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Dealing with the Aftermath of Acne

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Amber B., winner of our Ultimate Routine Contest. Working in the beauty industry, Amber had been exposed to many skincare brands. When it came to clearing up her stubborn acne, she turned to Perricone MD. She started with Dr. Perricone’s book,  Skin Clear and started following the anti-inflammatory diet. To her delight, her acne started to disappear and her once red skin was much calmer. Now that her breakouts were under control, Amber wanted to work on her enlarged pores, oily skin and past acne scars and that’s when she found the Intensive Pore Minimizer and Intensive Pore Treatment.

Here are Amber’s Tips for keeping down the stress that can aggravate acne and sticking to the anti inflammatory diet.

1) Write a positive mantra on your mirror, the one you use most often. Even if you aren’t actively thinking, ”I’m beautiful” your brain reads it and it releases positivity.

2) Keep dark chocolate on hand. This helps so you don’t slip up on pro-inflammatory candies and sweets, and you’re left with less guilt. Make sure the chocolate is more than 72% cocoa.

3) Buy a BPA free, sturdy plastic bottle, and fill with spring water. This will help you be more accountable for your water intake, and you’ll know EXACTLY how much you’ve had, and if you need to play catch-up!

5) Add a dash of turmeric to dressings, soups and veggies for super anti-inflammatory benefits. Turmeric adds flavor, vivid color, and taste to bland foods too.

6) Eating out-this one can be hard. Try and check the menu online before hand to be prepared and don’t just quickly order bad foods last minute. Ask for items without sauce or butter and salt and have them add herbs. Herbs are a staple of the anti inflammatory diet.

7) As for the Market: stick to the outside perimeter as much as humanly possible. Most of the fresh fruits, vegetables and non-processed foods are out that way!

8) If you have issues with family or roommates who live with you and don’t eat the way you do now, don’t let them sabotage you doing something great for yourself and your skin. Get your own little pantry. Keep all your snacks and munchies here, and perhaps have a fruit basket in it too :D

10) HUGS! That’s right, hugs. They release endorphins. Endorphin’s make you happy and make you less stressed, less stress, equals more GLOW! Now get to huggin’-whether it’s a friend, neighbor, family or even your dog.

What are your tips for sticking to your healthy skin routine? Visit this page for more acne related resources.

 

The Pore Treatment that Works

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True or false: You can change the size of your pores.

The answer: False. However, you can treat the causes of enlarged pores, which will keep pores cleaner.  Refining skin gradually with actives that deeply, yet gently, clean pores is the fastest way to help them appear significantly smaller in the shortest period of time- in fact, just two weeks is enough time to see a clear difference.

Here is a before and after photo contributed by a Natalie S., 38 after just two weeks of usage.

You can see clearly that Natalie’s skin appears less red and more even. The shine of her skin looks more like a glow and perhaps most striking of all is the refined texture of her skin. The consumer studies around the Intensive Pore Treatment proved exciting because they showed that this treatment can:

  • be used on all skin types
  • has anti-aging benefits since it’s formulated with DMAE, an antioxidant-like nutrient renowned for its ability to restore elasticity to aging skin, by helping to reinforce the cell wall.
  • has anti-bacterial, anti-acne properties since Alpha Lipoic Acid kills the bacteria that causes acne.

Here are more consumer usage studies:

Pores Minimized

  • 83% agreed they noticed a reduction in the appearance of their pores; pores looked smaller and more refined
  • 89% agreed their pores looked tighter and less stretched out

Oil Production Controlled

  • 95% agreed skin looked less oily and shiny; matte finish
  • 93% agreed skin appeared de-greased yet hydrated
  • 86% agreed their skin looked and felt less congested; less debris
  • 88% agreed their skin remained shine-free at the end of the day

Skin Firmed

  • 93% agreed that their skin looked and felt firmer; more elasticity
  • 93% agreed the “sagging wall” on their pores appeared tighter

*Based on 2 weeks application, morning and evening.

What results have you seen with an alpha lipoic acid based treatment?

My Favorite Pore Erasing Duo

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To watch Claire’s application video for the Intensive Pore Minimizer and Intensive Pore Treatment, please click here.

I’ve found the Intensive Pore Minimizer to be the best toner for my skin. It cleans out my pores, helps reduce my oiliness and doesn’t make me break out. My pores have become more noticeable over the years and the IPM has definitely helped to reduce their appearance. I found this to be a great step in my regimen, but recently started using the Intensive Pore Treatment as well. I read that these two products are meant to work in harmony with one another and saw a definite improvement when I used the Minimizer first, after cleansing and then applied the Treatment. Now, my pores are significantly smaller looking and I produce much less oil. They are both non-drying and non-greasy products.

Claire is an avid Perriconista and enjoys sharing her skincare picks and tips.

Kim’s Pore Erasing Routine

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When my pores are feeling congested these are my go-to products:

1. Citrus Facial Wash- I switch between the Nutrtitive Cleanser and Citrus- typically, if I’m feeling oily, I’ll go for the Citrus Wash.

2. Intensive Pore Minimizer- A magical toner that actually makes a difference in the size of my pores. It gently exfoliates with a bit of salicylic acid and alpha lipoic acid while strengthening the pore walls and firming with DMAE.

3. Treatments: In the morning, I like to layer Advanced Face Firming Activator over my Cold Plasma. This is great for refining any surface flaws like lines, wrinkles or pores. In the evening to get my best “beauty sleep” I use the High Potency Evening Repair which has retinol, alpha lipoic acid and DMAE for more exfoliating and firming.

Tip: Make sure you follow up with an SPF the next day since the night treatment contains Retinol, which can increase photo sensitivity.

What’s your decongesting or detox skin care routine?