You’ve probably experienced a few different types of acne since your teenage years, from annoying blackheads to juicy papules. But if you’ve ever developed one of those large, deep, painful red pimples that doesn’t go away, and sometimes never comes to a head, you know it’s a different beast altogether. If you’ve been slathering your… Read More »
It’s 2019, and you can no longer throw an airbrushed model on a billboard and call it a beauty campaign. Spurned by a culture that’s redefining what beauty standards look like, more and more brands have decided to show “real people” in their advertisements. A groundbreaking new example: Skin-care brand Blume‘s Celebrate Skin campaign takes… Read More »
Get the latest from TODAY May 23, 2019, 4:12 PM UTC / Source: TODAY By A. Pawlowski No teen wants to have acne, but those who do may find comfort in research that suggests the dreaded rite of passage is linked to some very good outcomes in life. The recent study, titled “Do Pimples Pay?… Read More »
By Jane E. Brody New York Times News Service Acne appeared sporadically at first when Sophia Steinberg was in the eighth grade, but within two years she said her face, chest and back were covered with embarrassing lesions of cystic acne. “I was very self-conscious, deeply insecure and anxious,” Sophia, a Brooklyn high school student,… Read More »