If you make a habit of studying your acne, and you regularly record your observations in your trusty old acne journal, you might have noticed from time to time that you keep getting acne in the same place. I’ve put together three quick points to help you try to diagnose and…
Here it is folks, for those of you who are good little boys and follow the ketogenic diet for acne and get good results… but are maybe a little tired of the serious restriction on carbohydrates – your saviour has arrived with a message of hope. I thought I’d experiment…
I came across this story in the Financial Times this morning and after I’d mopped up the coffee I squirted all over my desk, I thought it might make a good “live news” post, if only to prove that I’ve got my finger on the pulse here. Yes folks, you read that figure right.…
This is the second post I’ve written about things which look like acne, and this time it’s about a condition called Pityrosporum Folliculitis (or PF for short). PF is also known as Malassezia folliculitis. The first post was about seborrheic dermatitis, a very similar condition to PF. You can read…
To quote the great economist John Maynard Keynes, when accused of flip-flopping on his own opinion: “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do sir?” (Actually, there is no real evidence that he said this, but for our purposes let’s assume he did). And to quote…
Mmmmmmm… looks good right? WRONG! I’m afraid today’s post is all about ramming home the point that you cannot expect to have clear skin and eat all the junk food you want, because for most acne-prone people junk food causes acne. Don’t get me wrong here – I’m not in…
Here’s a serious skin cleansing regimen for you, created with a helpful dollop of my home-made, self-brewed logic. Those of you who’ve read my account of the Caveman Regimen (and most of the other posts on this blog, actually) will know that I’m no fan of cleansers, facial washes, moisturizers…
Excuse me for the awful pun in that title, but I couldn’t resist (“spot”, “comedogenic”, geddit?). This post is about compounds, cosmetic ingredients and substances which are comedogenic. Comedogenic means “having a tendency to cause pimples by blocking the pores of the skin” and this usually happens in one of…
I’ll admit, the mind-skin connection sounds a bit mumbo-jumbo, and that “psychodermatology” sounds like a profession in line with “naturopaths” and “crystal healers”. In other words, complete hogwash. But if you’re in any doubt about the effect your mind can have on your skin, let me tell you a story…
This post is on the importance of acne classification. Let’s start off with a quote from H. James Harrington. Heard of him? Probably not. He’s an international businessman and performance improvement guru. “Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can’t measure something,…
