Acne Facts

It is primarily a genetic condition.
It can be exacerbated or caused by certain medications (prescribed & OTC).
What you eat will affect your breakouts, if you are Acne prone.
Skin care products and makeup with pore clogging ingredients will give you more breakouts.
Hormonal shifts can increase breakouts.
You can present with Acne at any age. We see this more so in females. Even if you had no breakouts as a teen.
Bacteria is not the cause of Acne.
Following a low glycemic diet can decrease your inflamed lesions up to 60% within 8 weeks.
Eating Meat, Fruit, Vegetables and Beans is a great way to support clearing your skin.
There is no cure for Acne.
Committing to an Acne Program with an experience Acne Specialist will help you achieve clear skin.

Acne Myths

If you would wash your face more, you would have clear skin.
- Fact - Over-washing your skin can strip the lipid barrier and cause dehydration which actually increases your breakouts.
Prescriptions from your doctor work better than skin care products.
- Fact - Working with an experience Acne Specialist will clear your skin and keep it clear much better the prescriptions.
Accutane (oral isotretinoin) will cure your Acne.
- Fact - There is no cure for acne. Accutane has SERIOUS side effects than can take as long as 10-15 years to appear.
All of your blackheads means you have dirty skin.
- Fact - Your blackheads are just solidified sebum that has reached the surface and oxidized, thus turning them black.
The black pores all over your nose are blackheads.
- Fact - They are probably sebaceous filaments that are normal. They are more prominent in the T-zone area of your skin. Do not squeeze them as they will be back within a day or two and squeezing them can damage your skin.
Having bangs gives you breakouts on your forehead.
- Fact - Bangs on your forehead gives you greasy bangs especially when you have oily skin.
Quit touching your face - it gives you breakouts.
- Fact - Just not true.
Squeezing pimples will spread bacteria and cause more breakouts.
- Fact - I recommend only extracting pustules (PROPERLY) when necessary. I provide instruction on this.
Coconut oil will fix your Acne.
- Fact - Please don't use coconut oil on your skin. It is a 5/5 pore clogger.
Fast food is bad because it has a lot of grease.
- Fact - Fast food has a lot of salt and sugar which is absolutely a trigger for breakouts.
Panera, Subway and 5 Guys is not fast food like McDonalds.
- Fact - Yes it is. Any food you consume that is not homemade (made from scratch) is going to be more processed and higher in salt and sugar.

Acne Facts

It is primarily a genetic condition.

It can be exacerbated or caused by certain medications (prescribed & OTC).

What you eat will affect your breakouts, if you are Acne prone.

Skin care products and makeup with pore clogging ingredients will give you more breakouts.

Hormonal shifts can increase breakouts.​​

You can present with Acne at any age. We see this more so in females. Even if you had no breakouts as a teen.

Bacteria is not the cause of Acne. ​

Following a low glycemic diet can decrease your inflamed lesions up to 60% within 8 weeks.

Eating Meat, Fruit, Vegetables and Beans is a great way to support clearing your skin.

There is no cure for Acne.

Committing to an Acne Program with an experience Acne Specialist will help you achieve clear skin.

Acne Myths

If you would wash your face more, you would have clear skin.

Fact - Over-washing your skin can strip the lipid barrier and cause dehydration which actually increases your breakouts.​

Prescriptions from your doctor work better than skin care products.

Fact - Working with an experience Acne Specialist will clear your skin and keep it clear much better the prescriptions.​

Accutane (oral isotretinoin) will cure your Acne.

Fact - There is no cure for acne. Accutane has SERIOUS side effects than can take as long as 10-15 years to appear.​

All of your blackheads means you have dirty skin.

Fact - Your blackheads are just solidified sebum that has reached the surface and oxidized, thus turning them black.​

The black pores all over your nose are blackheads.

Fact - They are probably sebaceous filaments that are normal. They are more prominent in the T-zone area of your skin. Do not squeeze them as they will be back within a day or two and squeezing them can damage your skin.​

Having bangs gives you breakouts on your forehead.

Fact - Bangs on your forehead gives you greasy bangs especially when you have oily skin.​

Quit touching your face - it gives you breakouts.

Fact - Just not true.​

Squeezing pimples will spread bacteria and cause more breakouts.

Fact - I recommend only extracting pustules (PROPERLY) when necessary. I provide instruction on this. ​

Coconut oil will fix your Acne.

Fact - Please don't use coconut oil on your skin. It is a 5/5 pore clogger.​​​

Fast food is bad because it has a lot of grease.

Fact - Fast food has a lot of salt and sugar which is absolutely a trigger for breakouts.​

Panera, Subway and 5 Guys is not fast food like McDonalds.

Fact - Yes it is. Any food you consume that is not homemade (made from scratch) is going to be more processed and higher in salt and sugar.

Hormonal shifts can increase breakouts.

Bacteria is not the cause of Acne.

Fact - Over-washing your skin can strip the lipid barrier and cause dehydration which actually increases your breakouts.

Fact - Working with an experience Acne Specialist will clear your skin and keep it clear much better the prescriptions.

Fact - There is no cure for acne. Accutane has SERIOUS side effects than can take as long as 10-15 years to appear.

Fact - Your blackheads are just solidified sebum that has reached the surface and oxidized, thus turning them black.

Fact - They are probably sebaceous filaments that are normal. They are more prominent in the T-zone area of your skin. Do not squeeze them as they will be back within a day or two and squeezing them can damage your skin.

Fact - Bangs on your forehead gives you greasy bangs especially when you have oily skin.

Fact - Just not true.

Fact - I recommend only extracting pustules (PROPERLY) when necessary. I provide instruction on this.

Fact - Please don't use coconut oil on your skin. It is a 5/5 pore clogger.

Fact - Fast food has a lot of salt and sugar which is absolutely a trigger for breakouts.