Adult Acne with Dermalogica's MediBac.

MediBac - Professional Only Products For The Treatment Room

Yesterday was spent back home at H.Q; Dermalogica in Leatherhead. I was there almost a year ago to cover older ground at the Dermalogica Live series, but yesterday I was attending the MediBac Training course.





Dedicated to Adult Acne, the day was filled with skin physiology, pathology, product knowledge, tips and techniques to make sure that those coping with acne grades three and four are helped, treated correctly and understood so that their skin can be calmed, cleared and cooled.

There are four main reasons why adults can suffer from acne and they are these:

1. Hair - Often the hair in the follicles can be too short, too thin or not present at all, which is a problem as a normal hair acts as a wick for the pore allowing sebum to come to the surface of the skin. This sebum acts as a regulator and gets cleaned away, but if it can't reach the skin it stays in the skin and then the follicles gets blocked. 
2. Skin Cells - If you have adult acne your skin has the ability to create 4 -5 time more skin cells than normal. These have a tendency to stick together and not slough from the skin in the correct manner as our Lamellar Granules that help with the process can be fewer in number in your skin type. So, if you are creating more skin but don't have enough granules to help shed them, you are prone to get a build up. 
3. Sebum - In adult acne, the sebum can be a lot thicker than is ideal and as it is not being wicked away from the skin so easily, it can cause a bit of a problem. The other problem with sebum production in adult acne is that your skin has the potential to create 3 times more than 'normal' skin. 
4. Bacteria - These little fellows love to live anaerobically and feed off the tryglycorides in the sebum. When you have a blockage of skin cells and sebum which cut off the oxygen to the follicle, they multiply and the fatty acids that come with this process causes great inflammation and irritation. 

Treatment Stations At Dermalogica

Question: How do we treat Adult Acne? 

Answer: Gently! 

Dermalogica created a layering system that acts over 24 hours with MediBac. Helping to deal with the four main factors causing adult acne as well as calming the irritation and cooling the inflammation, the MediBac system can help with acne grades of 2, 3 and 4. 

Whether you use the whole system, or you choose one core product from the line to help with the occasional breakout, you know that your skin will be treated with the best products technology can bring. With some amazing ingredients such as the beta hydroxy acid, Salicylic Acid helping to clear congestion from the skin, microspheres absorbing oils, cooling camphor calming the skin, sebum regulating cinnamon, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory coneflower and the regulating effects of Sarcosine as well as the wonderful power of Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid to regulate the skin cells and sebum activity, I think Adult Acne has met its match!

In the treatment room I can treat acne Grades 1-3, but I feel that if you are suffering from Grade 4 acne, you should seek medical advice first as it could actually be too painful to receive a treatment and medication is there to help this form of acne. Also, you MUST ask your skin care therapist before using these products as if you are using any medication for acne, some of the products will be unsuitable and instead you may be advised to use complimenting products from another part of the Dermalogica brand to tie in with your prescription. 

In this YouTube clip, Jane Wurwand, the woman behind Dermalogica, talks about MediBac and the difference between adult and teen acne. 

I had a great day yesterday and I really enjoyed using the products in a facial with my working partner, Kim, and Sam our lecturer was fun, knowledgeable and made the day a real joy! 

I look forward to talking with you about your skin and treating you soon. Have a wonderful day and keep in touch.