Skin that keeps breaking out is very often skin that has been over treated. Strip the barrier and it makes more oil, not less.
Skin that keeps breaking out is very often skin that has been over treated. Strip the barrier and it makes more oil, not less.
The cycle most routines are stuck in
Stripping cleansers, high strength acids and drying spot treatments push the barrier past the point where it can hold water. The skin answers by making more oil, the congestion continues, and the next product bought is harsher than the last.
What this formula does instead
Everything here is built for acne prone skin that also needs its barrier left intact: mild amino acid cleansers rather than stripping surfactants, salicylic acid and PHA at strengths you can keep using every week, and probiotic and niacinamide formulas that support the skin environment instead of scouring it. Nothing here is fragranced, and nothing is designed to make a point by stinging.
Where the line is
These are cosmetic products. They are formulated for the look and feel of congested, oily and blemish prone skin, and they are not a treatment for acne as a medical condition. If your skin is painful, scarring or not responding, that is a conversation for a physician, and we would rather say so than sell you a serum.
Every formula is developed and made by Clara Song, PhD, in our own laboratory in Surrey, British Columbia, and the same products are used in our treatment rooms.
