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9 Sep

The Latest Pimples Treatment Products From SkinFix, Nécessaire and

Here, the latest innovations in pimples care. SkinFix Pimples+ Adapinoid Gel $48 at sephora.com, skinfix.com SkinFix Pimples+ Adapinoid Gel For its newest, SkinFix is harnessing the skin-clearing capabilities of adapinoid. A retinoid that's the precursor to adapalene — the energetic in Differin gel — adapinoid purports to appease inflammation, reduce pores and offer anti-aging advantages, resembling increased collagen production. “We’re the primary brand to launch this ingredient,” said SkinFix chief executive officer Amy Gordinier, who first encountered adapinoid, which was originally a prescription drug but became over-the-counter in 2017, at an ingredient trade show. “What we loved about [adapinoid] is that it has all of the efficacy of adapalene, but shows that it’s even less irritating — we knew we desired to leverage...
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9 Sep

Open and Closed Comedones: The way to Treat and

Zits. Pimples. Pustules. Pimples gets called quite a lot of things, but "comedones" isn’t one you hear your folks say often. That being said, you’ve probably handled them before. Comedonal pimples refers to open and closed comedones — tiny, painless zits or blackheads that typically appear in clusters in your chin, nose, or brow. When you’ve ever had a smattering of inexplicable “bumpy skin,” comedonal pimples is likely to be accountable.Unlike your standard zit or pimple, comedonal pimples isn’t inflammatory, so it doesn’t include the redness, pain, and swelling you often associate with, say, cystic pimples. It's super common and the excellent news is, it’s easy to treat. We asked some pimples experts what causes open and closed comedones and...
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7 Aug

Topicals Introduces Primer Designed for Pitted Pimples Scars –

On the eve of the brand’s three-year anniversary, Topicals is tackling its next skin concern: pimples scarring. Launching direct-to-consumer and at Sephora for $34, the brand’s latest Sealed Energetic Scar Primer incorporates encapsulated retinol, onion bulb extract and a silicone base, aiming to not only fill pimples scars and pores before makeup application but in addition to enhance skin texture over time. “We get quite a lot of questions for things which are within the makeup sphere, so this being a hybrid makeup and skincare product type of addresses a number of the desire inside the community,” said Olamide Oluwe, who cofounded Topicals in 2020 alongside Claudia Teng. Since then the brand — which purports to be the fastest growing...
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