The Acne Battle Book

Clean Diet for Clear Skin

Clean Diet for Clear Skin By: Khadija Dukes Acne is a disease (yes, I consider it a disease) that I have had for a very long time. I have gone to several good and not so good dermatologists, sw...

Pre-Wedding Skin Tips

Pre-Wedding Skin Tips By: Lena I’m getting married in less than one month, and I have never been more aware of my skin. In the past, I’d always had my usual flare-ups, minor pimples that popped...

What It's Really Like to get a Facial

What It's Really Like to get a Facial By: Lena Getting a facial is a rare, luxurious occasion, but the first time you go can feel a little like going to the dentist if you aren’t sure what to e...

How My Acne Affected Me

  My Acne Story By: Lauren Phillips Since the age of thirteen, acne has always played a huge role in my life. I'm the girl who is surrounded by flawless friends, the girl who is stuck looking like ...

Honey Sugar Lip Scrub Recipe

Get soft lips with these easy DIY lip scrubs.  1. Honey Sugar Lip Scrub A honey sugar lip scrub exfoliates the lips by scrubbing off the dead skin and moisturizes at the same time. The brown sugar...

Follow my 10 Year Acne Journey: Banish Roller

By: Rachel Mazza My Acne Story: Banish Roller I’m a really impatient person. So while the coconut oil is great for fading scars and the Tetralysal is preventing breakouts, I wanted the scars ...

My 10 Year Acne Journey: Tetralysal/Lymecycline

By: Rachel Mazza The first few months after I moved to London, I wasn’t using anything on my skin except a basic cleanser and water and no surprise, my skin got a lot worse. I think stopping the ...

Best Acne YouTubers

  By Sophia 1. Heyitsfeiii.  Fei Yang also known as heyitsfeiii on youtube has some of the most popular acne youtube videos.  Fei has had acne breakouts for years, and documented most of her skin j...

What Chemical Peels Did to my Skin

  As I have mentioned in one of my other articles, I used to go for a facial every 3-4 weeks. I also got some chemical peels done from time to time. My experience with chemical peels was that they ...

Why Cut Out Products With Mineral Oil

  By Ophelia I have heard a lot of positive reviews about Banish so far. I really really hope that this will work on my skin, because I have tried so many things, and spent so much money, that if...

DIY treatments Can Be Bad For Your Skin

By Ophelia I am a person who already wasted so much money on different skin care products for acne scars, acne, dry skin, etc and every time I read a new article online on how something worked o...

Topical Gels, Prescriptions, and DIY acne remedies. Which worked?

By Alvina Chowdury     If I can remember all the products I’ve used thus far in my life, now that will be something.  Why you ask?  Because that’s how many products I have used to clear up my sk...

Bio Oil For Acne Scars Review

 By Irini Mina  After having an unhealthy habit of popping my pimples, I ended up with a lot of acne scars that I now need to get rid of. To be honest, I believe that the scars can sometimes be wo...

My Struggle With Acne

By Gabrielle Gullotti I have had acne since I was 13, I am now almost 18. Having acne STINKS, especially while your growing up. At 13 the majority of my friends all had clear, beautiful skin.  I fe...

My Experience with PanOxyl Before and After

By Kate Feycher PanOxyl is an acne product that can be purchased at any local drug store such as a CVS pharmacy or Walgreens. It's a wash off product that contains 10% benzoyl peroxide as an ingre...