Acne

Maybe trying all those free makeup samples at once wasn’t a great idea. Take this quiz to see if your beauty supply needs a makeover

Stress, the environment and hormones all contribute to unsightly blemishes … but could part of the [...]

Best Acne Fighters In Town

I’ve reviewed quite a few acne products.  And I’ve often lamented how many help but aren’t a complete fix.  Our friends at TotalBeauty.com put together a list of the top Acne Fighters based on user reviews.  Check out what worked for our fellow sufferers:
Top Acne Fighters

Review: Biore 2-Week Challenge, The Breakout Challenge

A few weeks ago I posted about the Biore 2-Week Pore Unclogging Challenge.  I waited a week, using my old cleanser and then tried the 2-Week Breakout Challenge.  I was curious to see which of the challenges would work best on my whiteheads, blackheads and zits.
The Breakout Challenge consists of the Blemish Fighting Ice Cleanser and the [...]

Review: Biore 2-Week Challenge, The Pore Unclogging Challenge

I normally have adult acne. Oily skin and breakouts have been the norm since high school. I’ve tried a ton of products to try to clear it up, including some prescriptions from the dermatologist. Some have worked better than others. Some have left my skin dry and irritated. None, so [...]