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    • Start Here
    • COURSES
      • Introductory Course
      • Facial Skin Aging Course
      • Acne Management Course
      • Topical Protocols - Acne
      • The Acne Care Bundle
      • Skin Barrier Support
      • (FREE) Topical Ceramides
      • (FREE)Topical Niacinamide
      • Sun Care & Sun Protection
      • Clean & Green Skincare
      • Assessment in Aesthetics
      • Topicals for AGA
      • Topicals for Rosacea
      • Lets Talk Product Rosacea
    • Course Bundles
    • Naturopathic Aesthetics
    • meet the teacher
    • FREE Course Series
    • Student Rate
  • Start Here
  • COURSES
    • Introductory Course
    • Facial Skin Aging Course
    • Acne Management Course
    • Topical Protocols - Acne
    • The Acne Care Bundle
    • Skin Barrier Support
    • (FREE) Topical Ceramides
    • (FREE)Topical Niacinamide
    • Sun Care & Sun Protection
    • Clean & Green Skincare
    • Assessment in Aesthetics
    • Topicals for AGA
    • Topicals for Rosacea
    • Lets Talk Product Rosacea
  • Course Bundles
  • Naturopathic Aesthetics
  • meet the teacher
  • FREE Course Series
  • Student Rate

Learning Objectives - Managing Acne Vulgaris CE course

  • Understand the key pathogenic processes which contribute to acne lesion formation
  • Identify and distinguish between inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne lesions
  • Review traditional treatment strategies from both conventional and Naturopathic approaches
  • Review the role and implementation of various acne lesion and sebum assessment tools for clinical practice
  • Review key techniques in using clinical photography in before/after assessment
  • Understand the role and benefit of an acne-focused patient reported outcomes measure assessment, along with a perceived stress assessment, in acne management
  • Explore and discuss common myths surrounding acne and cosmeceutical product use
  • Review the role and benefit of skin barrier support in acne management
  • Explore the structure, nomenclature, and evidence-based use of ceramide-containing cosmeceuticals in managing acne
  • Review the goals of skin cleansing, the various classes of skin cleansers, and roles of specialty cleansing products
  • Identify which cleanser types are best for use in acne management
  • Understand the recommended, and research-based, frequency of facial skin cleansing
  • Review the various types of moisturizing ingredients and serums, and their role in acne
  • Understand the role of toners, facial masks, and oil-absorbing ingredients/products in managing acne
  • Explore cosmeceuticals used in acne lesion spot treatments
  • Understand the role and connections between skin pH and acne 
  • Identify methods to maintain an optimal skin pH
  • Review research surrounding established/traditional cosmeceuticals used in acne treatment
  • Review research surrounding emerging cosmeceuticals used in acne treatment
  • Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients beneficial in limiting excess oiliness/surface sebum
  • Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients providing an anti-inflammatory action
  • Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients for the prevention of acne-associated post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation
  • Identify cosmeceutical active ingredients for managing acne-associated facial redness and skin sensitivity
  • Review novel & emerging oral supplements researched for use in acne
  • Explore the emerging data surrounding the role of the skin microbiome 
  • Review researched associations between both topical and oral probiotics and acne pathophysiology 
  • Identify topical and oral probiotics cited in acne research, and found in a growing number of cosmeceuticals


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