Last night, I posted an overview of my VISIA analysis.

I thought it may be most beneficial for everyone if I follow up with a bit more detail on what this means, and how to proceed if you get results as scary as mine.

See those red areas? Hot, right?
They can be a million things, from acne (which I DO NOT have) to inflammations, rosacea or spider veins. I do have rosacea – I just had convinced myself it had magically disappeared!
While I didn’t do so hot in ANY area, my one real red flag was the UV spot pictures above. …read more

Sometimes, the only way to see if a product really lives up to the hype is to invest the time in trying it out.
For the past month, every morning and evening, I’ve been following the Neutrogena SkinID skincare regime.
The truth is, I was graced with fairly good genes, and hardly ever break out normally. But the last few months, stress + poor habits (i.e. leaving on small bites and cocktails at events) was making a small but scary eruption take part on my face. Pretty soon, I even began to wonder if this was perhaps adult acne. Whatever it was, …read more

More and more, fancy med-spa treatments are appearing in our own vanity!
The latest example is Evis MD Platinum.
Just like what you may find at your facialist’s domain, this is the most powerful home handheld LED device available on the market today. It has intense light waves that help to eliminate mild to moderate inflammatory bacteria that cause acne.
If you’ve never had photofacials, you are missing out. They revitalized my skin, and I never had the opportunity to do it right at home. This way you save tons of money, too! The device is a little under $300, but you’ll spend …read more

As it gets warmer out, our skin is more in danger than ever of breaking out.
As  I’m sure anyone whose ever been a teenager can well attest, acne is a major pain in the bum.
As it gets warmer, our tendency to sweat grows, and that also makes our pores clog with oil more: And thus, more breakouts.
How can we cut down our risk? There’s a bunch of stuff we can do!
Cleanse your face!
This may sound obvious, but if you don’t want clogged pores, make sure to cleanse twice a day. Also use the right cleanser for your face – if …read more

If only acne disappeared along with the other awkward phases of the teenage years. Usually a condition most often associated with teenagers, acne now seems to be the affliction instead of the transition for most adults. Unfortunately, for as many as 25% of adult men and 50% of adult women, acne continues to be an issue well beyond high school graduation. Dr. Vermen Verallo-Rowell, world renowned dermatologist and founder of VMV Hypoallergenics, offers expertise on how adults can clear up acne for good.
Dr. VMVR explains, “Several factors can attribute to breakouts, so the first step towards blemish …read more

This is the neatest post, put together by the folks at RNCentral.  101 tips to rid yourself of acne.  Each entry is linked to its original source and the whole chunk of 101 is divided neatly into related sections.  Here is a small snippet of the sections and a few great remedies:
Home remedies
Orange peel: This ingredient, mixed with water, can be used as a paste on your pimples as a natural way to zap acne.

Popular Products
Cetaphil: This respected line of skin cleansers and moisturizers can be an effective way to prevent acne.

Managing Stress
Back-to-school stress can trigger acne …read more

Have you used the original Zeno?  I have lusted for it for a long time, but I guess I just didn’t have the number of zits to zap for me to plunk down $160 for it.  I have tried it in the store though, and it was a neat experience.  I have had this on my shopping list forever, and always planned on getting one, but I think I have been lucky in the zits:special events ratio, so haven’t done it yet.
So now, the Zeno Mini has landed, and is a smaller version of the Zeno (which I didn’t …read more

Happy Tuesday!  I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day and had a relaxing day off (and remembered your loved ones too of course!). 
I just found the niftiest thing – if you aren’t a teenager dealing with acne, or God forbid, a nearly 40 year old woman like me battling it, you might want to pass this post on up.  But if you have the same issues as me, and are always looking out for the miracle product, there is a new and probably great one on the horizon. 
Check out skiniD, from Neutrogena Dermatologics.  I really love …read more

Vichy Laboratories, which is currently a division of L’Oreal, has been around since 1931 and have had a strong foothold in Europe.  Up until recently I hadn’t been very familiar with their line, not for any particular reason other than I just hadn’t made it around to check them out.  But I have now a little, and I do like very much what I’ve seen.  All of their products contain Vichy Thermal Spa Water (with the one exception of their Nutrilogie Lip product), a mineral filled spring water from Vichy, France,water which has been recognized by the French Academy …read more

An article at Click2Houston.com about the benefits of the Zeno Acne Clearing Device caught my eye more this time I read about it than usual. I have seen it around, but never really bothered too much with it. Perhaps it is that my skin is acting up at the moment, or I just decided there *might* be something to this. This is the description from Amazon:
Zeno is a handheld, portable electronic medical device that is clinically proven to make pimples disappear fast. For treating acne pimples, its the most scientifically advanced and effective device available without a …read more