What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a long-lasting autoimmune disease which is characterized by patches of abnormal skin. The underlying mechanism involves the immune system reacting to skin cells. The...
Food to Put On Our Faces For Acne
By Meghan All I can say is egg whites! Don’t eat them, put it on your face. What I do is break open the egg and separate the yolk from the whites in a cup. I also take tissue paper and separate the...
By Meghan Remember all those posters in your school and the nurse’s office that said “Got Milk?” It always had a celebrity on it with a milk mustache. They were encouraging us to drink milk because...
What is Keratosis Pilaris? Keratosis pilaris (KP) is a genetic disorder of keratinization of hair follicles of the skin. It is extremely common (keratosis pilaris affects nearly 50-80% of all ad...
Acne on my bum was never an issue I thought I would have to deal with. Occasionally I would get a pimple or two, but it was never causing for concern. Unfortunately, once I started working out a...
How to Build Muscle Fast While Being Skin Friendly
Sometime in my struggle with acne, I figured that because my skin did not look its best, I might as well make the rest of my body look as good as I could manage as a busy student and son. Fortunate...
The Great Mystery: Acne and Gluten
Guest Blog By VeganAcneSufferers Every once in a while, the health community comes together to demonize an ingredient. Soy has had its day, MSG is in the books, and now gluten is under attac...
MY BOYFRIEND ALSO EXPERIENCES ACNE
By Mari My boyfriend had acne for all 4 years in High School. He had a really severe case which made him extremely depressed and he constantly told me that he wanted to remove all his acne marks ri...
I HAVE TRIED ALMOST EVERYTHING TO HELP MY ACNE
By Mari I definitely have to say that from when I was already 14 years old, I have started to try out using products ranging from Soaps, Facial Wash, Exfoliant Solution, Facial Cleanser, Toners, Se...
15 Steps for Flawless Acne Coverage
Anyone who has ever had acne knows that makeup can either be your best friend, or your worst enemy. The right amount of makeup, done with the right technique and the right tools can disguise the...
The Importance of Topical Antioxidants
Guest Blog By VeganAcneSufferers You probably already know how damaging inflammation can be for the skin. In fact, inflammation appears to be at the root of all acne - although not always infl...
Pore Strips: Are They Safe to Use?
Guest Blog By Vegan Acne Sufferers The other day I was out for a walk with a friend, when we got on the topic of pore strips. He was talking about how gratifying it was to rip out those blackhea...
How To Moisturize Oily Skin In The Summer
Hot weather does not mean we do not need to moisturize skin in the summer. Instead, moisturizing skin in this season should be emphasized more as the fierce sun can cause damaged and dehydrated sk...
Guest Blog By VeganAcneSufferers? You may be wondering what an acne patch is - I certainly was when I first heard of them. No, they're not like a nicotine patch you put on your arm and sudden...
The Lifecyle of A Pimple Explained
By AP Pimples are complex creatures. It took me forever to learn about the pimple’s life cycle, andI will share that with you today. Follicles, or pores, house a single strand of hair. Foll...