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I love my dermafiles because they're easy to use on yourself. On another note, I'm planning to sell my professional machine soon for cheap because it's just sitting on the shelf and I'm not working full time right now. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just economics on my side. I had to take a full time office job for the steady check and benefits. arrgghh. Send me a private email if you've any interest.

sunburned look, sounds like an allergic reaction.

I work with a lot of acne, so my acne 3-min speech would be: 1st 30 seconds: how dead cells build up in the pore lining to create impacted pores/microcomedones which can rupture 2nd 30 seconds: importance of good cleansing, periodic pro exfoliation and regular aha/bha home care minute 2: ability of skin to heal and repair effectively when not exposed to daily assault of sun damage minute 3: long-term stragegy of dealing with PIH and acne scars...

wow! what a story. that you had this severe a reaction a week post-wax, surprises me. the back is a large area and there are a lot of oil glands. waxing unroofs/disturbs the follicles, so reactions are common. I've seen folliculitis, pus-filled pimply-bumps and rash. did you go swimming or do a jacuzzi after the wax?

I think I took a warm bath a day or 2 after. I definitely considered hair stuff. I also bought Eminence Naseberry body wash from work that was half off because it had been sitting on the shelf for a while. So there are a few possibilities. It felt better most of the day but was flared up after work. When I pull my shoulders back it feels like what a sunburn would feel like. Crazy!!

christy72867 wrote: what about her makeup? her brushes? Sounds like you may be dealing with more of a staph infection. If not, why not refer her to an endocrinologist. That is a good possibility. I've seen dirty makeup brushes as well as old makeup cause weird skin breakouts. Also inquire about their stress levels. I've been reading a lot about the effects of stress on the body and what it can do to the skin.

I smoke pot but I dont deal from acne whatsoever. I have a dry skin type and my skin becomes built up with keratinization quite quickly....though I think my Shiseido The Skincare Extra-Comfort Cleansing Foam could also be making me more dry. I only use it on my Clarisonic skincare brush on the days that I shave...so its never every day. Anyway, interesting topic. I am grateful you posted it, Marion.

We use aweber.com for our salon/spa email newsletter--$19 a month and I think unlimited addresses and emails. You have to generate all of your own content for the newsletter, including design, but for people who like to do that kind of thing (like me) it works great! We do 2 emails a month generally with an email a week for the month of December. The one a week thing is new, we'll see what happens. I hope we don't irritate people...

How is the rest of the glominerals makeup line?

Nichole: It can be confusing. First, antioxidants are always antioxidants, whether or not they're combined with cancer-causing and/or formaldehyde releasing ingredients. Second, although "formaldehyde-releasing" sounds horrible, and it is, the amounts are so insignificant that they reaslistically don't count. Third, even our own bodies produce a small (small, small, small) amount of formaldehyde. As far as...