Archive for the ‘Acne’ Category

Phone Facial!

31st August 2010 by heatherprice No Comments

I LOVE setting up phone facials with those of you who are out of town!  Email me at heatheramyprice@gmail.com to request yours today!  It’s completely free for you.  Your only restriction is you must be over 18, you must live in the USA, and you must not already be a customer of our products.  Due [...]

The New Scarface: Your Skin and Scarring….

3rd May 2010 by heatherprice 3 Comments

Natural Skin Care for Acne Scars
Acne medications may get rid of current acne breakouts, but most of them don’t do anything to help with acne scars or other skin issues left behind after the acne clears.  There are plenty of procedures you can go through to get rid of scars, but they are expensive and [...]

Seborrhea versus Acne

19th November 2009 by heatherprice 2 Comments

Thank you to Paula Begoun for distinguishing between seborrhea and acne!  This is very informative!  You can read the whole article here.
From Paula…..
Seborrhea is a skin disease of the sebaceous (oil) glands marked by an increased secretion of sebum (oil) or a thickened sebum discharge. It can resemble acne and blackheads. One of the differences [...]

Teen Skin Care Q&A

10th September 2009 by heatherprice 17 Comments

I told my facebook friends that I was writing an article on teen skin care and when I got such great questions back from them and their teen daughters, I thought… why not just make this article a Q&A?  So without further adue, here are some great questions from teens about their skin.
How do I [...]

Vitamin A… the A stands for…. APPLY it!

25th August 2009 by heatherprice 2 Comments

Vitamin A can help diminish the depth of wrinkles. It actually puffs up skin and attracts moisture to the area to which its applied. This moisture not only helps to flush out impurities, but helps the skin to be more hydrated, soft, and supple.
Interestingly enough, vitamin A is also used in derivatives called retinoids.  Retinoids [...]

Problem: Blackheads

29th June 2009 by heatherprice 7 Comments

A type of acne, blackheads are usually caused by excess oil. When the skin oils combine with toxins released from the body, the pores get clogged.   The pores allow sebum (the skin’s oily, protective substance secreted by the sebaceous glands) to reach the surface of the skin.  When skin is discarded and regenerated, the top [...]

Can Women Outgrow Acne?

25th May 2009 by heatherprice 4 Comments

Watch this video with Paula Begoun to find out.
I think it’s interesting (and maddening!) that men CAN “outgrow” acne, but with women’s hormones fluctuating throughout life, we never really get to “outgrow” it. I use 5% benzoyl peroxide on my skin daily to PREVENT acne from forming and it works like a charm.
One skin [...]

Tea Tree Oil Or Benzoyl Peroxide?

25th May 2009 by heatherprice 6 Comments

Welcome to my new blog!
I’ve been working in the skin care/ cosmetics field for 9 years now and my plan for this blog is to help you answer those pesky skin care questions— how do I control my acne? How are wrinkles formed? What can I do about the dark circles under my [...]