Learn
The basics
Acne is a disease of the pore, not a hygiene problem and not a personal failing. These are short, plain-language reads on what's actually happening in your skin, what drives it, and why an ingredient label matters more than the claim on the front of the bottle.
- Personal
Adult acne: what I wish someone had told me
From an esthetician who had it too, and spent years blaming herself for it.
- Basics
What acne actually is
A disease of the pore, not dirty skin and not something you did wrong.
- Practical
What “comedogenic” means
Why the front of the bottle can't be trusted, and where pore-cloggers hide.
- Basics
What causes acne
Genetics, hormones, lifestyle, and environment, usually several at once.
- Basics
The types of acne lesions
Inflammatory, non-inflammatory, and the microcomedone behind both.