What products do you use GBloom? I cant get enough of them and use all 6! Thankfully there's usually pretty good deals on, so thats all good :D I use the Aknicare Cleansing Gel, Lotion and the Cream. I'm going to treat myself to a skin roller on my next order, as they sound really good! Does it wor...

GMcGregor - I definitely agree with you. I also use Aknicare and it has worked so well for me. I can't praise it enough

My son and daughter both suffered horrifically with acne and when I started to go through the menopause I found that my skin changed dramatically, and much for the worse! I started with acne, despite never having suffered with it before. I used the products that I have been purchasing for them for y...

No need to apologise, I had been a bit slack and only sent my reply the day before! Many thanks for posting the article links, I will have a good read of those

A really interesting comment was left on one of my posts that there are studies out there that show benzoyl peroxide can actually deplete vitamin E within the skin. This is harmful to the skin, as Vitamin E is the main antioxidant that protects the skin from damaging factors such as UV exposure. I p...

It is so difficult and can get very confusing with all the different products and conflicting studies that are out there.

The paper you mention sounds vey interesting, where did you view it?

Hormonal sensitivity causes the loss of essential fatty acids from the skin and it has been shown that the oil (sebum) of acne sufferers can lose up to 90% of its linoleic acid content. Such a change causes a rapid increase in the rate the skin loses water (trans epidermal water loss - TEWL). This c...

I don't like the way the article belittles the risks associated with stronger treatments such as isotretinoin; there are so many serious possible side effects associated with such treatments. It would have been helpful if they'd have reviewed more tropical treatments for acne, that are more accessib...

After years of struggling with acne I finally a decent regimen that keeps my skin clear. I have used Aknicare's 3 Product set for quite some time now and it works brilliantly at keeping my oil production under control and hence my skin clear. As I get older (I am now in my early 30s), I am becoming ...

Acne has blighted my twenties. I certainly relate to your feelings of self consciousness and depleted self confidence. My acne is predominantly on my face but does work its way down my neck and occassionaly to my chest. It really gets me down during a breakout. My Mum found me a product called Aknic...