The Acne Battle Book

Does This Make Acne Worse?

  By: Jennifer Acne is tricky because everyone’s skin is different. There are no universal rules that help or hurt acne, so all you can do is to experiment until you find what works for you. Howev...

Best Foundations for Acne Prone Skin

  If your skin breaks out faster than the latest viral youtube video, chances are you have been battling with this situation for quite a while now. Acne can happen all over your body, but those bre...

How To Make Your Makeup Last All Day in Humid Summer

Muggy days are a concrete deal breaker for anyone who wears makeup. When it’s hot and humid, nobody likes their makeup sticky, messy, smearing and melting all over. With the current irregular weat...

Skin: The Evolution  

By: Emily In middle school, my makeup routine and skin care routine were simple. Don’t wash the face, don’t use primer, and cake on the foundation as much as possible. Along with that, my routine i...

can pillowcase cause acne

Is Your Pillowcase Causing Acne?

By Kaala Wood Can acne really be caused by my pillow case? Before my acne got really bad, I would sort of blow it off when people recommended simple or holistic methods of improving my skin. But af...

How to Stop the Urge to Pick your Face

By Emily Acne sucks. But what sucks even more is self-inflicting yourself with scars from picking your acne. I am a severe offender of face-picking and it's one of my most shameful habits. Not only...

Top Causes of Adult Acne

By: Ashton In high school, everyone hated me for my skin. While my friends were suffering from the average puberty breakout, I had clear baby soft skin. I was always the girl with the great skin—un...

Fix Your Mind, Then Your Skin

By: Kaala WoodThe Good Years In 8th grade, I had a best friend who was outrageously jealous of my complexion. She wasn’t a sufferer of acne or anything else that damages the skin (and self-confiden...

Is Tetracycline Effective for Acne Cure?

Was this the miracle pill? Tetracycline is an antibiotic which is used for bacterial infections. It can be used for acne, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and urinary infections.  After completing my research...

Eat or Not Eat Your Acne Away

By: Meredith Most people believe acne is hormonal and don't think much about how else they can have it. Food actually has a large impact on people's acne and in some cases, may be the reason why th...

Evidence that Acne Keeps You Young

Anyone who has ever had acne knows that there's not a whole lot to celebrate about it. Sure, we may all find our own "silver lining" to our individual case - for me, acne helped me stay humble, it...

Home Remedies That Didn't Work

Home Acne Remedies That Didn't Work

In efforts to achieve clear skin, I did crazy things which now I think back to I wonder whether my head was on my shoulders. Unfortunately a lot of these “DIY” treatments, so to speak, I found on t...

How to Get perfectly Beautiful Skin in a Month

By: Wara Beautiful and flawless skin is a dream of every girl which is not difficult to achieve if you decide to change your routine. I have also experienced the guilt of having acne scars which I ...

DOES HYPERTHYROIDISM CAUSE ACNE

Hyperthyroidism: Causes, Symptoms, and Prevention

By Vinni     What is hyperthyroidism? How are hyperthyroidism and acne connected with each other or why does hyperthyroidism cause acne? Is it possible for a person with thyroid problems to develop...

WITH ACNE, THE LITTLE THINGS MATTER TOO!

By: Masako When it comes to dealing with acne, sometimes it’s not the big, major things that we have to think about. Although they are important, hence them being the big and major things, we shoul...