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Popping Pimples Right and a Beauty Tip

Posted by Allykat on August 5th, 2009
I just wanted to let you all know that I started a new blog called Popping Pimples Right. It is a small blog right now that I hope will help people prevent acne. I am so happy to have such clear skin right now, you can tell from by about me page how much I had to deal with acne. I had that cystic adult hormonal acne along my chin, which I am really happy to be beating. I am working on promoting the blog right now. We will see what happens.

I am trying to expand my online business, which is why I have not been posting very much to my Femme Façade beauty blog. However, I am trying to grow the traffic for this blog as well, and I am promoting it. Hopefully, everything will work out great and more beauty tips and secrets will come rolling in from some nice readers.

And now let me leave you all a little beauty tip. If you have stubborn blackheads try a little Beta Hydroxy Acid on them. I like using the Oxy pads, yes that is right, the old school Oxy. Or Clearasil if you can’t find the Oxy. Those acne treatments have a good percentage of BHA and are pH balanced, but make sure you grab the right jar. It’s the old red one. The pH balance is key, because otherwise it will not work effectively and you will be back popping a pimple again. The Beta Hydroxy Acid may help you stop pimple popping too, because it will help you to stop the pimples from even appearing on your face.

I swipe a pad on just my nose and a little on my cheeks, only where the blackheads are and then I apply my AHA product to the rest of my face. And my blackheads are disappearing and no other pimples are forming. The key for me is keep the BHA only on the blackheads, because otherwise it will breakout the rest of my face, weird I know. Everyone is different though. For most people BHA is the only thing that will keep pimples away, both whiteheads and blackheads.

I have also been using my old Queen Helene sulfur mask too. I use to love this mask. I stopped using it when I started using Eau Thermale Avene’s retinaldehyde, because my face was peeling. Now that it is not peeling anymore, I thought I would try it again the other day. I really liked it. Sulfur is really good for acne prone oily skin. It also helps to get rid of the blackheads too. I am going to start using this mask again every now and then.

I used to apply this beauty mask weekly or sometimes twice a week. I don’t think I need that much frequency anymore, what with how well my acne treatments are working. It is up to you and your skin how often you apply a mask. Do you lovely readers have a beauty tip to share? Do you know any great ways to pop a pimple perhaps?

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Aging Gracefully – Secrets Still Continued – Anti Aging Products

Posted by Allykat on March 28th, 2008

Time for more talk about Avene’s anti aging products! The best part is Avene products are pretty reasonably priced, well compared to the expensive products in department stores, that may not even work! Ystheal facial lotion is only $32 and can be found at many CVS drug stores! Check it out on online to see if your local store carries it, not all do, or you can buy it right online. If you joined the CVS club you will get coupons and cash back. They also have a $4 off of $20 coupon a lot too! Of, course you should check out Amazon as well. 

Now $32 really is a great deal! One bottle lasts for about 6 months! All you need is a pea-size drop for your whole face. And I mean pea-size. This stuff is strong.

Also you must start out slowly. Use it three times a week and then move up to four times a week, then every other day and then every day, if your skin can handle it. Retinaldehyde a form of Vitamin A will make your skin purge (causing little pimples). And your skin may become dry and flaky for the first couple weeks, this means the anti aging skincare product is working though. The Retinaldehyde is turning over your skin’s dead cells. Isn’t it great to know that the anti aging product is working and is strong enough to do something!? So if you started applying it everyday right off, your skin will really flake and get irritated, the skin adjusts gradually to Retinoids. Make sure to watch your skin, and treat it accordingly. 

Also if your skin never stops flaking, then Retinaldehyde anti aging beauty products may be too strong for your skin. Then you can move down to retinol and work your way up or try different anti aging facial products out there like antioxidants (more on these soon). Some good retinol products are from the Neutrogena and Roc skincare lines. I will post even more about Retinoid anti aging products in my next post as well, so stay tuned!

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Aging Gracefully – Secrets Continued – Anti Aging Products

Posted by Allykat on March 27th, 2008

Retinoids anti aging products are some of the best wrinkle fighting products out there! There are actually different names for Retinoids, which can tell you their level of potency. First of all there’s retinol which is what’s in most of the over the counter anti aging facial products now.

And really retinol is not strong enough to do anything!

Retin-A is the strongest retinoid that you can buy and you have to have a prescription.

Retinaldehyde is the level that Avene produces and again it is the strongest you can buy without a prescription! In the U.S. you can buy two different types or strengths of Avene’s Retinaldehyde anti aging skincare products. Ystheal + Emulsion lotion for normal to combo skin. They do not have one out yet for oily skin, but this is the one that works for my very oily acne prone skin! There is also an Ystheal cream and Eluage Retinaldehyde cream for dry skin. The Eluage has Hyaluronic Acid in it as well, so it enhances the Retinaldehyde! Therefore, the Eluage is the more potent anti aging wrinkle cream. To go with the Eluage Retinaldehyde cream, is a Eluage firming gel, that can be applied to only the deep lines and wrinkles and not the entire face.

As a beginner or a women in the mid twenties, I would start off with Ystheal, it’s more gentle. Starting off with the Eluage can lead to irritation. If you wish, after a few years you can move up to the Eluage, but I would hold off until your forties/fifties or get a prescription depending on your budget and desire. (Remember Retinoids can NOT be used while pregnant.)

I have heard it really is best to start with anti aging beauty products in your twenties or thirties. Preventing is easier than erasing. So you want to prevent the aging for as long as possible.

(I will talk more about Avene’s anti aging products and how to apply it properly in my next post!)

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