Acne Awareness Month Series: Part I

Plan Ahead For Acne-Free Days

Tackling acne from a preventative standpoint wins out.

June is Acne Awareness Month so what better time to do an acne series in the journal. While typically thought of as a teen condition, adult acne is a growing skin concern that can persist well beyond the teen years, especially for females. In fact, approximately 50 million people in the United States suffer with acne. Most often it’s on our radar once its reared its ugly head but what is often forgotten is that the lesion you’re seeing has been forming for some time. For this reason, it is important to get started on a comprehensive skin care system that targets the primary causes of acne and exercise patience to give the treatment time to work.

Just how long should you wait to see improvement? Expect to use a product for 6 to 8 weeks to see some improvement. Complete clearing generally takes 3 to 4 months. To prevent new blemishes, spread a thin layer of the acne medication evenly over your acne-prone skin. For example, if you tend to breakout on your forehead, nose, and chin, you would want to apply the acne treatment evenly on all of these areas of your face on a consistent basis, i.e. even when you do not see breakouts. In essence, look at addressing acne from a preventative standpoint and not just treatment. If you don’t see any improvement after 3 to 4 months, you can try another product.

If you are fed up with breakouts and ready for a comprehensive approach, I encourage you to look at the Jan Marini Skin Care System. This system has won NewBeauty Magazine’s Best Skin Care System in 2023, which is now its 13th year in a row of winning this accolade. Many people can gain control over random breakouts simply by using this skin care system, however more serious cases may benefit from additional topical treatments with a retinoid and benzoyl peroxide (found in Age Intervention® Duality™), or other treatments prescribed by a dermatologist.