Are Alpha Hydroxy Acids Effective?

AHAs are commonly found in acne products. You see them as glycolic acid or lactic acid. These ingredients are often used by doctors to treat acne.

But, did you know that AHA's aren’t able to dissolve in oil so they actually aren’t even as effective as salicylic acid? Salicylic acid doesn't work on me.  If salicylic acid doesn’t have an effect on you in treating acne, you probably won’t see much in the way of results with AHAs.  So, save your money!

Don’t waste your money on thousands of products that give empty promises. Learn the fundamentals of skin care:

Wash with a gentle cleanser and exfoliate.
Take care of your skin.
Learn about skin – learn about your skin.
Listen to it!!!
Don’t over do it and you’ll learn how to control your acne breakouts.
Find a simple solution that works for you.

There’s no need to spend thousands of dollars on skin care products – just invest in knowledge and you’ll be amazed at the results!!

Good luck and for more information, visit us on squidoo:
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Is acne pimples?
How to treat dead skin?
Learn to exfoliate at home
How to apply facial scrub
How do you do a pedicure?
How do you get blackheads?
What are pores?
What to do about oily skin
Can I tan with a spray tan?
What to do for a spray tan?
Information on acne under skin
Help for pimples...and much much more. So come and visit us for  Help for pimples

Choosing the Right Nutt So Ruff bar

Choose the Face bar if at least one of these are true:
You have facial acne
You have dry or sensitive skin on your face or body
You have an oily face
You have blackheads
You want to exfoliate your face only
You feel you have normal skin (neither oily or dry skin) and just need an overall gentle exfoliator for your face.
You have “combination skin”


Choose the Body bar if:
You have body acne
You have normal or  oily skin on your body
You like to spray tan
You need an overall gentle exfoliator for your body.


Choose the Foot bar if:
You like to give yourself pedicures
You have foot callouses

Find your skin type

Purchase your bar today!

Why did I start to exfoliate?

You and I may be very similar in regards to skin.  I hit puberty and I get acne like most teenagers.  However, I thought when I hit my 20′s and then my 30′s, that it would disappear.  I wasn't so lucky.  I cleansed my skin repeatedly.  In my teens, I used products like Noxzema.  What happened?  I still had acne.  Finally, after all the frustration, I decided to learn more about skin - which happens to be your largest organ.  I learned everything I could - I even read labels on products.

Here's what I found out:  you can get breakouts from excess oil from the subaceous glands in your skin, an imbalance of hormones, bacteria, and dead skin cells that haven’t sloughed off on their own. It would help to drink more water.  Also, I figured out to eat better to be healthier.

I also eventually learned it was unnecessary to harshly scrub my skin every day-  twice a day.  The only reason I did it was because I thought my skin must be dirty if I kept breaking out.  Actually, doing this made my skin worse - but I didn't know it.  I needed to learn how to clean my skin effectively.

And, I learned – believe it or not, Fish Oil and Vitamin E oil actually help your acne by helping hormone imbalances.(You can find them in capsule form.)  Also, exfoliating your skin helps to remove dead skin cells, helping to unclog your pores…but it’s not necessary to do it everyday – it all depends on you, your body, and your skin type - everyone is different.

So, I learned:  cleanse with a gentle cleanser, exfoliate according to your skin type (see our information page for more information on how often you should exfoliate - access link below), then use a daily benzoyl peroxide treatment in low concentration to help fight future breakouts.  And, watch what you eat.

It’s not necessary to spend a lot of money on skin care products.  What is necessary is learning how YOUR body works, being gentle with it, and learning patience in your skin care regimen.  You'll get there!

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