What is Acne?
We usually think of acne as adolescent blemishes and breakouts, but adults through their 50s can also suffer from breakouts of pimples, lesions, redness and scarring. Even babies can suffer from breakouts of pimples and infantile acne.
Acne is most common on skin with higher densities of sebaceous glands such as the forehead, chin and mid-back, but acne can also flare up on the shoulders, chest, neck, upper arms and scalp.
What might surprise you about acne is that the source of breakouts is actually the hair follicle.
Sebaceous glands in follicles produce sebum. Sebum is an oily substance that travels up follicle to the hair shaft at the skin’s surface, carrying normal bacteria and dead cells from the follicular lining to be discarded. Greater the sebum production can clog the hair follicle with dead cells that stick together to form a plug at the opening.
When this happens, a pimple, or blemish, appears. Worse, however, this mixture of sebum and dead cells can become a pool for bacteria to grow. The sebum, bacteria and dead cells, trapped in the skin, cause inflammation, swelling and pus, finally resulting in acne. Acne breakouts can become severe, spreading across and under the skin causing redness, bumps, irritation, ugly lesions and permanent scarring.
The body responds to this infectious mix by producing chemical defenders whose action can lead to the formation of free radicals, causing oxidation and further inflammation.
(For more info see: Types of Acne, Causes of Acne)
The Wellness Solution for Acne
Total Oxidation Management (T.O.M.) of acne is a lifestyle choice for controlling bacteria production, stopping oxidation and inflammation to relieve and prevent the symptoms of acne. For acne, this means a simple routine involving just two steps, two minutes, two times a day.
Step One: Vitamin C plus Zinc
EC Mode Zinc C Thera-Serum. After proper cleansing (we recommend EC Mode Pure Blend Wellness Cleanser), apply Zinc C Thera-Serum, a light gel formula containing 15 percent pure, freshly activated L-ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) plus 1 percent Zinc.
In clinical studies, Zinc has been shown to kill bacteria on skin with no negative side-effects.
L-ascorbic acid, freshly activated and formulated to pharmacological levels (15 percent potency), is the only form of Vitamin C clinically proven to effectively scavenge free radicals that cause inflammation.
EC Mode’s unique, revolutionary airless, wasteless delivery system ensures ingredient integrity, limits exposure to bacteria and maintains stability and freshness without preservatives or additives.
Step Two: Hydration without Oils
EC Mode Oil-Less Wellness Moisturizer. For skin that is acne prone, or for oily and combination skin, a non-irritating, non-acnegenic, non-comedogenic, non-drying wellness moisturizer is critical. EC Mode Oil-Less is a “smart” formula that normalizes sebum distribution while providing deep hydration to sensitive skin.
EC Mode’s advanced breakthrough technology, with proven benefits in clinical studies, is designed to normalize and balance oil production in and on surface layers without dryness or irritation. Moisture is added and the transepidermal seal is reinforced, helping skin to maintain natural hydration levels.
Define: Wellness
Common approaches to pimples, blemishes and acne use drying, peeling and extracting which causes irritation, inflammation and oxidation, often leading to permanent damage to the skin. Then they add moisturizers to attempt to calm the ravages of the treatment. (For more info see: Common non-wellness-based acne treatments.)
When you choose a wellness approach to acne, you treat symptoms without harsh medicines or exfoliating, oxidizing ingredients such as alpha/beta hydroxy acids or benzoyl peroxide.
The wellness approach goes right to the cause of breakouts by gently preventing bacteria growth and balancing oil production. In addition, EC Mode Wellness products are:
- Fragrance-free
- Paraben-free
- Propylene glycol-free
- DEA-free
The Malibu Wellness Solution
EC Mode Oil-Less Wellness System
Step 1: EC Mode® Zinc C Thera-Serum
Step 2: EC Mode® Oil-Less Moisturizer
Partners with
How do I begin to tell you how much the EC Mode® skin care products by Malibu Wellness mean to me! Thank you so much for my new skin!!!
Debbie B.
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I've been using the EC Mode® Zinc C Thera-Serum and I love it! I see a difference and I really love how my skin feels without having to use harsh medicines!
Melissa
Indianapolis, IN
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Zinc C has seriously made a huge change in my face. Breakout are complete history...
Meghan Cleary
Television Personality & Author
Los Angeles, CA
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I’m 27 and my sister is 19 and we have both suffered for years from acne. We both had very large, almost cystic acne that would leave scars and never, never went away and it covered most of our face. It has now been about 4 weeks and our skin is looking so wonderful. It’s like we’ve been given a miracle! To look at our skin today you can hardly tell that we’ve ever had a problem with acne!
Luna J.
San Pablo, CA
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Within two days of using Malibu's EC Mode Oil-Less System including EC Mode Pure Blend Cleanser, Zinc C Thera-Serum and Oil-Less Moisturizer my face was acne free and continues to stay that way.
Alyssa N.
Los Angeles, CA
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I have reddish skin that is prone to breakouts and general redness. After just the first application of the EC Mode Oil-Less system (EC Mode Zinc C Thera-Serum and EC Mode Oil-Less Moisturizer), my skin felt smoother and there was less redness. I continue to see improvement every day.
Consumer
Indianapolis, IN
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No other products have given me as much results/benefits in such a short amount of time. Thank you for providing such superior products!"
Consumer
Ohio
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After using the EC Mode skin care system my skin is clearer than I can ever remember it being. ...If you believe, you will see what you want to see. The real results - other people see.
Stylist
Ohio
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It's been three weeks since she started using the EC Mode Oil-Less system for acne and this is the first time she has ever noticed a difference in her skin (even after using a drug her doctor prescribed for adult acne)."
Consumer
Massachusetts
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Your EC Mode® skin care line is highly superior to anything else I've used or researched!
Consumer
Boulder, CO
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Jenny used the two components of the EC Mode Oil-Less system the EC Mode® Zinc C Thera-Serum and the EC Mode® Oil-Less Moisturizer. “Before, my skin would break out with tiny bumps and it would feel tight and dry. But not any more. I’ve been using EC Mode® now for two years. And I haven’t needed to go back to the doctor for my skin ever since!”
Jenny
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...decided to try the EC Mode®’s skin care line featuring EC Mode® Zinc C Thera-Serum It only took one month to see a difference in her acne condition. “Within that month my skin went from awful to beautiful! I had the type of acne that was deep under the skin, and I don’t have it anymore.”
Vicki, Stylist
Ventura, California
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I looked at a lot of products before choosing this one and did not find any that did exactly what it claimed. My clients not only love me for introducing them to a product that makes them feel better about themselves but also one that actually does what it claims to do! Thank You!
Patti M.
Licensed Esthetician
Spokane, Washington
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