Marine based ingredients and foods are high in iodides. Iodides irritate the follicle lining and contribute to acne breakouts. Check your personal care products, supplements and your diet for these …
PLANKTON ALGAE KELP – Bad For Acne?
DEHYDRATION INCREASES SCARRING
One of the concepts poorly understood is the fact that 90% of the basis of preventing scarring is hydration. This is the same principle that is used in surgical wounds. …
RHIZOME COPTIS Ingredient Spotlight!
Natural ingredient more powerful than Retinoic Acid. We are excited to say that Rhizome Coptis is part of our Roccoco Botanicals Mandelic+fusion Acne Serum. Rhizome is a traditional Chinese herb. …
OH NO A PIMPLE!
Can you relate? There is nothing worse than getting a massive blind pimple before a special occasion or a hot date. As fellow acne sufferers ourselves we get it. It’s …
VIOLET EXTRACT Ingredient Spotlight
Violet Extract (Viola Tricolour Extract) is a flower prized for its skin benefits and is a botanical Hyaluronic Acid alternative. Violet extract helps to increase the moisturization of the skin. …
OLIVE OIL IS COMEDOGENIC
Did you know Olive Oil is comedogenic? When an oil has more than 25% Oleic Acid it disrupts the skin barrier and will cause acne pustules. Olive Oil has between …
ALLERGIES CAN CAUSE ACNE
If you get breakouts that are itchy there is a chance it is from allergies. The reason they itch is because of the release of histamine which occurs when our …
How much of skin health is gut related?
There is one thing for sure and that is, what we eat definitely affects our skin. This particularly applies to acne skins. So how does the gut affect our skin? …
A supplement to reduce Acne!
One supplement that you can safely take is Inositol. It safely and effectively reduces testosterone levels by up to 70%. When taken over 6 months, Inositol will improve insulin function …
BEESWAX IS COMEDOGENIC!
Beeswax is a natural wax often used in natural cosmetics. It is however not safe for acne skins. Originally when comedogenic testing was done beeswax scored a ranking of 0-2 …
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