Cystic Acne

Cystic acne is technically known as acne vulgaris or pimples.  It is a chronic skin disorder characterized by cysts, open and closed comedones or plugged lesions containing a “cottage-cheese” like material, pus pockets and raised red swelling.  Specifically, acne occurs when the skin pores become plugged.  Each pore is an opening to a canal known [...]

Duct Tape Wart Removal: Does it Really Work?

Warts are skin growths that appear on the skin. In fact, they can appear just about anywhere on the body. Although most warts are harmless, almost all are non-cancerous; you may be interested in having your warts removed. In fact, there is even a good chance that you already started researching your wart removal options [...]

Hormones and Acne: The Horror of Hormonal Acne

Hormonal acne isn’t just the plague of adolescents, it affects adults as well.  A host of research studies have been done on the subject and it’s been found that this type of acne is triggered by the production of androgens. Androgens are male hormones, but they are present in both sexes.  Some of the studies [...]

Acne Free Skin – How to Get There

In an effort to attain acne free skin, many of us unknowingly do things that aggravate the condition instead of making it better.  For example, have you ever been tempted to vigorously scrub your face, thinking that will help?  Well, don’t!  This could ultimately make your condition worse.  The best thing for acne prone skin [...]

Freaking out Over Butt Acne?

Having acne anywhere on your skin is bad enough, but how embarrassing is butt acne!  Not that your butt is hanging out there like your face, but still. As you likely know, acne is common in people of all ages, and generally appears on your face, back, neck, shoulders and chest.  And yes, many people [...]