Of course, not everyone with redness issues has rosacea. Rosacea is a vascular disorder, usually inherited, usually shows up around the age of 30, and is marked by a chronic redness that gets worse with age when left untreated.
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Of course, not everyone with redness issues has rosacea. Rosacea is a vascular disorder, usually inherited, usually shows up around the age of 30, and is marked by a chronic redness that gets worse with age when left untreated.
While I regard myself mostly as a specialist in adult acne, I also specialize in rosacea, as well as in general sensitivity. And, as someone who actually has rosacea herself, I can understand the frustrations that come along with not knowing how to properly manage the condition. This can be especially frustrating when you believe you have rosacea and it turns out it's really acne, and vise versa.
I once had a client who’d been trying all sorts of topical and internal antibiotics and other medications, even birth control (though she was in her late 40s), and nothing was working. In fact, most of what she was using topically was making things much worse, and what she was taking orally was helping a little or not at all (like the birth control).
Did you know that only 10% of the world's population has truly dry skin? As in, genetically does not produce enough oil to maintain its acid mantle, aka natrual barrier. We call this skin type "Oil-Dry" because it doesn't produce enough of the natural oils skin needs to function properly. 10% of the world's population has skin that produces so much oil, their pores are so large and free-flowing, the skin actually never experiences acne. The rest of us have combination skin, with oil production occuring along a spectrum. This is why I believe there are 4 skin types, not three - Dry, Slightly Dry, Slightly Oily, and Oily. As my instructor at beauty school (may she rest in peace) said, "There ain't no such thing as normal skin."
Oiliness and Dryness at the Same Time??
Winter dryness actually affects everyone’s skin, not just those born with a genetic lack of oil in theirs. However, for people with acne, or even just skin on the oilier side, dryness can be quite baffling, becuase we're just not used to it. On top of that, this kind of dryness can have many people breaking out more in the winter than in the summer, even though the opposite may seem to make more sense. Dryness isn't not just about itchiness, flaking, tightening, or redness. Personally, my skin always used to look far worse in winter as an adult, with more breakouts, dullness and redness. My oily adult skin always looked its best in summer.
Knowing what to do about winter dryness starts with an understanding of how it happens in the first place.
Have you ever had an acne breakout as an adult that you didn't try to explain yourself? In my experience, people who break out pretty regularly have read and watched enough on social media to have quite a few ideas on what's causing their problem. Sometimes they're right.
But many, many adult acne sufferers don't have that kind of experience. To them, their breakouts are just baffling. They have no idea what's causing them. Shockingly, at least 60% of my adult acne clientele never had acne as teens!
My job as a specialist in adult acne is to help my clients examine their daily habits, diet, hormonal history, medical history, and products, as well as have a visual picture of their breakouts by being sent photos, to determine and navigate through all possibilities for causes of their breakouts.
I'd like to share some of those possibilities.
I am determined to make 2021 a better year, personally and professionally. Ok, every year starts like that, and this year it's especially poignant for everyone, but in my case, I let this year get to me a little too much, and there are some things I just need to correct. Uh... like everyone else! lol
Professionally, restarting this blog is one of the ways I'm correcting a long-term wrong. I'm super excited to reconnect with old readers and connect with new!
I've also been using facial-lockdown times to catch up on my do to list for my business growth plans, work on my websites, etc. I've also been experimenting with some new products. Exciting things to come!
...Is it me? ...Is it my waxing technique?If so, why would there be more ingrowns at that time of year? And why would the frequency of my clients' ingrown hairs increase compared to other months? If this really was connected to my waxing technique, why am I noticing more ingrown hairs on the sides of the client's bikini line rather than all over? ...I also had to wonder why the ingrown hairs would also exist in those same outer/side-areas in people who had never even been waxed at all.