Accutane its generic name, isotretinoin - is a drug derived from Vitamin A that is designed to stop the production of oil in the sebaceous glands. Breakouts occur when oil (sebum) clogs the hair follicle, mixes with dead skin cells, ruptures the follicle wall, creating pimples or cysts.

We have all been there, whether we admit it or not…standing in the drugstore, slavishly eyeing the newest acne fighting makeup product. Hoping somehow to find salvation in the little tube of tinted goodness that will somehow miraculously clear up our suddenly (or not so suddenly) erupted