When someone gets emotionally distracted by dark marks, it’s not always easy to see or understand the real medical problem that is causing them.

This video should help clear up this situation. Please teach others by sharing this video as this misconception is causing disharmony all over the world.

©2012 “Understanding Dark Marks and Red Marks” by Dr. Neal Schwartz

Benzoyl Peroxide is not needed in this advanced program. If you are scared of it for any reason, whether justified or not, I recommend the Minimal Kit and communication of all concerns on your day 1 email.


This program is not reliant on this single ingredient in any way. This is an advanced practice that was not created from the ideas of the 1980’s.
Every client’s program is customized to meet their needs and concerns.


We neither hype nor demonize the various weapons that are used to achieve our goals.


When this program is used properly, the products here do not cause dryness, aged skin, bleaching of clothing, irritation, or anything else to be feared.
Every concern has already been addressed and all situations can be navigated using communication.

-Dr. Neal

Do you think the imbalance of your liver is the cause of your acne?

I have read many online opinions about fixing a broken liver to “cure” acne. When these ideas are proposed, they are usually done so with passion, imagination, and emotion. Unfortunately, these ideas always lack evidence and the basic understanding of the physiology of the liver.


When confronted with this passionate and imaginative idea, it usually takes me no more than one question to immediately put a stop to this misconceived line of thinking.


And here it is:

If an imbalanced liver is the cause of acne, why don’t people with real liver failure have acne??

Every alchoholic, heavy drinker, binge drinker, hep c carrier, and those on the liver transplantation list should be crawling with acne?


However, this is not the case in real life thus the notion that the liver is the “cause” is proven to have come from imagination alone.


Many people on the liver transplant list have the most inactivated, acne free skin around. These are the clinical facts.

If fulminant liver failure does not cause acne, it’s safe to say that a little liver imbalance is not the cause of your longstanding acne problem.


To understand the “cause” of acne, read this blog post:
“What is the Cause of Acne”




These types of misconceptions bring up a much more important question:

“Why are people still desperately creating ideas for the cause of acne?”


The reason is this:

When a responsible family goes to multiple board certified dermatologists only to see minimal results and yet another prescription for the same topicals and pills, they begin to lose confidence in the entire medical system. With no other credible resource available to find guidance, guesswork and confusion take over, and one’s imagination can often times run wild.

We’ll talk about this loss of confidence in the system in future posts.

The lack of a universally recognized authority on acne is the cause for much anxiety around the world.

-Dr. Neal




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Quick post to clear up any confusion: The Acne Practice has been completely inactivating acne for those with allergies to benzoyl peroxide since 2006.

Here’s an example of a woman who is both pregnant and specifically allergic to Benzoyl Peroxide:







As a reminder, there is no acne situation that is not beatable. There is no allergy, medical condition, sensitivity, or special situation that has not already been figured out around here.

-Dr. Neal

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Large pores are confusing and upsetting for many people. Hopefully this post will help you get your head around this situation.


When oil and debris plug up a pore, it mechanically dilates. That’s it, there is no other complicated process. When the emotion is removed from the situation, it becomes as straight forward as any other physical dilation. Blackheads, pimples, and oily skin all have the ability to enlarge pores. If the offending agent is completely removed, the currently dilated pore will do one of three things:


It will either retract back to its original size, partially decrease in size, or remain fully dilated. The amount of retraction and healing is usually dependent on skin type, age, and how long the offending agent was in place.

For example, Let’s say you have a large single blackhead in your back for 4 years. If this large old blackhead is removed, chances are it’s going to leave a visible hole. It’s the concept of “wear and tear” similar to older skin or heavy piercings weighing down the skin.


FAQ: What can I do to treat my large pores?!?

While there are many things you can do to improve the cosmetic appearance of your pores, the first thing I recommend is to grieve over the real wear and tear you have just endured. Enlarged pores are similar to 3D scars in that they need to first be grieved over, and then they can be unemotionally and skillfully worked on.


The biggest mistake I witness in the attempt to fix enlarged pores is the lack of understanding of the “offending agent” as mentioned above. You see, if your skin is still active with blackheads, pimples, or even just oily without bumps, you are not yet ready to focus on your wear and tear. Exactly like acne scarring, it’s a stepwise process of first obtaining total inactivation and then cleaning up the aftermath. Any other order of operations will cause repeated failure, frustration, and money wasted on expensive cosmetic procedures.




I’ll outline how to approach the treatment of enlarged pores:

1) You must first gain total control of your oil, blackheads, and pimples. The pores will never start retracting until the dilating force is totally controlled. This control can be obtained in many ways but know that partial inactivation may not cut it in regards to the appearance of pores.

2) You’ll need a daily cosmetic routine that will act to remove the top layers skin around each pore. This will effectively make the hole less visible. (see illustration below) I have designed a special kit for this situation called the exfoliation kit for sensitive skin. It is only intended for those who are in total control of the activity. If not in total control, see the starter kits for acne bootcamp first.

3) If you are still not satisfied with your pore size after you have properly grieved, gained total inactivation, and have a masterful daily cosmetic routine, there are many professional procedures that can be added into the routine. Chemical peels, microdermabrasion, lasers, and surgery are all examples of things you can indulge in if you still can’t find aesthetic satisfaction.


My experience has been that people are not mastering numbers 1 and 2 above. Rather, they are spending thousands of dollars on procedures that are less effective when the other elements are not yet in place. Try to focus on the concept of a “stepwise process”.




(Use the cone illustration below to understand how the appearance of inactivated pores can be improved. When the top layers of skin are safely removed, the orifice diameter gets smaller. Imagine the top sections of this cone being removed at the horizontal lines)



Did that illustration help?




Unlike active skin and inflammation, when working on cosmetic issues it is important to stay non-urgent. There is no rush to get a dangerous or expensive cosmetic procedure. It’s important to grieve over the small trauma that has already occurred and it’s important to set goals that are based in relative improvement with the aim of achieving the threshold of aesthetic satisfaction.

hope this helps,
-Dr. Neal




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