Treating acne

I would love to hear what all of you are successfully using to treat acne.  I find that at least 90% of my acne clients are dealing with hormonal problems and it can get quite frustrating trying to clear them up.  I personally struggled with hormonal acne for over 30 years and even with all the professional products and treatments I had at my disposal I still had trouble controlling it unless I was on the pill.  Please share what is working for your clients, in the treatment room and for home care.

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Permalink Reply by vipes on October 5, 2012 at 3:39am

Well, Trichloroacetic skin peel  helps in treating acne marks, infections and other lines on your face. you can read more about it here ... http://riverbanksclinic.wordpress.com/ .

Permalink Reply by DENISE BARBOSA on October 5, 2012 at 6:14am

Hi, i normally work on anti aging clients, and recently got two new clients one a young girl and a teenage boy with severe acnetic skin, i have refered them to a derm to also help, but i need to know if anyoe knows of a good skincare line i can start using? Thank You Denise  

Permalink Reply by Deborah Kenney on October 5, 2012 at 2:29pm

I'm just starting Face Reality acne skin care and protocols, their peels have mandelic, TCA and lactic acids. Really impressed with the info Laura and her team put out. Vivant skincare also has similar-still waiting to see what min. order is as Face Reality rec's some of their products.

Permalink Reply by DENISE BARBOSA on October 5, 2012 at 8:11pm

I ve never worked with any peels so this is really new to me what is mandelic and should i start with a line that is really light?

Permalink Reply by Deborah Kenney on October 5, 2012 at 9:09pm

Mandelic is made from bitter almonds. Gentler for acne skin. Face Reality has 2 strength peels. Gives the right amount of exfoliation for acne skin without irritation or dehydration. there is also an enzyme mask in sensitive and non-sensitive made by Halina Andre' that FR recommends-for dehydrated clients.  Leaves the skin really silky smooth. (using now in all my facials) None of the retail from Face REality contains comedogenic ingredients. Home care uses mandelic serums in several strengths w and w/o  sulphur.

go to the Face Reality Skin Care Clinic website for lots of acne info. You do have to take an online course before purchasing wholesale. Laura Cooksey is also on this board. She is co-founder, she has 2 groups on here you might want to check out.

The other line I carry is PCA also have to be certified to use their peel products. There are several different peels, and acids that target different things, controlled by the number of layers applied. I found PCA acne products had comedogenic ingredients, as I was learning FR info.

Permalink Reply by DENISE BARBOSA on October 6, 2012 at 5:57am

so much info thank you, i will be going to the phili show i hope to learn more. I will go the website to read up on this. Any other suggestions???? Only because i work alone so any facials i do is thru trail n error of course w/caution. Do you know of any mentors that i can work with but im in New York?  Thank You soooo Much...    

Permalink Reply by Deborah Kenney on October 6, 2012 at 11:36am

I don't know any mentors, but this board is very helpful. I've gone back and read a ton of info on here. I've only been out of school a little over a year, so still learning.

Permalink Reply by Mylah Stanton on July 25, 2013 at 11:36am

Deborah, I noticed you use both Face Reality as well as PCA peels. I'm assuming you use FR for your acne clients. For which types of clients do you use PCA?

Permalink Reply by Deborah Kenney on July 25, 2013 at 1:51pm

PCA for anti-aging mostly. FR for acne.

 

Permalink Reply by Dawn C on August 7, 2013 at 11:58pm
Mandalic peel is almond based. Sanita is a wonderful line and it biogenic, meaning it is designed for maximum absorbtion since the ingredients in it are ones that our body produces naturally with active enzymes.
Permalink Reply by Jodi on July 25, 2013 at 5:50pm

We are using the Face Reality system as well and although I am much better with anti-aging and acne makes me nervous, I am getting great results from these products with the few acne clients I have. 

Permalink Reply by Robin Chamberlain on October 31, 2012 at 11:26pm

I get excellent results from Vivant by Dr James Fulton. He is the co-developer of Retin-A.

This has been the best product line for Acne clients. Try it. They have no minimum order, You just call in what you need. I just use it to retail and my clients love the results.

In Pro treatment, Try Dermaquest Peels. Also Control Corrective ( Universal Catalog) Skin nourishing balm. Massage it in under steam for easy extractions. I also retail a lot of this product for home use.

Have been for years. Its works !

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