Welcome to our blog! Here we will rant, rave, give advice, remember and document..just do as we please because it is ours. Its our little tool in the fight against acne. You might have guessed that we hate acne, we all see it as the enemy! from the dermatologists and clinical researchers, right down to the recpetionist, we unite against it.  That is why we created this company..because we know how many people are suffering because of acne. We'll add to the blog sometimes daily, sometimes on the hour, sometimes we might just leave it for days on end, but always remember, that if you have any problems, you can email us on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , and i assure you that one of our medical team will be on hand to give you the advice that you need




July 2010


Social problems and acne (I hate acne!)

Acne can literally destroy a persons life. I know. I’ve been one of those people. As a teenager, the effects of acne scarring, and cystic acne, are devastating because that is the time when people are developing themselves socially, meeting new friends and finding out who they are as individuals. Having a face full of acne, does not help matters at all, when it come to confidence, self esteem and being able to deal with people. Throw I the fact that people are likely to devalue or judge you due to acne, makes for a frightening situation.

I remember in school, I was laughed at because of my acne. As I look back on my own life, I think that so many people that laughed at my acne and insulted me did not give me a chance to prove that I was a good person, or could have even been their friend. No one thought that the laughter would affect me don to my very core.

The fact is, that people will always judge and evaluate you based on your appearance, and that’s why getting acne treatment is so important. It could literally change your life for the better.

The hell of Adult acne

 Many people email us, complaining about the effects of having adult acne. The theme is always the same. They feel that life is made difficult because of the acne that they suffer from. Some talk about living with the condition for years, after trying a whole range of acne treatments, that unfortunately fail for them. Many of the treatments prescribed by Dr’s and GP often have steroids in them, and do little to improve the situation. The fact that most acne treatments do not work, devastates peoples hopes, particularly when they have been suffering from acne for a long time.

Think about what adults who still suffer from acne are going through…No matter what, or how you look at it, acne disfigures you. Peoples sense of self is ruined because in this celebrity age, images of perfection are thrust upon us all. Women and men with perfect skins, perfect bodies, are splashed in the media all the time…and then we look in the mirror. Imagine how it feels to have a face full of acne just looking back at you. Can’t be good for the self image eh?

Many people just give up…retreat into themselves, and deny themselves the opportunity to show who they are in the world, because their confidence is destroyed by the acne. Feeling good about yourself and your looks with acne, is hard, and can destroy dreams. No matter how we compensate, the fact of the matter is, that there is acne on your face or body, and that fact is always at the back of your mind. Until you get acne treatment, you cannot be free. Choosing the right acne treatment is the challenge. If you need advice, we are here to support you, just email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Women and acne

I often get asked, how women cope with acne. The cosmetics industry, and fashion industry, are based on one degree another on the beauty of women. Because of this,ordinary women, are under tremendous pressure to emulate the celebrities and models that are presented as being the pinnacle of women’s beauty. Weather they like it or not, women are judged on how they look, and societal expectations.

So when a teenage girl or woman suffers from acne, blemishes, they have an even harder time. Their self esteem is knocked  and their self image is attacked, because people will judge them on the acne they suffer from. Men will judge, and other women will judge. It’s a fact of life. I’ve been emailed by women, and girls, who talk about how they cannot get a date or cannot advance in their careers because of how acne disfigures them. One women, who was an intellectual property lawyer, spoke of how she worked extremely hard, yet felt she was being passed over for promotion in her firm, due to her acne. She noted that she was often relegated to doing research work, instead of doing prestigious court work, because she did not fit the law firms image, yet they needed he to prepare cases for other lawyers. She felt used and depressed. Acne had devastated her and only now since she got treatment from Acnehunter has she seen an improvement in her looks, and left her old law firm to start with a new one. But the damage of years of acne and how it made people treat her before remains, because she says that she has difficulty trusting people because she wonders how they would have treated her when she did have acne.

Women who suffer with acne have to ensure that their skincare regime is top level, in order to get the clear skin results that they need. A clear complexion, with good acne treatment can be achieved, but it’s a case of getting acne treatment that works.

It is very important as a woman to be aware of the foods that you eat, the effects of hormonal cycles etc to make sure that you are not yourself the cause of your acne through your lifestyle choices, before you move onto external skincare treatments. Please email us if you need advice. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The problems of having too many low quality acne treatments

 There are so many acne treatment companies on the market. Each one purporting to clear acne. What irritates me most, is that a lot of times, the products offered by one “Dr” or the other, are low quality trash. There I said it. Low quality trash. I say this because we’ve had the products clinically tested and the results are quite frankly sad. Sad because, its blatant exploitation of people who are desperate for good acne treatment. After having the products tested, (I won’t mention names…for now) we found that the ingredients had minimal active compounds. The purpose as we could see, was not to help treat acne, but rather slightly fade the acne so that the buyer would invariably have to buy more.

Exploitation in its purest form. Its not something that I respect at all, especially with something as serious as acne treatment.