Holistic Skincare and Natural Beauty Blog Posts
BPO, Mandelic Acid or Salicylic Acid: Which Does Your Acne Need? If you have acne, you have probably heard of benzoyl peroxide, mandelic acid, and salicylic acid. They are three of our most-used acne ingredients at Viriditas. They are also not doing the same job. That is important, because acne treatment is not simply about…
We tend to use the word pimple for almost everything acne does. Tiny bump? Pimple.Big angry red thing? Pimple.Whitehead? Pimple.Mystery lump under the skin that seems to have signed a six-month lease? Also pimple. But different acne lesions are doing different things inside the skin. Knowing what you are looking at matters because not every…
Your skin feels tight. Maybe it is flaky around the nose or mouth. Your moisturizer disappears almost immediately. By afternoon, your face feels dry again. So you do the logical thing. You buy a richer cream. Then perhaps a facial oil. Then a hydrating mask. Maybe another serum, because apparently this one contains seven molecular…
If you have ever searched for herbs for acne-prone skin, you have probably found plenty of lists. Spearmint for hormonal acne.Burdock for detox.Dandelion for the liver.Turmeric for inflammation.Green tea for oil control. And while each of these plants may have a place, I want to begin with something important: Herbs are not little green pharmaceuticals.…
Hormonal acne is often explained in dramatic terms. PCOS. Major hormone imbalance. High testosterone. Abnormal labs. Prescription medication. And yes — for some people, acne is connected to PCOS or another endocrine pattern. That matters, and it deserves medical attention. But in the treatment room, we often see something much more common: The once-a-month chin…