Clearmode
In clients’ words
Why so many people struggle to get clear… despite trying 'everything'.
I investigate 7 areas: habits, history, food and diet, medications, blood sugar and hormones, supplements, skincare and environment, then offer solutions on how to achieve a balance to stop the cycle of inflammation at its root.
Building acne routines is both an art and science, and everyone is different. No 2 routines are the same- I build the routines tailored to where you and your acne are today, then adjust based on how your skin is responding.
I follow a structured, science-based protocol: one change at a time, tracked every two weeks against how your skin responds. Nothing gets added or removed without a reason.
Getting clear happens in phases
For clients who commit to the first 90 days. Four stages, from your first appointment to keeping your skin clear.
Your full history, from your first breakout to today, then a treatment to calm inflammation and disinfect the pores. You go home with a routine tailored to you.
Every two weeks: I reassess your skin, track down what’s still causing breakouts, adjust your routine, and treat. This repeats until you’ve been clear for four weeks.
Clear for four weeks straight, and you graduate from the every-two-weeks schedule.
Fewer visits. We work on scarring and texture, or simply keep you clear through seasons, stress and travel.
“After trying everything out there, she’s the only person who asked questions, listened, was curious, and finally got me acne free.”
Enter Clearmode®.
Products are sold separately. A first purchase usually runs $250–350 and lasts 2–3 months.
Questions
Three to six months for most people. It can take longer if you’re on acne-triggering medications, or if some of your triggers stay in place.
Yes. Hormones are one of the triggers the program looks at closely, along with diet, products and lifestyle.
Mostly no. Mixing in products that aren’t part of your plan makes it impossible to tell what’s working, and it slows down getting clear. If there is a product that you're attached to, you can bring it up during our initial consultation to be considered.
That’s your choice. Many people who have blood sugar–related triggers don’t get 100% clear without some modifications to their diet and lifestyle.
If you’ve taken Accutane in the past six months, not yet. For other acne medications, text me first at 703-677-8458 and we’ll talk it through.
Yes. After the 90 days, you can continue the acne treatments without the time commitment, but the service price is $165.
You move into post-clear: fewer visits, with the focus on scarring and texture or on keeping you clear.
It depends on what types of scars you have. If you just have brown or pink marks (PIH/PIE), the basic acne routine will help to fade them, and you have options to upgrade your routine and treatments to accelerate your results upon request.
Please check with your provider.
If you break out in the first few weeks, those breakouts were already forming under the skin. The program doesn’t cause them.
Products are sold separately from appointments. Your first purchase usually runs $250–350 and lasts 2–3 months.
Yes, as long as it’s free of pore-clogging ingredients. Check yours with my Pore-Clogging Ingredients Checker.
Start with my free Acne Trigger Checklist.
My master list of known acne triggers, including the ones I see most often in my clients. Enter your email and I’ll send it to you.
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