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Hormonal breakouts are most certainly not just a teenage affliction. Hormonal acne can continue into adulthood, especially affecting middle-aged women. Our hormones are largely in charge of what happens in our bodies, and it all happens behind the scenes. Hormones surge during...
By Judy Cheung-Wood
In Acne Myths,
Category_SKIN CONDITIONS>Acne Treatment,
dairy and acne,
exercise and skin,
make up and acne
How to Survive Bad Acne
If you’ve ever had those moments where you wake up with a really bad break out or one huge pimple and you would really rather stay at home and hide, you aren’t alone! This is something nearly everyone has experienced at some...
The mind has a very powerful part to play in our health, especially the health of our skin. The connection is so strong between our mind and skin that it even has a name – psychodermatology. This involves viewing the skin in...
We all hate those little openings in our skin known as pores, or craters as they are commonly referred to! Large pores leave the skin with an uneven texture, as well as being a contributing factor to ageing. Sadly, research indicates that...
Our skin is our largest organ and absorbs what we put on it, so what we put on the ‘outside’ ends up on the ‘inside’. According to the Environmental Working Group (EWG), most people use 9 personal care products per day, with...
‘Only white people suffer acne’, Growing up in the anglo-dominated outer suburbs of Melbourne’s south east, I naively believed that as a white teen, I was inflicted by acne ridden skin because of my race. The few non-Anglo friends I had didn’t...
By Judy Cheung-Wood
In Category_SKIN CONDITIONS>Acne Treatment
What is Maskne or Macne and how to prevent it.
Maskne. The frustrating side-effect that has arisen from the regular necessity to wear face masks. Here in Melbourne, wearing face-masks as a preventative measure against Covid-19, is now compulsory. At skinB5™ we’ve been hearing from customers worldwide that their face coverings haven’t...
By Judy Cheung-Wood
In Category_SKIN CONDITIONS>Acne Treatment
How to get your post-pill acne under control
Post-pill acne, ie. acne after quitting birth control pills… even just the thought of that sends shivers down the spine of many women. I know, because I’ve been there. Whether you have been taking the pill for contraception or acne control, the...
With the pace life in 2020 speeding up, workloads increasing, and in recent months the fear and anxiety caused by the new coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, pressing closer to home, a painful acne breakout is the last thing you need during...