Acne Tips

Using store bought tools or finger nails to self extract, can cause permanent Scarring and Hyperpigmentation.

Leave it up to a Professional!

Using Benzoyl Peroxide

(1) Run an ice cube over the area you intend to treat to cool down the skin until it is thoroughly wet and feels cold to the touch, but be careful not to freeze your skin.

(2) Apply the BP (that you have keep cold in the refrigerater) using essentially the same technique you used for the salicylic acid and the Glycolic Acid.

            (Icing is very Important in the Treatment of Acne!)

What's in your Skin Care Products May Surprise You!

Because Soaps are so effective at removing the protective barrier of the skin, cosmetics manufacturers like to sneak them in whenever they can. They may disguise them by using the Chemical name, but all the names will include some form of "Sulphate." Two of the most commonly used soaps are Sodium Lauryl Sulphate and Ammonium Lauryl Sulphate, found in many detergents and shampoos. However, any ingredient that ends in "Sulphate" should Raise your Suspicions!

Ingredients that do not belong on your skin:

PLEASE READ YOUR LABELS BEFORE YOU PURCHASE!

Ethanolamines (Monoethanolamine aka MEA, Diethanolamine aka DEA, Triethanolamine aka TEA) : Common pH stabilizers; when exposed to OXYGEN/AIR  form nitrosoamines; which may be Irritating and/ or Toxic.

Mineral oil;

Petroleum derived hydrocarbons; used as Inexpensive base in some products. BLOCKS PORES and INTERFERES with normal SKIN FUNCTION

Syntyhetic Colors:

These serve no useful purpose and may be DANGEROUS.

Usually labeled as FD&C or D&C, followed followered by a Color and a Number,e.g. FD&C Red  No. 6 or D&C Green No. 6

  PLEASE CALL FOR A COMPLIMENTARY CONSULTATION AND      SKIN SCANNING

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