Skin Care Articles
The Truth About Acne Cosmetica by Judy Tuma
The Cleveland Women's Journal, December/January 2005
Acne Cosmetica is caused by comedogenic (clogs pores) products that penetrate down into pores. As a result, comedones (blackheads) and milia (whiteheads) develop causing inflammation on cheeks, forehead, nose and chin area. Examples of comedogenic ingredients are Lanolin, Isopropyl Myristate, cetyl alcohol, D&C Pigments and stearic acid. Be aware of oil -free, hypoallergenic products because companies are using synthetic oils as replacements. Sun blocks and suntan lotions can be comedogenic, also. To make matters worse, the comedogenic make-up that is used to hide the inflammation, only causes further blemishes. Unfortunately, it is a cycle that repeats itself until the acne can be controlled.
At Basic Essentials, we use Dermalogica products because they are fragrance-free, non-comedogenic, contain no occlusive mineral or lanolin, irritating artificial colors or formaldehyde. Our mineral make-up is Colorscience. It contains micronized minerals, which has natural healing qualities, non-irritating, non-comedogenic, and has natural sun protection.
The good news is that the acne can be corrected by using professional skin care products and mineral make-up. By following a home skin care regimen and regular visits with a Licensed Esthetician (skin care specialist), your skin can be clear and healthy.
The Facts About Laser
An exerpt from "Laser Facts" on the FDA's website (www.fda.gov):
Manufacturers should be aware that receiving an FDA clearance for general permission to market their devices does not permit them to advertise the lasers for either hair removal or wrinkle removal, even though hair or wrinkle removal may be a by-product of an approved laser procedure. Further, manufacturers may not claim that laser hair removal is either painless or permanent unless the FDA determines that there are sufficient data to demonstrate such results. Several manufacturers received FDA permission to claim, "permanent reduction" NOT "permanent removal" for their lasers. This means that although laser treatments with these devices will permanently reduce the total number of body hairs, they will not result in a permanent removal of all hair.
