Our Expert Skincare Advice
Discover more about making the most of your skin with our expert advice. Whether you’re solving a problem like acne or melasma or tackling the signs of premature ageing, we’ve got you covered.
Teenagers are so unlucky. 85% of them get breakouts - which is almost everyone! At a time when their self-confidence can be very wobbly as they try to fit in, additional stress and pressure from e...
Acne: When Is The Right Time To Seek Expert Help?
Acne is the most common skin disorder we see in the clinic and it's something of a specialty because we know that changing skin changes lives. And yet so many of us put up with breakouts despite...
4 Actives That Treat Both The Signs of Ageing and Acne
It’s a real conundrum - you’re still getting hormonal breakouts on your chin every month. But you’re also aware that skin just isn’t as snappy as it used to be…..nor is it as bright or resistant t...
The 6 Commonest Mistakes I See In Acne Treatment
Acne is the commonest skin concern and will affect almost all of us at some point in our lives. And yet there’s still a lot of misinformation around treatment and this can potentially wreak havoc...
My Favourite Acne Treatments - Tretinoin
One of the oldest retinoids but still one of the best and certainly the most studied as it’s been used in dermatology since the 1960s. Retinoids are central to the treatment of acne because of the...
My Favourite Acne Treatments - Adapalene (Differin)
Retinoid-obsessive, it’s no small thing that adapalene is my 2nd most prescribed in clinic. Why? Well, it's a 3rd generation synthetic retinoid. It’s been engineered to be less irritating and thu...
What is Maskne? The Products I use to Prevent + Treat
Maskne is definitely a thing. Whether you’re getting new breakouts on top of old, or it’s triggering spots where they didn’t exist, it’s the newest skincare challenge, and it’s getting people down...
Azelaic Acid - 10 Reasons You Need This Acid in Your Morning Routine!
Acids are one of the most exciting areas of skincare right now But is Azelaic Acid the one that comes to mind? Well, it should be! This is the unsung hero of skincare. And one I’ve been tal...
Reacting To a Popular “Daily” Acne Scrub
This product is a failure from the moment you read the instructions. Exfoliators for Acne Sadly, we now know that the correct approach to treating the complex disorder that is acne is no mechani...
Dr Rakesh Answers Your Questions on Acne Scarring
Hi guys! Dr Rakesh here taking over the blog (and giving Sam the day off!) to answer your questions on everything Acne Scarring. 1. Could you walk us through the different types of acne scars...
Reacting to your AcneSolved Questions + Comments
It’s really rewarding to feel that my video content might have actually made a real difference to your skin - it’s the reason I create content and do what I do. I’m of the belief that so many of u...
Congratulations on making it through to the next stage - what I call the Tidy-up phase! So something that causes almost as much distress as the breakouts themselves is post-inflammatory hyperpig...