With the start of the New Year, its time to regroup and get my New Year resolutions in order and this year my focus is health and beauty. After hitting 30 in 2010, its super crucial I start letting my bad habits go; time to hit the gym, clean out the beauty closet and drink water like it’s going out of style. It’s all about my powerful combo of simple goals and superstar products to help me achieve my best self for 2011. So, grab your BPA-free cup of water and toast with me for a year of beautiful skin.
Tag Archives: acne
Dr. Dennis Gross on Acne & Trifix™
Where did the idea of Trifix come from? The idea came from a blatant vacuum in the market. There was no product to tackle all three causes of acne simultaneously. In my practice, I would say that 50% of men and women suffer from adult acne, while women may be more prone to scarring. I [...]
Top Five Beauty Questions
The world of beauty care can be as confusing as it is exhilarating. Everyone offers up their own set of rules, must-have products, and testimonies, but it’s a rare occasion when someone’s tried-and-true beauty regimen works for another. When it comes to cosmetics and skin care, it’s every woman for herself, which certainly leaves a lot of questions unanswered! In the hope of clarifying some sources of confusion, here’s five common beauty questions and, even more importantly, their answers!
Acne Series: Understanding What Causes Acne
As many know, acne isn’t just cosmetic, but it has a large effect on your self perception, sometimes causing low self esteem in a lot of cases. For some adults and teens, having a pimple can be so upsetting they won’t come out of the house. For others it may not bother them at all. [...]
Understanding Skin Care Ingredients: Benzoyl Peroxide for Treating Acne
If you’ve ever had to deal with acne, benzoyl peroxide is probably your best friend. Known for its antibacterial and drying properties, this skin care ingredient is a pro at treating acne. How It Works Benzoyl peroxide is one of the most highly used solutions for acne because of its ability to kill bacteria and [...]
Understanding Skin Care Ingredients: Retinol
For the past two weeks I’ve been reacquainting my skin with a dear friend named Retinol, one of my favorite skin care ingredients. Even though I’m currently in the peeling stage, I’m loving the results. My pores are clearer. My acne is healing. And my skin’s normally rough and bumpy texture is beginning to feel [...]
Acne Files: Bad Breakout Stories Giveaway with Murad
It’s one of the things that we love to hate but we have to deal with. Pimples. Icky, uncomfortable, pussy, red, white, giant, inflamed pimples. Since it’s winter, we can’t hear enough of moisturizing and the dry weather does not help acne or breakouts. Over-drying can cause your skin to freak out and react to [...]
Caring for Your Baby’s Acne
Most babies don’t look like the Gerber baby. That gorgeous peaches-and-cream complexion may come later, but many newborns and babies suffer from common skin conditions such as eczema, dermatitis and acne. What most parents don’t realize is that their baby’s breakouts should actually be left alone – no acne treatment required! However, there are a few things you can do to help your baby stay comfortable while their skin clears up on its own.
Tips to Stop Picking On Your Skin
At the request of one of our readers, I decided it was time to discuss the whole “picking problem” that many of us have with our skin. We often think of picking related to how to prevent acne, but picking also causes a host of other skin problems. So, I thought I’d begin with a [...]
DermStore’s 10th Anniversary – Our Favorite Ingredient
With so many fantastic and effective skin care ingredients from which to choose, it was tough to select only one to be DermStore’s favorite ingredient. Although it was a close competition, retinol beat out other well-known ingredients, such as salicylic acid and glycolic acid, for the favorite ingredient of DermStore’s team.






































