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Before You Stain Another Set of 800 Thread Count Sheets...
The problem: You have a pimple. You dab some spot treatment on it, go to bed, and wake up with two problems: the pimple's still there and your beloved designer sheets have streaks of telltale orange from your acne product. Blast!
How To Treat Mild Acne Vulgaris
I kicked off my series on acne by helping you identify your acne type with this quiz. Now that you know what ails you, it's time to talk about what you can do to help clear up your skin.
Keep in mind, no matter how severe you think your acne is, the best way to start treating it is with the mildest products, working your way gradually towards stronger ones until you find what your skin responds to the best.
Definition: Salicylic Acid
The term salicylic acid gets thrown around here a lot on BellaSugar, because it's a common ingredient used in acne-fighting products such as cleansers, toners and especially spot treatments.
It is a topical anti-inflammatory and a beta hydroxy acid. It slows down the shedding of skin cells inside your hair follicles, which clog your pores and often lead to acne.
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Dr. Amy Wechsler is not only a dermatologist, she's a psychiatrist as well. What a combo!
Why Are You Breaking Out? Take This Quiz to See!
It happens to all of us. You wake up one morning, or check the mirror in the afternoon, and you've started breaking out. You wash, you apply your benzoyl peroxide/salicylic acid, but it just keeps getting worse, and you have no idea why.
Splurge of the Week: Estée Lauder Idealist Dual-Action Refinishing Treatment
While on vacation, I took a little, uh, vacation from my normal skincare routine. Unfortunately, this decision resulted in a mess of a complexion upon my return. I had blackheads galore, and the long flight had left my skin dry and flaky.
Yet Another Embarrassing Place For Acne To Show Up
It's not like I show up at tea parties talking about ass-ne or anything, but I'm all for opening up about "embarrassing" pimply places. It happens! You are not a freak if you have blackheads in places that aren't your face, you know.
Juice Beauty Green Apple Moisturizer Smells Like the Real Thing (And Works, Too)
Granted you don't actually taste your beauty products — most of them, that is — but this item made me want to take a sip of the bottle from first whiff. Obviously, I'm exaggerating a tad but I'm continually amazed by the realistic scent of the Juice Beauty Green Apple Collection. What started out as a free Sephora sample has turned into my new go-to moisturizer.
Doing Drugstore: Ambi Even & Clear Exfoliating Wash
Women of color confront unique challenges to keep even tones because increased melanin makes skin more prone to dark spots and other discoloration. To fight back against those blotches and scars, comes the Ambi Skincare line, geared towards people of African, Latin and South Asian heritage.
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Prepping Your Skin For Fall
Every Fall I hear complaints from friends about their skin becoming a confoundedly combination. Dry heat and cold weather creates a layer of parched skin, but not always on the entire face, and breakouts still occur underneath it as the pores produce more oil to try and keep up. While there's no easy solution for this, here are some tips:
- If you wake up with dry skin, resist the urge to slather on a heavy moisturize immediately.
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