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Help, Breakout Alert! – The 101 Emergency Dermalogica Breakout Procedure!

Yes it always happens when you’ve got an important date, an interview or wedding day and the night before a mountainous zit appears.

The first thought that enters our head is “exterminate it” and you may even be tempted to squeeze it to a pulp. Unfortunately that would be the worst case scenarios for this, as not only may you end up with scaring/dermal pigment occurring but you could also spread the bacteria and another zit is born.

The best thing to do is to try and control our urge to kill it with our fingers/instruments and treat it effectively with ingredients that will not only eliminate the bacteria but accelerates the breakout clearing.

Dermalogica have a great little power pack called Dermalogica Special Clearing Booster which is specially formulated as a spot treatment eliminating the breakout causing bacteria in the follicles and helps clear skin while soothing irritation and regulating sebum production – this quickly dries out breakouts too.

Special Clearing Booster does contain Benzoyl Peroxide and if you are sensitive to this ingredient you would be probably better to use Dermalogica’s Concealing Spot Treatment as this does not contain Benzoyl Peroxide.

Dermalogica Concealing Spot Treatment can be used during the day over a dermalogica moisturiser. It has a natural looking tint which conceals and a host of fast acting ingredients to quickly dry up and heal breakouts and clearing congestion to help prevent future breakouts.

At night Dermalogica Overnight Clearing Gel is a winner (this product is an update of Dermalogica’s Medicated Clearing Gel). Apply a thin layer all over the area of concern and allow to absorb as this product will help to clear skin, calm inflammation and prevent future breakouts by reducing excess sebum, removing congestion in the pore and eliminating bacteria.

Well I have explained all you can do at home but if you want to boost up your treatment take yourself into a Dermalogica Skin Care Centre and have a Microzone Spot Clearing Treatment, or if you are located in Adelaide, you can always have a treatment with me at my Day Spa Adelaide Salon.

You can check out the Dermalogica Microzone Treatments Video Below

High Frequency is great for breakouts and if you do have a spot clearing treatment you may get the high frequency performed by a professional during your treatment. It works by reducing inflammation, eliminating toxins, killing bacteria and sterilising the breakout area – this is fantastic for zapping the blemish away.

 

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Get Clearer Skin With Every Wash!

Get Clearer Skin With Every Wash!

Dermalogica Medibac Clearing Skin Wash

Dermalogica Medibac

Clearing Skin Wash - A Great Choice For Inflammed Acne Skin Types

Dermalogica Medibac Clearing Skin Wash – Your Going to Love it! – If you are prone to more than just the odd breakout and you find that your acne is worse during times of stress or hormonal fluctuations then you are going to love dermalogica medibacclearing skin wash. This dermalogica cleanser works at unclogging your pores, reducing excess oil flow, reducing bacteria in the follicles and calming inflammation and irritation from breakouts, basically working on the four main triggers of acne.

The dermalogica acnerange (medibac) is a system designed to treat your skin using a range of products that work by layering different ingredients on your skin to get a better result for treating acne.

Clearing Skin Wash is a gel cleanser that foams up when you add water and it makes your skin feel really clean and fresh after every wash.

Why Would You Use This Dermalogica Cleanser Compared to Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel?

This is a question I get asked all the time, Dermalogica Clearing Skin Wash contains salicylic acid at a 0.5% strength this is enough for it to go to work on blocked pores and clean then out and effectively remove traces of make up.

When you start to use this cleanser it can feel tingly on the skin, as your skin gets use to the active ingredients this sensation will go away. Make sure you don’t use this product around your eyes (yes- it will sting!) and it’s not ideal if you have very sensitive skin. However this is a fantastic cleanser to use if you suffer with inflammed, red, sore breakouts and clogged pores. The salicylic acid will help reduce the clogging, reduce future breakouts and exfoliate your skin, not to mention remove surface excess oil.

Dermalogica Special Cleansing Gel is an effective cleanser but not specific for acne prone skin types, although it is fine for you to use.

Dermalogica Medibac Cleanser For The Body

Because this dermalogica cleanser is a gel, you will find that it’s perfect to use on your body on areas prone to breakouts such as your back or chest and if you use it with dermalogica’s buffing cloth you are going to get twice the exfoliation.

A lot of skin care therapists I find do not recommend this dermalogica cleanser as often as they should, sticking to the “safe-choice” special cleansing gel because of fear of drying people’s skin out. But I find that if you do suffer with consistent breakouts you really need to use a cleanser that is going to treat this specific condition (acne) and use all of the specific dermalogica acne products to see a great improvement in your skin. If you find yourself under a lot of stress and your breakouts are becoming more prominent this is a perfect cleanser for you to use.

How to Use Clearing Skin Wash

The secret for using clearing skin wash is to use only a small amount (a pea-sized amount) into your wet hands and “lather” in your hands, so it starts to foam-up. It’s really important that you do lather the cleanser well and remove all traces off your face – as not foaming it well enough will cause your skin to dry out!! This has been a problem for some people who have experienced irritation in the past, or have used it around your eyes (don’t).

While cleansing your skin make sure you concentrate on your breakout/clogged skin prone areas (most likely forehead, chin and nose). Don’t use this cleanser if you have particular sensitive skin and for best results use dermalogica precleanse first before you use this cleanser, to get a deeper level of clean.

Dermalogica Clearing Skin Wash Benefits

This really is a four-in-one dermalogica cleanser that targets your breakouts.

  • It works on controlling the bacteria on your skin that causes acne with the ingredients Tea Tree Oil and Eucalyptus
  • It Help soothe irritation from painful inflammed pimples with calming camphor and soothing menthol
  • A combination of acne fighting botanicals such as licorice, bergamot and lemon help to prevent future breakouts.
  • Salicylic Acid unclogs pores and minimises blackhead formation and pimples.

I have found dermalogica clearing skin wash to be a good choice for me when I am prone to breakouts and when they go I change back to my normal cleanser, so you may find like me that you do not need to use it all the time.

WHAT DO YOU THINK TO DERMALOGICA CLEARING SKIN WASH?? LET ME KNOW YOUR THOUGHTS ON DERMALOGICA BY COMMENTING BELOW!! GOOD OR BAD!!!

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If You Are Sick and Tired of Oily Shine You Need to Dermalogica’s Oil Control Lotion!

If You Are Sick and Tired of Oily Shine You Need to Dermalogica’s Oil Control Lotion!

Dermalogica Medibac Oil Control Lotion

oil control lotion - dermalogica moisturiser
Yes – Oily Skin’s Do Need to Moisturise! Dermalogica’s Oil Control Lotion is Great!

Dermalogica Oil control lotion is a favourite among many acne suffers to help control breakouts because it’s oil-free, non-clogging and paraben-free not forgetting that its main purpose is a moisturiser.

It works at controlling the triggers of acne (the triggers are clogged pores, oil flow, bacteria and inflammation) as well as being a really great light-weight moisturiser. You do need to use a moisturiser if you have oily skin because it will help combat the dehydration and the great thing about oil control lotion is that it lightly hydrates and mops up excess oil.

Dermalogica’s oil control lotion feels really nice on the skin, it’s light-weight, non-greasy and smells fresh but the most amazing surprise I found from this dermalogica moisturiser is how soothing it is on your skin (thanks to the added botanicals) which is a big plus if you suffer a lot from painful breakouts.

Oil control lotion uses the power of microsponges that are derived from potato starch that have a special knack of absorbing “excess” oil flow on the surface of your skin. It gives you a matt finish. It’s a great choice for oily skin types as not only will it allow your make up to go on better and stay on better, but that tell-tale “oil-slick” will be far less than normal, as it will reduce the amount of oil on your face. You can use oil control lotion on your face or just specific oily areas. Make sure your skin is oily if you are using this product, if you are not sure use the alternative dermalogica moisturiser active moist as this is oil-free and combats dehydration.

Dermalogica Ingredients

There is one percent salicylic acid in this product to help very lightly exfoliate your skin and unclog the pores, however don’t expect to use this product instead of an exfoliant, it’s more for it’s antibacterial properties at one percent, it’s best to use overnight clearing gel at night time (it’s got salicylic acid a higher dose and hylauronic acid to hydrate your skin – without oil)

Dermalogica Medibac Acne Complex is in dermalogica oil control lotion, this complex helps to control your oil production thanks to the ingredients (zinc gluconate, yeast extract, caffeine, biotin, horse chestnut enatia bark) and regulate your oil production.

Oily Shine is reduced by the microsponges but enatia chlorantha bark does also help to reduce shine. To give your skin ‘relief’ from those painful pimples panthenol, menthol, bisabolol and glycyrrhizade are added to calm inflammation while the ingredient Hyssopus helps to prevent future breakouts by control your breakout/bacteria activity and even zinc gluconate is really good at minimising any acne bacteria.

Look if you have breakouts and need a moisturiser try it, as you can see it’s much more than just your average moisturiser as it does fight the causes of acne and if you use the entire dermalogica medibac line you will great a better improvement in your skin.

It’s best if you just use oil control lotion in the day time and you only need a pea size amount for your whole face.

What do you think to dermalogica oil control lotion? What is your opinion or review? Let me know what you think by commenting below.

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Instantly Reduce Breakout Redness and Irritation with Dermalogica’s Sebum Clearing Masque

Instantly Reduce Breakout Redness and Irritation with Dermalogica’s Sebum Clearing Masque

Dermalogica Medibac Sebum Clearing Masque

Dermalogica Medibac Sebum Clearing Masque

Dermalogica Medibac Masque Works Great for Breakouts

If you experience painful, swollen pimples and redness from breakouts that are either healing or from what you have squeezed! Sebum Clearing Masque from Dermalogica’s Medibac Range will help will this skin problem. It’s absolutely wonderful to use if you are prone-to breakouts and you want your skin to look it’s best if you are going out, because not only will it help your skin feel incredible smooth and clean, you will notice from a first time use how incredibly calm it makes your skin look and how redness from your breakouts is less and it’s no wonder you will see what a difference this masque makes to white-heads and swollen pimples thanks to all the bacteria killing ingredients in this dermalogica masque that also soothes irritated skin.

It’s a clay-based masque thanks to its two deep-cleaning ingredients Kaolin and Bentonite, but you will find that it does not suck the moisture out of your skin, but brings it back into balance, giving you a matt finish (which works wonders if you are going out and want your make up to go on and last longer through-out the night).

As you apply it to your skin you will feel how incredibly cooling and refreshing this masque is as you apply it and how soothing it is for irritated skin – You will love it!

Dermalogica Medibac Sebum Clearing Masque Ingredients

Sebum Clearing Masque

This is What Dermalogica Sebum Clearing Masque Looks Like

There are four main triggers what need to be addressed when treating acne (excess oil production, bacteria, dead skin cell build up and inflammation) and this masque targets all of these triggers at once, that is why I think this masque is fantastic and you really need to use it if you suffer with acne-prone skin, in fact you can use this dermalogica medibac masque up to three times a week on clean, cleansed skin.

Excess Oil Production

As I explained already Kaolin and Bentonite clays absorb excess oil on your skin without stripping it. 

It’s pretty amazing that there are actual ingredients out there that regulate oil flow in the skin and that is exactly what Niacinamide, Zinc Gluconate and Caffeine do and as a bonus also help to reduce bacteria.

Bacteria Reduction

When you experience whiteheads and painful swelling from pimples this is thanks to bacteria, dermalogica sebum clearing masque uses Spiraea Ulmaria Extract and Cinnamon Bark work to inhibit bacteria by stimulating your own natural anti-bacterial agents in your skin.

Reduce Inflammation

What’s dermalogica without its calming properties! This dermalogica medibac masque also uses Panthenol and Horse Chestnut and Liquorice to soothe inflammation in your skin from the irritation of breakouts with the amazing calming capabilities of Oats and Bisabolol.

Excess Dead Skin Cells

Dermalogica have also added Salicylic Acid to also help unclog the pores on your skin, leaving your with a cleaner, smoother and clearer skin after use – It really is a great masque.

Dermalogica’s Medibac Masque is more than just a masque it’s a treatment-skin-restoring-wonder which I would recommend to anyone who suffers with breakouts and oil skin conditions.

What Do You Think to Dermalogica’s Medibac Range and Dermalogica’s Sebum Clearing Masque? I Want to Know What YOU Think – Show Me Your Alive and Voice Your Opinion Below!!!!

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Benzoyl Peroxide

Benzoyl Peroxide

What is BenzoylPeroxide?

Benzoyl Peroxide is an ingredient that is used in many acne products. It is a popular ingredient because it removes the bacteria known as p.acnes that cause the red bumps and swelling on your skin, helping to clear your breakouts quickly.

Benzoyl Peroxide was originally used to bleach fabrics (that’s why you may find your towels fading when you use this ingredient!)

There have been many studies on Benzoyl Peroxide all indicating how good it is for killing the bacteriathat causes acne. It also works better than any antibiotic at killing the p.acnes, but what makes Benzoyl Peroxide special is that it produces oxygen (which p.acnes hate) and the bacteria never gets immune to Benzoyl Peroxide. This means that if Benzoyl Peroxide works for you it will continue to work.

Just by using Benzoyl Peroxide for twice a day for five days, studies have shown that the p.acnes will be reduced by 95% (no prescription antibiotic can begin to match the antibacterial effect of benzoyl peroxide).

Although Benzoyl Peroxide is great for acne, you cannot rely on this ingredient alone to be enough to reduce your breakouts, as it only kills the bacteria, it does not clog pores, it does not remove excess oil that means you need to use other products that work on the other triggers of acne at the same time to get clearer skin. Salicylic Acid is a great for unclogging pores, this allows the Benzoyl Peroxideto penetrate and kill off the bacteria. (There is also evidence that Benzoyl Peroxide may control excess oil production).

Dermalogica’s Special Clearing Booster  contains 5% Benzoyl Peroxide and it is to be used as a spot treatment (placed directly on the breakout). Benzoyl Peroxide can be irritating for some skin types, and is best used as a spot treatment it can also make you more sensitive to the sun, so you must wear your sunscreen and reapply during the day.

It’s really important that you cleanse your skin correctly to allow active ingredients to penetrate the skin and work effectively, using something like dermalogica’s special cleansing gel will help to cleanse your skin with stripping it.

Acne can be terrible in fact one of the biggest causes of acne these days is from stress, allowing yourself to de-stress throughout the day, to take time out for yourself is very important, not only will it do you good but also your acne. Remember Benzoyl Perozide is not a cure for acne but it is one way to help reduce your breakouts that is proven to work. I don’t recommend using benzoyl peroxide all over your face, it’s too drying I have seen this so many times in my salons where they have used Benzoyl Peroxide all over there skin and they are sensitized, red, inflammed and there skin is so dry it’s flaking off in sheets.

It really is sad when i see people’s skins like this, as normally I find it’s teenagers and they so hopelessly want to improve there breakouts but because they have built up a reaction, all I can do is help them with the sensitivity of there skin and improve and strengthen the skin’s barrier (where all they want is there acne removed – which is understandable). Only after the skin is strong enough and calmed down can you begin to use acne products again

Anyway What’s Your Thoughts on Benzoyl Peroxide, Do you LOVE it? HATE it? Tell Me What you think or tell me your experiences with it and comment below, I love to hear what you think – Don’t Be Shy!!!!

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The Miraculous effect of Dermalogica’s Special Clearing Booster

The Miraculous effect of Dermalogica’s Special Clearing Booster

Special Clearing Booster

Marvellous Special Clearing Booster - Heals Pimples Quickly

Dermalogica Special Clearing Booster Works Like Magic

Dermalogica Medibac Special Clearing Booster is great for healing breakouts quickly and is especially useful when you have an event or an important date (the sheer thought of the event can cause you to break out) and thankfully dermalogica’s special clearing booster is a potent acne killing product that will quickly eradicate any pimple. Dermalogica Special Clearing Booster has been a wonder product of mine for how quickly I have seen it heal my client’s breakouts. Developed with Benzoyl Peroxide a 5% potent strength, it’s capable of killing off the p.acnes that thrive in the follicles that cause the red bumps on your skin, by reducing the painful swelling and redness. If you have a particularly bad pimple apply a good amount of it, to only the affected breakout when you go to bed, by the time you wake up the Benzoyl Peroxide would have reduced the swelling – it’s Absolutely Marvellous!

Special Clearing Booster Acne Fighting Ingredients

Besides the bacteria killing Benzoyl Peroxide in this formula dermalogica have included their exclusive Alginated Zinc Triplex which is in many of their dermalogica medibac products. Alginated Zinc Triplex is a combination of hydrolysed algin and zinc sulphate. These have a good antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effect on your skin. It also interferes with the action of the five alpha reductase enzyme process and this has been shown to reduce sebum by approximately 26 per cent – fascinating stuff!

Tea Tree Oil and Zinc Sulfate are also used in Special Clearing Booster both for there bacteria reducing abilities. Tea Tree Oil also is a great anti-inflammatory, and Zinc Sulfate helps to regulate sebum production in the follicle.

Most acne products can be irritating on the skin with Special Clearing Booster it is to be applied only to the affected breakout, but with everything dermalogica designs they always add calming ingredients to help reduce any irritation to the skin and that’s no different with this product with the added Chamomile Extract and Calendula both incredibly soothing ingredients that helps to calm the inflamed breakout and reduce the size of the pimple.

The whole formula is blended in an herbal base of Lavender, Calendula, German Chamomile, Linden and St.John’s Wort. These purifying plant extracts contain essential oils and phytochemicals that not only soothe and calm irritated skin, but also dissolve impaction plugs while moisturising dehydrated tissues.

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A great on-the-spot treatment for those annoying pimples that quickly heal breakouts without over-drying and irritation. This is one of those products you cannot live without if you suffer with breakouts (not recommended for sensitive skin types or anyone allergic to Benzoyl Peroxide). The actual bottle will last two years once you have opened it, you only need a small amount and the bottle does last a really long time.

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A Great Way to Minimise Oily Skin and Pore Size

A Great Way to Minimise Oily Skin and Pore Size
Dermalogica Medibac Clearing Mattfier
Clearing Mattifier from the Dermalogica Medibac Range

Dermalogica Medibac Clearing Mattifier – A Must-Have Product For Anyone Who Suffers With Acne

Dermalogica Medibac – Clearing Mattifier – I have been helping a majority of clients the past few weeks with adult acne and I have been updating my knowledge on acne, one product that I have fallen in love with is clearing mattifier -I forgot how good it is!

How Dermalogica’s Medibac Clearing Mattifier Works

Clearing Mattifier works in more than one way to target the causes of acne (and this is one reason why I think it is so superb). With the line of medibac dermalogica products, they are developed to target the four main factors that contribute to acne and there four factors are:- excess oil flow, dead skin cell build-up, bacteria in the cells and inflammation. If you want to know more about this check out my acne post.

Clearing Mattifier is a daytime acne treatment that can be used alone or under your moisturiser. The first thing you will notice about this product is it’s consistency, it’s really silky and smooth and glides onto your skin like silk. You only need to use a small amount because it spreads easily and the reason it feels so great is it is formulated with organic silicone’s (like barrier repair and multivitamin power firm). As this dermalogica medibac product is derived from silicone’s and it is a ‘water-less’ formulation.

As soon as you apply clearing mattifier to your skin it eliminates shine on the surface, giving you a constant matt look throughout the day. I like the way it fills in any fine lines or surface cracks that may be appearing on your face, as it smooths them out. I find it’s a great make up primer, not only for it’s oil-absorbing properties but because of the silicones it smooths out the consistencies on your skin. This means your make up goes on better and stays on better! An acne-make up product in one :)

If these two reasons are enough for you to go and get clearing mattifier wait until you hear what else i have to tell you about this wonderful product!

Pores can be a real problem for anyone with oily or breakout prone skin, they are either clogged/congested and they also can be on the rather large size. According to Annette King from the International Dermal Institute, Cinnamon Bark Extract which is used in Clearing Mattifier, can help reduce pore Size by 36% and this extract also is a great regulator of sebum production in the follicle and has excellent anti-bacterial properties. It actually helps to stimulates the skin’s natural peptides that have been demonstrated to have anti-bacterial properties (pretty amazing hey?)

Salicylic Acid is also used in this product at a 2% strength, and because it is formulated in a water-less formula, the concentration of the salicylic acid is maximised right down into the follicle, clearing out the pores and doing a deeper cleanse. The salicylic acid calms the inside of the follicle and removes the excess dead skin cell build up, Salicylic Acid is also antibacterial plus clearing mattifier is boosted with Vitamin A to enhance the exfoliation properties even more.

In fact studies have shown that using a 2% strength Salicylic Acid solution versus a 8% strength Glycolic Acid solution is far superior at reducing breakouts. This means that applying Clearing Mattifier regularly to any area of congestion on your skin will quickly improve or eliminate the dead skin cell build up.

Sebum is also regulated (your oil-flow), with the unique dermalogica sebum regulating complex which goes to work at reducing the amount of sebum being produced inside the follicle, so you get less oil and less oily shine.

Benzoyl Peroxide is often used in a lot of acne products thanks to it’s bacteria killing properties, but this ingredient can cause a lot of sensitivity to the skin and it’s best to be used only as a targeted spot treatment. Dermalogica have developed a blend of Cinnamon Bark Extract that not only helps to kill the bacteria associated with acne, but also reduces blackheads and has astringent properties to give you clearer skin, without the irritation.

You will find that this medibac product quickly absorbs into your skin and you do not need to use it all over your face, you can apply it just to your jawline or chin area, it depends on where you need it or experiencing breakouts. As the dermalogica Medibac line is targeted towards “adult acne”, you will notice that your skin will not dry out from using this product, it will also help reduce inflammation in the skin.

Licorice, Chamomile and Green Tea are used for there wonderful soothing and calming actions for this purpose to reducing the inflammation caused by acne. It’s also boosted with vitamin E , Panthenol and Grape Seed Extract to help heal the skin and fight free radical damage. Adult skin heals slower compared to teenagers skin, so anything to help promote healing is a plus and dermalogica have certainly added that in this formulation.

The dermalogica Medibac Range has been designed to work as a layering system, layering different ingredients at different strengths onto the skin, that it why I suggest you use Dermalogica’s Overnight Clearing Gel as well with this product for 24 hour breakout protection! (if used with the mattifier!).

I hope you have found this useful, it really is amazing the ingredients and technology gone into this dermalogica medibac product. I really hope you enjoy using clearing mattifier.

Let me know Your Opinion Good or Bad about Clearing Mattifier – Let Me Hear Your Voice and Comment Below on Dermalogica’s Clearing Mattifer or The Dermalogica Medibac Range!!!

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Four Causes of Acne

Four Causes of Acne

The Four Major Causes of Acne

Stop Hiding From Your Breakouts

 Many people suffer with acne these days, it use to be that you would only suffer with breakouts in your teens, but I am finding that more and more adults are suffering with acne and one of the major factors is from stress. It’s not nice being in your thirties (or whatever age) having pimples. Acne can cause people to suffer with depression, embarrassment and lowered self-esteem.

The cause of acne on the skin can be broken down into four causes.

Dead Skin Cell Build Up

  • Dead skin cells on the surface of the skin, that are not removed can lead to a build up and clog the follicles. The dead skin cells mix with sebum (oil) and bacteria, making it harder for the cells to be removed. (You can see why we all need to exfoliate twice a week).

Bacteria

  • Bacteria is found naturally inside our hair follicles, but the problems start when the bacteria gets out of balance and start to irritate the hair follicle and cause inflammation, this is why are breakouts can hurt when you feel them develop and sometimes they can be really angry and red.

Oil

  • Hormones play a part on the product of sebum (oil) on our skin. When hormones get out of balance, or when we are stressed, more sebum can be produced

Hair Follicle

  • Hair follicles that have nice thick hairs, make it easy for sebum to been drawn up to the surface of the skin. If hair follicles are thinner or missing, sebum cannot be drawn out of the follicle as quickly and stays in the follicle mixing with dead skin cells forming a pimple. Hair follicle thickness is genetic, no product can fix this, however learning about the parts of the acne cycle that leads to break outs, you can minimise breakouts and be more in control of your skin condition.

The first step in the acne prevention cycle is to have a really good cleansing routine. A great way to cleanse your skin and remove all dirt and excess sebum of your skin is being your cleanse with precleanse.

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