Acne usually starts to appear in our youth when we start to ascend on puberty. The ovaries produce higher levels of the male hormones, testosterone and androgens, causing the sebaceous glands (gland under the skin) to produce more sebum or oil. This combined with dead skin cells clog pores and is a great starter of acne. Since the rise in hormones can create acne, it seams only logical that controlling these...

Everyone is use to the phrase “your glowing” when pregnant and associate that with the beautiful skin many women have while pregnant. Unfortunately this isn’t the case for all women; pregnancy can bring on or worsen acne due to the higher levels of the hormones called androgens. These hormones cause the sebaceous glands in your skin to get bigger and produce more sebum (oily substance). With the extra...

Finding a treatment to control acne is always a battle for those who suffer from it, but the victory from that battle can be quickly over shadowed for the unsightly Scars it can leave behind.  There are for main Types of scaring caused by acne. Ice pick scars - Deep pits, that are the most common and a classic sign of acne scarring. Box car scars - Angular Scars that usually occur on the temple and cheeks,...

Acne is a skin disease that has become so common that we have forgotten how much it can affects someone’s mental state. Although we don’t like to admit it we all judge people by there appearance, after all it is the first thing we see. So what does a person with acne go through? To begin you wake up in the morning and look in the mirror, getting ready for your day, it’s hard to feel good when you have...