Comments on: Would you Botox your acne away? http://www.beauty-ology.com/2009/10/would-you-botox-your-acne-away/ Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:12:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nycesthy http://www.beauty-ology.com/2009/10/would-you-botox-your-acne-away/comment-page-1/#comment-56 nycesthy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:05:24 +0000 http://beautyology.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-56 Just want to point out that my testing was not exactly "scientific" on this but I was curious and it was the best I could do! For example, the brand name escapes me at the moment, but there's a tea-tree acne wash out there that's from an organic/natural company that I thought would be great for my skin, and it wasn't. Turns out it is pretty darn alkaline. Same with body washes, which is why I now use "no more tears" formulated children shampoos for body wash (Love California Baby's shampoo for the body, but not so much for the hair). The "no more tears" basically means that it is pH neutral (hence no stinging of the eyes), which keeps my skin away from the alkalinity. In Europe, companies by law have to label the pH on the bottles, but here in the US it's not required so it's not done. I wish it was, cause it would take the guess work out for me. If you want, DM me your snail mail address on Twitter and I will send you a sample of what I formulated. Just want to point out that my testing was not exactly “scientific” on this but I was curious and it was the best I could do! For example, the brand name escapes me at the moment, but there’s a tea-tree acne wash out there that’s from an organic/natural company that I thought would be great for my skin, and it wasn’t. Turns out it is pretty darn alkaline. Same with body washes, which is why I now use “no more tears” formulated children shampoos for body wash (Love California Baby’s shampoo for the body, but not so much for the hair). The “no more tears” basically means that it is pH neutral (hence no stinging of the eyes), which keeps my skin away from the alkalinity.

In Europe, companies by law have to label the pH on the bottles, but here in the US it’s not required so it’s not done. I wish it was, cause it would take the guess work out for me.

If you want, DM me your snail mail address on Twitter and I will send you a sample of what I formulated.

]]> By: BSDiva http://www.beauty-ology.com/2009/10/would-you-botox-your-acne-away/comment-page-1/#comment-55 BSDiva Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:52:37 +0000 http://beautyology.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-55 I think it's a wonder-drug while I'm on it. The dryness is pretty intense, but so worth it to have clear skin for the first time in 10 years. There are tons and tons and tons of regulations to it, which sort of makes the process to get it more traumatic, but it's worth it emotionally if you've been coping with acne for more than a decade and your dermatologist gives you the ok. You said, "What I found is that most cleaners have a very alkaline pH, and my skin reacts better when it’s slightly acidic." What kinds of cleansers, or NON-cleansers do you recommend to avoid that alkaline pH problem? Anything folks like us with problem skin should avoid at all costs? I think it’s a wonder-drug while I’m on it. The dryness is pretty intense, but so worth it to have clear skin for the first time in 10 years. There are tons and tons and tons of regulations to it, which sort of makes the process to get it more traumatic, but it’s worth it emotionally if you’ve been coping with acne for more than a decade and your dermatologist gives you the ok.

You said, “What I found is that most cleaners have a very alkaline pH, and my skin reacts better when it’s slightly acidic.” What kinds of cleansers, or NON-cleansers do you recommend to avoid that alkaline pH problem? Anything folks like us with problem skin should avoid at all costs?

]]> By: nycesthy http://www.beauty-ology.com/2009/10/would-you-botox-your-acne-away/comment-page-1/#comment-54 nycesthy Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:41:51 +0000 http://beautyology.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-54 Tough to say w.out seeing your skin and knowing much about you! Are you on a generic form of Accutane or the real deal? I thought LaRoche was no longer making it in the US... But my thoughts on it--I am suspicious because of all the medical side effects of the drug (like don't get pregnant b/c of severe birth defects). I do think there are serious flaws in our drug approval system and wonder about the safety. That said, it can work wonders, and if you can get live through the severe dryness that comes with it, many people swear by it. I had a serious change in my skin when I hit my 30s. Never had problems with acne in my teens/20s and then by my 30th bday I not only had acne, I had painful, horrible cystic acne that would not go away for months. It wasn't until I stopped with the acne medicated products, and actually realized that I was having a weird reaction to cleansers of all things, that it began to go away and now I can pretty much control it. I formulated my own cleanser, and that really did the trick. If I run out, and use a regular backup cleanser, I immediately start seeing bumps. So in my particular case, I gave myself skin sensitivity by over-drying my skin with products. Like being around really strong sanitizing solutions, for example, will turn me beet red. I was a lobster all through school just from the fumes our sanitizers gave off. What I found is that most cleaners have a very alkaline pH, and my skin reacts better when it's slightly acidic. I was surprised that given my sensitivity, my skin handles and reacts to peels extremely well. It took a few months of trial and error to get to this point but kicking the acne stuff was ultimately what cleared me up. It's so counter-intuitive and it's a hard sell to clients. It's amazing how much mis-information is out there in the beauty magazine world and the mass market product marketing machine, which is huge part of the reason why it can be such an uphill battle. Tough to say w.out seeing your skin and knowing much about you! Are you on a generic form of Accutane or the real deal? I thought LaRoche was no longer making it in the US… But my thoughts on it–I am suspicious because of all the medical side effects of the drug (like don’t get pregnant b/c of severe birth defects). I do think there are serious flaws in our drug approval system and wonder about the safety. That said, it can work wonders, and if you can get live through the severe dryness that comes with it, many people swear by it.

I had a serious change in my skin when I hit my 30s. Never had problems with acne in my teens/20s and then by my 30th bday I not only had acne, I had painful, horrible cystic acne that would not go away for months. It wasn’t until I stopped with the acne medicated products, and actually realized that I was having a weird reaction to cleansers of all things, that it began to go away and now I can pretty much control it. I formulated my own cleanser, and that really did the trick. If I run out, and use a regular backup cleanser, I immediately start seeing bumps.

So in my particular case, I gave myself skin sensitivity by over-drying my skin with products. Like being around really strong sanitizing solutions, for example, will turn me beet red. I was a lobster all through school just from the fumes our sanitizers gave off.

What I found is that most cleaners have a very alkaline pH, and my skin reacts better when it’s slightly acidic. I was surprised that given my sensitivity, my skin handles and reacts to peels extremely well.

It took a few months of trial and error to get to this point but kicking the acne stuff was ultimately what cleared me up. It’s so counter-intuitive and it’s a hard sell to clients. It’s amazing how much mis-information is out there in the beauty magazine world and the mass market product marketing machine, which is huge part of the reason why it can be such an uphill battle.

]]> By: BSDiva http://www.beauty-ology.com/2009/10/would-you-botox-your-acne-away/comment-page-1/#comment-52 BSDiva Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:15:30 +0000 http://beautyology.wordpress.com/?p=360#comment-52 Hey girl hey. :) Great article. Thanks for the props to Beauty Schools Directory, too. I've had terrible, terrible skin when it comes to acne most of my life. I, like your client, have used every product on the market, have been to three dermatologists, etc. Right now I am on round 3 of Accutane - the most serious round yet. What are your thoughts on Accutane? What kind of drug-free routine would you prescribe to get away from the tight/dry/acne-proned skin thing? Hey girl hey. :) Great article. Thanks for the props to Beauty Schools Directory, too.

I’ve had terrible, terrible skin when it comes to acne most of my life. I, like your client, have used every product on the market, have been to three dermatologists, etc. Right now I am on round 3 of Accutane – the most serious round yet. What are your thoughts on Accutane? What kind of drug-free routine would you prescribe to get away from the tight/dry/acne-proned skin thing?

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