The Acne Industry Needs A Makeover
Because no one should have to destroy their skin and confidence in an attempt to have clear skin.
Acne isn’t the enemy. But the acne industry? That’s another story.
If you’ve ever felt like you were stuck in an endless loop of products and professional treatments that only made things worse, you’re not alone. You’re waking up.
We’ve been sold a lie. That acne is a skin problem solved by attacking the skin.
From cleansers that burn and dry the skin, to facials that strip and squeeze zits, to things that hijack your hormones and kill the microbiome on your skin and in your gut, the industry has built an empire by convincing you that your skin is broken and only they can fix it. Spoiler alert: they can’t. Acne is at an all-time high, and it’s projected to get worse. (you can find the disturbing stats with a simple search online)
What if your skin isn’t the problem, it’s a messenger?
Your skin isn’t betraying you. It’s communicating with you.
But the current acne model? It tries to silence those messages. It treats the symptoms, not the system. And it leaves teens feeling defeated, anxious, and with less confidence.
I’ve seen it firsthand. Teens walking into my office after trying every “system” under the sun, moms exhausted from watching their kids suffer while practitioners say “just give it more time.”
They try to convince you that the solutions are in chasing the breakouts with the latest and greatest product, thinking the next so called miracle ingredient will finally do the trick.
It won’t. Because it’s not the ingredient. It’s the intention. It’s the philosophy. It’s whether we’re working with the body, or constantly fighting against it. It’s the strategy.
So yes, the acne industry needs a makeover.
Not a new miracle serum crafted with a newly discovered species of a flower that only blooms once every 150 years on leap day at 11:11pm on a unicorn farm.
We don’t need another lie wrapped in a fairytale; we need a new corrective system.
One rooted in:
Understanding the skin as a reflection in internal health, not a malfunction.
Listening to what the body is trying to say through each breakout.
Supporting each client with the appropriate daily routines and lifestyle habits
Teaching teens (and their parents) how to decode these signals, not suppress them.
This is the work we do in my clinic. When we stop fighting the skin and start listening to it, we provide the proper environment for the body and skin to heal. Not just clearer skin, but calmer minds, stronger digestion, better sleep, more confident kids.
That’s the real makeover. And it’s long overdue.