First, think about 3 things: dry vs. oily vs. “normal”, acne prone or not, and the climate you live in. The second one is easy – if you are acne prone make sure your moisturizers say “noncomedogenic” or are formulated for acne...
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Tag: Oily skin
I find that many women/men are still confused about cleansing. Here’s what you need to know. Our skin naturally produces less oil (gets dryer) as we get older. Most of us, if over 40, shouldn’t be using any cleanser that strips...
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When should you or one of your children seek help for acne from a dermatologist rather than just use drugstore products or see a primary care doctor? Dermatologists can always be helpful for acne, but there are certain situations where...
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Many of my patients, particularly those with oily skin, would like to shrink their large pores. Notwithstanding what you may have read elsewhere on the web, I’m sorry to say that there is no reliable and effective way to shrink...
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Let’s take non-prescription topicals first. Most of the non-prescription drugstore medications for acne are formulated for oily, teenage skin and tend to be too irritating or drying for mature skin. If you have very oily skin still, they might be...
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It’s hot and sticky, and that make-up just seems to run. It’s summer! If you haven’t tried the Shiseido oil blotting papers, they’re brilliant and work so much better than regular powder. The papers come in a case about the...
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