The relationship between acne and stress has been a topic that has been debated for many years. In recent years there have been several studies that show stress can actually aggravate acne causing an increase in breakouts. Studies that were conducted by some of the most prestige universities show that stress does aggravate acne. During the time around exams, students suffering from acne showed a significant...

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...

Every one has seen the Proactive Solution infomercials with famous celebrities and average everyday people claiming that it is the only thing that works. We are sown many before and after pictures that are amazingly unbelievable. So does it really work or is it just another disappointment? Well first off all let’s look at how it works. The basic acne regiment that is available is a three step process which...

Acne Neonatorum or Baby acne is a very common condition mostly found to affect boy babies from infants to 4-6 months old babies. Most commonly it shows up a couple of weeks after birth and on the cheeks but can also be show up on the chin, forehead and back. Mainly it is a reaction of a baby’s skin to a relative imbalance of male (androgenic) and female (estrogenic) hormones in the baby’s system...