Help from our readers: I’ve just started using Proactiv for a few days now, cuz i’ve been getting pretty bad acne. But for the past day or so it’s been irritating and drying out my skin. It’s helping my acne, but when I use it, the area by my jaw and my chin starts 2 [...]

Given what we now know about medications and prescriptions, a lot of people have been turning to natural remedies for all ailments including acne. The population has been slowly turning away from expensive medications, creams and ointments to cure various skin conditions and turning to preventative care and alternative healthy treatments. Because of acne’s ‘popularity’ [...]

Though often misdiagnosed as acne, rosacea is, in fact, not acne. Rosacea affects thousands of people in the U.S. alone, mostly those over the age of 30. Controling this condition – which generally appears as a red rash confined to the cheeks, nose, forehead and chin – is for the experts. The redness is highly [...]

If you are a parent with teenage children you know how much acne affect everything about your teens’ moods, social skills, self-esteem and confidence. Although it may seem trivial to some, acne can affect a teen’s self image as well as overall social life. In severe cases it can lead to depression and withdrawal. You [...]

Recently I’ve been receiving emails and comments asking at what point should a person go to the doctor or dermatologist for acne treatment? This is a very personal answer, and different for every one, but I would like to suggest that if your acne is bothering you and you can’t remedy or control it on [...]