Wishing all of you a safe, happy and healthy new year! Don't drink, text or pick and drive!
916SKIN - ACNE CLINIC located in Chico, California
530.680.2027
A BLOG DEDICATED TO HEALING ACNE & TRANSFORMING SKIN IN 3 TO 4 MONTHS. VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR ACNE PROGRAM DETAILS. CONSULTATION: 530.680.2027
Yes, 916SKIN - ACNE CLINIC in Chico is open Christmas Eve! We still have openings left for consultations and acne treatments. Gift certificates are also available for products and treatments.


Skin that turns red has a chance of hyperpigmenting (turning darker in color/pseudo scarring). The few days following an acne peel, your skin is more likely to turn red and stay red for a prolonged period time from activities that heat your face. As a precaution, avoid intense workouts, saunas, hot tubs, hot showers and prolonged sun exposure for 3 days following your chemical peel.
In the past decade, Palomar Medical revolutionized the at-home laser treatment with the Palovia Skin Renewing Laser. Lately, I've had several people ask me about Palovia, and whether this type of laser is for acne or acne scarring. Palovia is for neither. In fact, it was designed for anti-aging and has been discontinued.
Yes, it's frustrating when you apply make up and your acne care products start balling up on on your face. Giving each product time to penetrate between layers will help prevent pilling.
If you suffer from acne and dry skin, the question is whether your skin is genetically dry, age-dry or product-induced dry. If you have genetically dry skin, you have smaller tighter pores, are prone to fine lines and have never had to battle oil. In fact, your skin will benefit from oils - the right kind. Oils can penetrate moisturizers, but moisturizers do not effectively penetrate oils so applying a small amount of sunflower or olive oil over your moisturizer can help prevent fine lines and keep your skin happy.
Starting August 8th, I will be booking acne consultations in Chico for the week of August 17th. I look forward to catching up with you all.


Treating acne is a process. Even when you're doing all the right stuff, healing acne takes time. The more support you give your body, the more tools it has to repair damaged acneic skin.
Who doesn't like watermelon? Watermelon ranks in the top 10 fruits as being beneficial for acne-prone peeps. An entire watermelon? I think not... way too much sugar. But, in moderation, watermelon offers many nutritional benefits. It's rich in phenolic antioxidants, flavonoids, lycopene, beta-carotene and vitamin C. Different parts of the flesh contain different nutrients, so to reap the benefits, eat the flesh all the way down to the rind. The more red the melon the richer the nutrient content - so make sure its ripe. Watermelon is also highly alkalizing and people with acne need to consume plenty of alkalizing foods and bevies!