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The dreaded blemish that appears right at the worst time: we’ve all been there. You wake up the morning before a special event, photo shoot, or job interview, or just a day when you have plans that involve looking cute, and you discover that evil incarnate has taken up residence on your face. What do you do? The web is full of supposed hacks and DIY miracle pimple removers, but some of them only make the problem worse. So let’s settle...

Many of us suffer from oily skin. Not only is a greasy face not a good look, but oily skin can contribute to unwanted bouts of acne. There’s a right way to control oil and a wrong way. The wrong way – such as using denatured alcohol in an attempt to de-grease skin – only makes matters worse. When it comes to skincare, the best thing you can do to reduce oiliness is to feed it with the right, high-quality ingredients to reduce shinine...

You may have noticed bright and beautiful Instagram adverts or glossy pages of magazines showing gorgeous models with flawless skin breezily using some kind of facial cleansing device.While facial cleansing brushes aren’t new, with improved technology, they’re becoming more and more popular, with seemingly everyone and their mother using them.But do facial cleansing brushes actually work? And are they right for you? We’re here to fill you in...

If you’ve ever used a pore strip, you’ll know there’s almost nothing more satisfying (and gross) than peeling it back from your nose to reveal the yucky, pulled-out blackheads you’ve just extracted from your skin. When pore strips were at their most popular, happy teens danced on television ads, peeling the paper-like strips from their noses and proudly marveling at the gunk that came out. But while pore strips might be effective at...

We all know the stereotype – that only women care about their appearance. Simply put, that stereotype is busted. Yes, as a whole, women do spend more money than men on cosmetic or aesthetic purchases, so most skin care informational content is geared toward women. At Skin Elite, though, we believe that people of every gender deserve to have healthy skin that makes them feel comfortable and confident. That’s why we’re focusing this blog...