Exposed Skincare Acne Treatment

Exposed Skincare US Brand - Brilliant!! – As an acne sufferer I have tried numerous product recommended by my beautician, my friends, I've tried everything available to me from Woollies and Coles and I've also tried Proactiv. Nothing worked. I've tried microdermabrasion and skin peels and medication. As I live in a small country town, a dermatologist is not available to me unless I fly to Perth which is completely unreasonable, so out of pure desperation I have spent days researching on the Internet. I came across "Exposed Skincare" and after hours of researching their products and reviews I ordered the ultimate 9 piece kit consisting of: facial cleanser, clearing tonic, acne treatment serum, clear pore serum, moisture complex, microderm scrub, clarifying mask, probiotics and a derm x cloth. This stuff is amazing. Within a week it was delivered to my door, faster than Australia post for sure and I began my treatment. Three days is and my skin has drastically changed. I am in shock and amazement and can not tell enough people how good this is. The one product I am not keen on is the clear pore serum, if you apply too much it makes my skin feel sticky like I've coated it in jelly, but that is user fault. It smells nice and it feels great on my skin which is a pleasant change from all the crap I've used that has dried, cracked, peeled or left my face stinging and tingling. The moisture complex is just perfect. The products do contain benzoyl peroxide and salycylic acid so you will need a good sunscreen (**below). The products are the combined research of dermatologists, cosmetologists, naturopaths and chemists. This combination of skin care professionals working together for the first time resulted in a unique and revolutionary skin care approach that not only treats the acne that you have and proactively prevents new acne from forming. At the moment I take Microflora (probiotic) from my local chemist plus an additional bio zinc for healthy skin, I could not be more pleased with the results. This product is actually reducing the redness of my acne scarring in a week! What the?!

**Sunscreen gels, liquids and sprays are best suited for oily acne prone skin. Look for ones containing ingredients known to provide excellent low irritant, photo-stable (filters should not break down in the sun) and safe UVA protection. Benefits of latest sunscreens include:

Won't clog pores (non-comedogenic)

Unlikely to cause skin allergy (hypo-allergenic)

Non-irritating

Provide longer lasting protection

Provide very good UVA and UVB protection

Providing very good UVA and UVB protection is especially important for people using benzoyl peroxide, tretinoin, adapalene, isotretinoin or doxycyline for their acne as these all increase sensitivity of the skin to the harmful effects of UVA which include sunburn, wrinkles, blotchy pigmentation, skin growths, broken capillaries and thinner more fragile skin.

Physical blockers (titanium dioxide and zinc oxide which give the sunscreens containing them a white opaque look) also provide good UVA protection. Many ‘oil free’ SPF30+ broad-spectrum sunscreen products containing physical blockers are relatively heavy creams and may worsen acne. Only those labelled as non-comedogenic and suitable for acne prone skin have been formally tested in acne prone individuals and found suitable.

Creams formulations are improving, however new sunscreen actives have made it much easier to formulate better products. In sunscreens, look for those that have Mexoryl SX and XL, bisoctrizole and/or bemotrizinol in the list of active ingredients and/or those that utilise ‘Helioplex’ technology.

In my research:

- a cheap alternative is Neutrogena Ultra Sheer 15+ moister user but personally this has always given me spots and doesn't cut it in my harsh climate

The best I have found is a product called La Roche Posay Anthelios 50+ they also have a daily 15+ moisteriser (google)

The Aussie version to match would be Loreal sunscreen with mexoryl sx

It is so super important to have a UV blocker in your sunscreen when using a product with benzoyl peroxide to AVOID blotchy pigmentation which comes with our sun.

Please feel free to comment and let me know what you've found Reliable, It worked!, smells nice, feels nice Can't be purchased in AUS