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Outside Factors that Stimulate Acne

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Outside Factors that Stimulate Acne

  Acne is NOT your fault!  It’s not caused by eating chocolate and French fries, or sleeping on a dirty pillowcase or not washing your face enough. There are triggers, however, that if avoided or minimized can help to control acne. Trigger #1 Picking. Not allowed! Picking can irritate impactions, making it worse. It will cause scarring. Acne scars can mark you for life, emotionally and physically, which is why it’s important to avoid scarring by treating your acne preventively.  Rub an ice cube on the pimple to reduce inflammation. Then follow with a medicated treatment – something with benzoyl peroxide to kill bacteria, salicylic acid to help loosen dead...

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7 Acne Myths

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7 Acne Myths

There’s a lot of misinformation out there about acne. Before you consider any treatment, it’s best to know what is true and what is false. Here are some of the most common myths about acne.  Myth #1 Only teenagers get Acne. Acne is not limited to teens. Many individuals can escape acne during adolescence, only to have flare-ups as an adult. Myth #2 The Sun clears up/dries out acne. As we know, sunlight causes severe damage to your skin. It may feel like it’s drying your skin, but it’s only camouflaging breakouts and redness with a mild burn or tan. Some acne medications, can even make you more...

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A Big Thanks to Relay For Life of Cal State Long Beach

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A Big Thanks to Relay For Life of Cal State Long Beach

Kage Skin Care would like to thank everyone at this year's Relay For Life held at Cal State Long Beach, with a special thanks to Katie Martinson (we love you Katie!).  Relay For Life is a 24-hour walk-a-thon event to fundraise for the American Cancer Society. This years event is being held on April 9 – April 10 For more information go to www.relayforlife.org/calstatelongbeachca ! We hope to see you there! In support of the event, 100 Skin Cancer awareness wrist bands were given away to the participants, along with a Kage Travel Kit that featured our daily use Scrub and, of course, SPF-30 to protect against the harmful effects...

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