Oil-free, non-comedogenic, and Dermatologist-tested are all phrases I used to look for when I’d buy products to help with my acne. By reading The Beauty Bible - Paula Begoun, and through my own personal experiences, I’ve learned that these terms are meaningless. The beauty industry does not seem to have standards when it comes to labeling […]

I am not a doctor, so obviously everything I say is only my opinion, based on my research, and not on a medical background. Please check with your doctor for his or her own medical opinions about various treatments for acne. I have personally had tremendous success with use of  The Pill for my hormonal acne. I […]

After I was finally rid of my adult acne, I was left with a face full of red spots where the active acne used to be. I had red spots everywhere! They were pretty noticeable, and when I’d wash my face with warm water, or scrub it with a gentle exfoliant, the spots would come […]

As you read in my previous post - Acne Treatments That Didn’t Work - I had bad acne, and it wasn’t going away, no matter what I tried. After two years of the acne, I was 30 and I’d had enough! The last Dermatologist I visited in LA gave me a prescription for Differin cream, which again, […]

A big reason I started this site is because I wanted to let people know how I cured my adult acne. It wasn’t easy and it took two years of research and trial and error before I was clear of acne! Around 27 or 28, I had moved from San Francisco and was living in […]

With the bombardment of the media, tv, magazines, and doctors warning you about the dangers of tanning, I can’t imagine anyone doesn’t know that tanning is bad for you. And I don’t think anyone is silly enough to believe that tanning beds are “safe.” As a teenager, I knew tanning wasn’t good, but I figured […]

I was watching an Oprah repeat today and Dr. Oz was on. This reminded me of the Real Age website, and I thought I’d take the free test again, since I haven’t done it in a while. My calendar age is 32, and I think the last time I took the quiz it said I was 26. […]

Me too! Actually there was a point when I was cellulite-free! I will get to that later. Supposedly 90% of women have cellulite, and I’m definitely one of them! I’ve always been relatively thin, but except for a brief point, I’ve always had cellulite, and lots of it! I remember at age 13 grabbing my […]

When I got the job at the Medical Spa, I was extremely excited because that meant I could try all sorts of treatments for free!! As I mentioned, I’m a skeptic, so I don’t necessarily believe in something unless I see it for myself. After viewing my extreme sun damage via a Skin Scanner and […]

I went to a spa conference last year - International Esthetics, Cosmetics and Spa Conference in Las Vegas - and was all excited when one of the booths had a Skin Scanner (sometimes called a Wood’s Lamp or Wood’s Light). You stick your face in the Skin Scanner machine and it will reveal what your skin looks like […]