Women with oily skin will attest to the fact that oily skin often makes it hard to apply makeup. In addition to being, well, greasy, oily skin can feel rough because of enlarged pores that often are horny and impacted (keratotic), making things even harder. This post is about the relationship between oil production and [...]
As scientists, we love numbers and data. It had been our strong impression since the introduction of our Tangerine Anti-Shine Cream in December of ’09 that it worked great for the large majority of people that purchased it. Of course, we already knew what the product could do to alleviate oily skin based on the [...]
If you ever wondered what other things Nobiletin can do, this post is for you. As it turns out, Nobiletin also has several other important beneficial properties. This post illustrates these, and you will find that this compound has the potential for great future medical applications …
How to tell whether your oily skin is interfering with your life Anybody who has the misfortune to suffer from it will be able to attest to the fact that having oily skin can cause a substantial psychological drain and have a significant impact on quality of life, happiness, self confidence and general well-being. It [...]
Introducing Sana Fela Tangerine Anti-Shine Cream! Nobiletin reduces sebum production If you have read part one of our posts on oil control and acne, you know that Nobiletin has been shown to be very effective in reducing the amount of oil that is produced by the sebaceous glands, as well as the overall size of the [...]
This post summarizes a clinical trial that compares tea tree oil and benzoyl peroxide for the treatment of acne (Ref 1). The paper is from 1990, so it is a bit old, but it is still considered a classic and it is cited a lot. The data that it presents definitely is still relevant. In [...]
Acne develops when bacteria, in particular Propionibacterium acne, infect the oil (sebum) that accumulates inside plugged hair follicles. See the post on the “skinny on acne“ for more details. But the question is: how and why exactly do the hair follicles get plugged? The answer is found in one of the properties of the bacteria [...]
New Viewpoint Paper on Acne An awesome new paper on current understanding of the causes of acne and how it can be treated was recently published in Experimental Dermatology (1). This is like a consensus paper that was written by 14 scientists from all over the world — USA, Japan, China, Germany, Taiwan, Hungary, Italy, [...]
A mixture of plant extracts to fight acne Part (1) of this series describes how nobelitin, an ingredient found in citrus fruits, reduces the amount of oil that is produced by the sebaceous glands surrounding the hair follicles. Less oil means fewer acne breakouts and better looking skin! This post describes an alternative treatment to [...]
Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has a long history of use as a natural treatment against bacterial infections, and has been the subject of a large number of research studies. Many of these studies were performed on bacterial cultures [e.g. see (1)]. In its most basic form, different kinds of cultured bacteria are exposed to [...]
