Hey, before I go into this fairly short one about cover up and which kind I feel works best for covering up old acne scars or fading acne redness, I just wanted to remind readers that if they choose to post a comment, please make it respectful of other readers and refrain from using profanity. 

I’ve had some lately that are downright disrespectful, and I will not tolerate that, because I believe we can all talk to eachother like adults here on this blog and share our views and opinions without name calling or plain rudeness.  It’s a world where only people who use common sense on the golden rule and how to treat others gets you ahead, so I firmly believe we should all observe that golden rule in every facet of life, even if it is just some “stupid blog”. 

Anywho, I wanted to share with you that I recently gave the cream form of cover up another go, and has lousy results again.  Not sure if anyone else has had the same experience, but for me, it seems the best kind of cover up for covering blemishes and healing acne bumps, or even old faded scars that you want to blend in with your skin better, a stick form of cover up works better.  If anyone has any reviews on cover ups they want to share or any other tips on how to find good, effective and non irritating coverups, please share!  Thanks! 

Hey, before I go into this fairly short one about cover up and which kind I feel works best for covering up old acne scars or fading acne redness, I just wanted to remind readers that if they choose to post a comment, please make it respectful of other readers and refrain from using profanity. 

I’ve had some lately that are downright disrespectful, and I will not tolerate that, because I believe we can all talk to eachother like adults here on this blog and share our views and opinions without name calling or plain rudeness.  It’s a world where only people who use common sense on the golden rule and how to treat others gets you ahead, so I firmly believe we should all observe that golden rule in every facet of life, even if it is just some “stupid blog”. 

Anywho, I wanted to share with you that I recently gave the cream form of cover up another go, and has lousy results again.  Not sure if anyone else has had the same experience, but for me, it seems the best kind of cover up for covering blemishes and healing acne bumps, or even old faded scars that you want to blend in with your skin better, a stick form of cover up works better.  If anyone has any reviews on cover ups they want to share or any other tips on how to find good, effective and non irritating coverups, please share!  Thanks! 

Well, let me clarify the title of this one.  I’ve said over and over again how I can only drink very little caffeinated coffee or any other highly caffeinated beverage without getting a breakout.  I am especially susceptible to breakouts when drinking the high octane ones like Starbucks brews that are stronger and others that are super caffeinated, but have little problem when drinking weaker coffees or coffee that I have diluted down a lot with hot water.

However, I wanted to include some information here on recent health benefits that have been confirmed by research recently, which confirms that drinking coffee actually may reduce mortality rates (make us live longer), and has shown in women to be a beneficial prevention measure when it comes to heart disease.  Other health benefits are bound to follow, since the mechanism by which they think coffee, both caffeinated and decaf, works is because it has a high antoxidant count.

So, for those of us that are sensitive (our skin) to coffee that has a lot of caffeine, it may be an option for us to drink half caffeinated ( a new hybrid that contains only half the caffeine of regular coffee), or decaffeinated coffee to get the health benefits.  However, my choice would be to go for things like green teas if you’re looking to get an antioxidant power punch, or maybe the stimulant drink yerba mate, which also has a lot of antioxidants. 

Remember though, anything that has a lot of stimulants in it, regardless of how natural it is, may cause you to break out, so if you are concerned about that, then you could always just take a few sips of acai juice a day, which is a highly concentrated source of antioxidants, and I must say a very tasty and satisfying drink. 

We know that smoking cigarettes, and any other smokeable substance is not a good thing for our health.  In fact, it can cause a number of leading health issues that we see here in the US, or at least contribute heavily to them.   Smoking is definitely not something that “healthy” people do, or usually choose to do if I may phrase it that way, because the Surgeon General has been so kind to inform us of the health hazards we subject ourselves to if we do smoke cigarettes (tobacco). 

The thing is, tobacco in itself is not so much carcinogenic (cancer causing), it’s the fact that we smoke it and pollute our lungs with tar and smoke inhalation that causes it to be carcinogenic, and it’s the nicotine that’s added to cigarettes that is what makes it addictive and so hard to quit for those who have been doing it for any length of time. 

But what about what smoking does to your skin?  Of course, smoking also may appeal to our vanity because many people see it as a hip or cool thing to do, and as a way even for some to control their weight since it can both reduce appetite and even speed up metabolism for some (this does not always work this way).  However, it also appeals more greatly to vanity to quit smoking or never pick up the habit, because the habit actually does more harm than good when it comes to your skin.

Smoking constricts the passageways that carry oxygen throughout the blood stream, and that means that the skin does not get enough oxygen.  This accelerates the aging process in a big way, and many times even gives the skin a sallow and unhealthy appearance.  It can also aggravate acne because it does not allow lesions to heal properly and makes the skin a slower healer because of the lack of circulation. 

If you’re reading this blog, chances are you have pretty oily skin! Not that that’s a bad thing. Heck, it probably means you’re going to age a lot more gracefully than some of those people who’s skin you secretly coveted as a child, who never got a zit because their skin was dry or normal, so that’s a plus right there! However, you’re also faced with having the “shiny face” syndrome when the oil starts pumping out, especially on hot days, and are faced with the dilemma of blotting a couple times a day at least just so your face doesn’t look like you just came out of a sauna.

Shiny face definitely doesn’t look good in pictures either, so you should always keep you blotting sheets handy in your purse or on your person, or you can just visit the nearest bathroom and use a piece of toilet paper or a piece of a toilet seat cover (my favorite backup) if you don’t have any blotters handy.

Now that we’re smack dab in the midst of summer weather, and the humidity is starting to creep up on us, it’s especially noticeable, since humidity condenses on our faces and even those with dry skin or combination skin (part dry, part oily in the t zones), may have to blot once or twice a day.

For me personally, I have to blot about 3-4 times on a hot and humid day, and once (at least) or twice on cold winter days since my oil glands don’t know the difference between hot and cold weather, and I’m convinced they will be producing as much oil (sebum) when I’m eighty as they do today!