Natural Skin Care for Oily Skin

Sep 30, 2008 @ 04:35 pm by Herb B. Lewis
by Herb B. Lewis

There are several natural ways to treat your oily skin, though whether they work depends on the severity of the oily skin and how dedicated you are to applying them. It is best that you to contact a dermatologist or your natural health care provider to help you come up with choices that are work for you.

You need oil on your skin to keep it from drying out and being open to infection. Healthy skin has a glow, natural skin oils are necessary to achieve this glow. Oil protects the skin and makes it more elastic so it will not wrinkle. Too much oil attracts dirt that can clog pores. Excessively oily skin leads to larger than normal pores that give the skin a rough look.

The oil comes from the sebaceous gland. The gland secretes an oily substance called sebum. Sebum protects skin from bacteria, cuts down on the water that evaporates from the skin, and gives your hair shine. When sebaceous glands secrete too much sebum your skin will be too oily.

Natural Oily Skin Care To care for your oily skin you need to keep it clean. What you need to do is to removal excessive sebum from the skin. Wash your face with hot water and a mild natural soap. Then wash with cold water, then rinse with pure rose water. Rose water is a mild astringent, it will help tighten your skin’s pores, balance the skin’s pH levels and it has a marvelous aroma! Do not apply rose water to broken or irritated skin, if you find out you are sensitive stop using it. After cleaning, apply a natural oil free moisturizer to keep your skin from dehydrating.

You need to wash your face enough to keep the pores from getting clogged. Do not wash your face more than two or three times a day, or you will stimulate your glands to produce more oil. If your face feels dry your glands will produce more oil.

Use a pure soap without artificial additives. Avoid the use of harsh soaps or cleansers. If you need to, try a lightly medicated soap. Use hot water when washing your face then finish with cold water. Always check the ingredients of the oily skin care product before you take it home. Be careful when you pick your cleanser or soap. Harsh astringents strip your skin of oil; you do not want to let your skin dehydrate. When your skin dehydrates your pores restrict blocking oil flowing out.

If washing with soaps make the problem worse or if your skin is sensitive try washing your face in warm salty water. Another skin care treatment you can try is mixing fresh squeezed lemon juice from one lemon with one cup of water. Strain this and pour it into a spray bottle, spray your face and let it to dry, then rinse your face with warm water. Finish with a cold water rinse. This should get the oil off your face without irritating it.

Not all skin care treatments work the same for all people; you need to find a skin care product that helps you care for your oily skin without being harsh. Natural skin care products work the best because they are not as rough on delicate skin.

Diet for Oily Skin Eat green vegetables and fresh fruits, don’t eat meat, meat slows your digestion and makes it harder for your body to flush out the fats. Stay away from alcohol. Alcohol makes the liver work harder. This keeps it from doing the job of removing toxins. Toxins build up and sit in your fat, organs and your skin. Make sure you are getting the necessary vitamins and minerals. Get your blood tested; find out what you might lack. If you do not want to get your blood tested, at least take a good multivitamin. Not getting enough vitamin B2 can cause oily skin. Nutritional yeast and wheat germ are a good source of vitamin B2, other sources are whole grains, beans, and nuts.

Drink enough quality water to keep the skin hydrated and flush out toxins. Moisture makes your skin firm and elastic. Dryness makes your skin look and feel like sandpaper.

Cut down on the fat you eat; do not eat fried foods or any foods you know are high fat. Do not cook with or any heat processed oils, use cold pressed canola or olive oil only. Do not drink soft drinks, stay away from sugar, and junk food.

One of the best natural skin care products for your insides and your outsides is Aloe vera. Drink the juice and smear the jell all over you. Tomato is a great astringent; tomatoes tone the skin, but don’t dry it out like astringent skin treatments that.are not natural. Slice the tomato and put it on your face, or crush it and mix it with cooked oatmeal. Let it dry and wash it off.

If your face dehydrates from washing to much, apply a mixture of just about any mashed melon, Aloe vera gel and cooked oatmeal. Rinse it off with warm water after it dries. Watermelon makes a great natural cleanser crushed and smeared onto the skin. Wash it off with water after it sits a bit.

Mix honey with one grated carrot and smooth it on your face. Wash it off with water after it sits a bit. Carrot essential oil is extracted from carrots, it has skin protection qualities from the carotenoids and other antioxidants. Carrot oil is good for keeping your skin from getting dry and chapped. Never put any pure essential oil straight on your skin, you want to mix it with an oil like almond oil. Almond oil is not a greasy oil, it soaks into skin well, leaves only a slight residue and goes well with carrot essential oil.

Nothing in this essay should be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing in this essay is approved by the Food & Drug Administration to treat of any disease.

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Natural Acne Skin Care

Sep 29, 2008 @ 05:38 pm by Herb B. Lewis
by Herb B. Lewis

This article will help you in taking control of your acne. There is no such thing as a perfect acne treatment for everyone, you need to find what works best for you. I hope everyone can benefit from this advice, whether you are suffering from mild or severe acne.

What causes acne? Sebaceous glands in your skin secrete an oil called sebum. Sebum protects skin from bacteria, keeps too much water from evaporating from the skin, and this oil gives your hair shine.

Your skin will dry out if you do not have enough oil. Natural skin oils are necessary to achieve a healthy glow. Oil protects the skin and helps keep it from wrinkle prematurely. The problem comes in when you have too much oil. Too much oil leads to larger than normal pores and oil attracts dirt that can clog pores.

Sebaceous glands make just the right amount of sebum most of the time. Sometimes the glands secrete too much sebum. When a pore clogges up with too much sebum, dead skin cells, toxins and the right kinds of germs you can have acne.

Not everyone with oily skin gets acne; it takes more than just too much sebum. A mixture of excess sebum and toxins in the blood and lymph, work together to create an environment that bacterium can live in. The overgrowth of bacteria is what causes the redness, inflammation, swelling, puss and clogged pores.

The best acne skin care is to wash your face enough to keep the pores from getting clogged. Wash your face once or twice a day with warm water and a mild soap or cleanser. This is to prevent oil buildup. When you wash don’t scrub your face. Scrubbing can irritate your skin. Wash your face gently. Don’t touch your face after you are wash and don’t pick, squeeze, or pop pimples.

Do not wash your face more than two or three times a day, or you will stimulate your glands to produce more oil. If your face feels dry your glands will produce more oil. There are many creams and soaps to help prevent acne and clear it up. You can try different ones to see which helps. Use a pure soap without harsh artificial additives. If you need to, try a lightly medicated soap. Use hot water when washing your face then finish with cold water. Always check the ingredients of the oily skin care product you use. Harsh astringents can take too much oil from your skin; you do not want to let your skin dehydrate. When your skin dehydrates your pores close blocking oil flowing out.

Natural Acne Skin Care Spraying Rose water on your face after you wash will help tighten your skin’s pores without overdoing it and it balances the skin’s pH levels. Do not use rose water if your skin is irritated, if you find out you are sensitive stop using it. If your face feels dry after you wash, apply a natural oil free moisturizer to keep your skin from dehydrating. If your face feels dry your glands will produce more oil.

If your skin is sensitive try washing your face in warm salty water or fresh squeezed lemon juice from one lemon with one cup of water. Strain the lemon juice and pour it into a spray bottle, spray your face and let it to dry, and then rinse your face with warm water. Finish with a cold water rinse. This should cut down on the oil without irritating your face. If your face gets too dry from too much washing, try a mixture of just about any mashed melon, Aloe vera gel and cooked oatmeal. Rinse it off with warm water after it dries. Watermelon makes a great natural cleanser crushed and smeared onto the skin; you can use it just by itself or massed up with your favorite fruit yogurt. Wash it off with water after it sits a bit. Be sure to test anything you are going to let set on your face. You want to make sure it will not cause your skin to break out.

If you need to use a medicated treatment benzoyl peroxide is one of the best acne skin care treatments. It is one of the most popular and successful acne cleansers. You can buy it in over-the-counter products, like Clearasil and ProActiv.

Acne and Food The root cause of your acne isn’t the wrong diet but a better diet can have a profound effect on your overall health. Heredity evidently influences acne tendency, and family and ethnic background influence eating patterns. Foods act on people differently, if you are eating the way most Americans eat, you can be sure it has a bad influence on your skin. Everything you eat has an affect on you body. One of the ways your body flushes out toxins is through your skin. Toxins affect people differently some people are better able to deal with them, some people break out.

The medical view is there is no relation between diet and acne. I disagree, from my experience there is absolutely a connection. I understand that bad diet is not the root cause of acne but a bad diet will have an adverse effect. I did my own research in high school; I found that if I ate a couple candy bars and a greasy hamburger with fries, the next day my acne would flair up. Back then it was simple, there was going to be acne, that was a part of life, but if I wanted to have truly bad acne then I would eat bad for a few days. It worked every time.

The Doctors would always say, “there is no relation between diet and acne”. What we need to wake up to is that most, if not all health issues are directly related to or affected by diet.

Acne Skin Care Advice Work with a health care provider that can help you come up with a diet that will help you with your acne skin care. There are many books on this subject, buy them and read them. To get you started here is some basic advice. Cut down on the fat you eat; do not eat fried foods or any foods you know are high fat. Do not cook with or any heat processed oils, use cold pressed canola or olive oil only. Do not drink soft drinks, stay away from sugar, and junk food.

Eat green vegetables and fresh fruits, don’t eat meat, meat slows your digestion and makes it harder for your body to flush out the fats and toxens. Stay away from alcohol. Alcohol makes the liver work harder. This keeps it from doing the job of removing toxins. Toxins build up and sit in your fat, organs and your skin.

Drink enough quality water to keep the skin hydrated and flush out toxins. Moisture makes your skin firm and elastic. Dryness makes your skin look and feel like sandpaper.

Vitamins have been increasingly used as part of a therapy for acne. There are studies that promote the potential benefits of vitamins and try to understand how they work. Make sure you are getting the necessary vitamins and minerals. Get your blood tested; find out what you might lack. If you do not want to get your blood tested, at least take a good multivitamin.

Natural acne skin care involves working with your health care provider, using the right skin care treatments that work best for you to keep your pores from getting clogged. It also involves the right foods and vitamins.

Nothing in this essay should be used to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. Nothing in this essay is approved by the Food & Drug Administration to treat of any disease.

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Homemade Acne Treatment - Efficient Cost and Wise

Sep 27, 2008 @ 09:33 pm by George Thomas
by George Thomas

The moment people see acne on their faces; they run to the pharmacy to get the latest acne treatment product available. People usually do not realize that there are a number of homemade acne treatments that can easily and more effectively help the acne. What one needs to do in such cases is a bit of research. A number of websites are available and other sources of information also do help with suggesting remedies to deal with acne outbreaks without getting caught up in the over the counter chemicals.

A few homemade acne treatments need little preparation too. A few things will also be needed to purchase. These things may be available at the stone or could be ordered via the Internet. These products are very effective in treating the symptoms and relieving the problem associated with acne.

Homemade Acne Treatments And Their Types

Before trying out any treatment, first thing suggested is to look at the soap or face wash you are using. Considering your skin type, the soap or face wash may be actually contributing to the acne problem. Goat milk soap is very effective cleansing soap. It does not dry the skin while cleaning the face and its residue if accidentally left, does not cause any further outbreaks. Dry skin causes the sebaceous glands to over secrete sebum, which may cause acne.

There is no need to change your bathing soap. One can just change their face wash with goat milk soap to control acne.

Some herbs are very famous for their cleansing properties. One of them is witch hazel. It is extensively used in homemade acne treatments. Witch hazel is a herb which rarely affects anyone adversely. It is available in all herb stones and a number of recipes can be obtained from the Internet. Making your own product for acne treatment is a good idea if you happen to be allergic to the preservation and chemicals that are found in commercial products.

There are various homemade acne treatments that are very effective in controlling and managing acne outbreaks. The above explained are just a few of them. Books for homemade remedies for acne are easily available in the bookstores. They will give you more ideas regarding skin care and acne outbreak management. You may find numerous sites online too. Homemade acne treatments give you a very safe and healthy treatment as well as make your skin look healthy and clear.

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Exposed: Acne Scars Elimination

Sep 27, 2008 @ 01:49 pm by Mike Walden
by Mike Walden

Acne sufferers face more than one concern. There is of course the constant nuisance of the acne itself. There is also the anxiety caused by the acne scars and lesions which will render the skin an aesthetic disaster. The reason for this is that most people believe that acne is a temporary situation whereas you are stuck with acne scars for the rest of your life.

Undoubtedly there are numerous acne scar treatments in the market today which work quite well. But the downside is there are some types of acne whose scars cannot be eliminated because they run too deep. Therefore you must ensure that no scars form in the first place because you wouldn’t want to take on the emotional and financial burden of dealing with permanent scars.

I will pass on my information on the various kinds of acne scars, what treatments actually work and how to ensure that the scars do not form by first attending to the root cause of acne which is an imbalance in your internal systems

An introduction to the types, causes and diagnosis of acne scars

Over the years, research has shown that generally acne causes scars only if they are of the severe kind like nodules and cysts which form deep within our skin. Other causes for scars could be an infection, extra skin tissue formation and most importantly if you damage the skin while trying to burst or pull out the acne forcibly.

It has been seen that, no matter what type of acne they have contracted, some people are more prone to get scarred than others. And occasions arise where the body itself makes a mess of its wound healing process: whether in the process of formation of new capillaries or by improper collagen deposit or in its response to the swelling or anabolic and catabolic phases; errors in any of these healing equations could lead to scarring.

Whatever may be the causes, to avert the possibility of permanent scarring, start treating your acne scars as soon as you can.

In essence, acne scars are of two types. Scars which have formed due to an increase in skin tissue formation and those which have formed because of a loss of skin tissue.

Formation of scars because of skin tissue increase

Keloids scars are normally caused by excess skin tissue which is believed to affect dark skinned people more than others. During the healing process, when cells produce an excess of collagen, smooth, firm and irregular shaped keloids are formed.

Scars which form because of the loss of skin tissues:

Acne Spots are basically visible as either brown or red patches of the skin which tend to fade away with time or by using topical scar treatments. After an acne breakout, the subsequent discoloration due to inflammation also fades away in the normal course but can be successfully hastened with the use of MSM.

Ice-pick lesions: as the name suggests, these acne scars look like ice which has been riddled with an ice pick. Most commonly they appear on the cheeks and the scars can sometimes be deep and sometimes superficial. These scars are more difficult to get rid of than acne spots.

Depressed fibrotic scarring: deep nodules leave behind this type of acne scars. They are white and rigid and are characterized by sharp margins and steep sides.

Atrophic scar macules: scars of this variety are generally soft, small and white and are distensible. Other types of scars include rolling acne scars which come about because the surface of the skin gets stuck to the subcutaneous layer. Also, there are boxcar scars which are characterized by vertical edges and round indentations.

Treatment of Acne Scars

Mostly, acne scars fade away slowly, as do Post inflammatory pigmentations but there are some which resist removal. The only way to smoothen them away is through topical treatment or surgical cosmetic intervention.

Different scars require to be tackled differently. And there are even scars which require to be treated using a combination of more than one elimination method. A large number of treatments exist for smoothening over scars and these include: pulsed laser technology, dermabrasion, chemical peels, laser resurfacing, punch techniques, collagen injections and creams.

Collagen injection involves injecting collagen or fat under the skin. This treatment is generally administered in the case of soft scars, whether deep or shallow. However, the effects of collagen are not long lasting and injections have to be repeated every 6 months. Also, it should be noted that collagen has some adverse side effects and allergic reactions could also develop.

Microdermabrasion is a scar treatment in which tiny particles are passed through a vacuum tool. The intention is to scrape the external top layer of the skin. The method stimulates and enhances the growth of new cells but is only effective in cases of mild scarring.

Laser resurfacing is more effective for treating newer scars rather than older scars by evening out the surface of the skin thereby making the scars less visible. Since the laser levels out and resurfaces the skin, side effects like increased inflammation, infections and an increase in acne scars have been known to happen.

Punch grafting means slicing open the acne scar right up to the fat layer and stitching it up by means of a small skin graft.

Post hyper pigmentation acne scar marks have been successfully treated with MSM and Alpha lipoic acid acne ointments. Dermabrasion or laser resurfacing can effectively cure ice pick scars while collagen injections are used to treat thin or flat acne scars but not ice pick scars. Steroid injections, crytotherapy and silicone gel dressing are normally used to treat keloid acne scars. If the keloid scar is not very thick or red, a combination of pulsed laser treatment and carbon dioxide laser cures them.

Prevention of Scars after Acne

In the final analysis of course, the cheapest and best way of getting out of the nuisance factor of dealing with acne scars is to rid yourself of the acne condition. And the only sure and permanent way of curing your acne is by putting in place methods which would redress the internal cause of your acne. Conventional medications, topical or over the counter acne treatments or steroids really don’t help. When you are able to correct the deep rooted internal factors that really are the cause of your acne formation, you will automatically be free of any acne scarring and also free of the never ending expenses that you incur in taking treatment for its removal.

We already know that acne and its resultant scarring are not a skin problem but are caused by internal imbalances. Once that is fixed there will be no acne and consequently no acne scarring.

If you succeed in nipping the acne forming process from its roots then you will not have any acne scars to deal with either. In this way you will be permanently free from acne and acne scars and enjoy a flawless complexion forever.

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The Proven Acne Treatment That Works

Sep 26, 2008 @ 10:42 pm by Mike Walden
by Mike Walden

Most acne sufferers will agree that almost all the cures fall flat when delivering, while they promise the world. But most people think that the treatment itself was perfectly OK, it was just the body that could not respond properly, and so the blame is within them. The causes of failure may be in wrong administration of the treatment and even in the genetic framework. Though this never happens, but many sufferers are also of the opinion that acne goes away on its own. Both of these ideas are wrong. In 99% of all cases, the acne treatment cannot help you get rid of the growths - no matter how much effort you put in. The matter of fact is, the acne never goes away on its own as they are not something temporary.

I have research on the subject for 7 long and hard years because I suffered badly when it comes to acne outbreaks. And today I can say that all the research, experimentation and trials have finally yielded the desired results - I have been able to get rid of the acne that made me suffer for so long. Some of the treatments that I tried lead to scarring and so the impact was negative. However today I have been able to beat my acne and my skin now is great. That is because I have found the acne equation that gives permanent results. Incidentally, this same equation works well for thousands of people.

Do you also want to know about this acne equation that works? Do you also want to get clear skin? So here’s the only answer to all your acne worries and frustrations. Listen to no one else, because I have suffered myself and today I am a winner.

But why do all the acne treatments that are available fail to deliver? In this report I will discuss this issue. I will also inform you about the only acne treatment that works to effectively give you the clear skin that you deserve.

Why do all the acne treatments fail?

The real causes of acne are all internal. There are hidden causes that lead to the formation of acne, which basically is just the symptom that becomes visible on the exterior. The problems on the inside need to be fixed. They need to be identified and then treated individually - because only then can you finally win the battle against acne.

The problem is, all the acne treatments that you will come across aim to fix the symptoms by either the overproduction of Accutane (sebum), inflammation and puss and the acne bacteria (Benzoyl Peroxide or antibiotics). They at best aim at just some of the internal factors such as detox diets and herbal remedies.

You will not come across any conventional acne treatment that can give you permanent results. It is just that ignoring the internal root causes altogether or just a little bit concentrating on this will never work.

The only effective acne treatment that works is the holistic approach

The permanent cure to acne starts from the understanding that curing just the symptoms will never work. You need to know that acne is just the symptom of an internal problem, and that, what causes the growths may be many. There are quite a few contributing internal as well as external factors (some of which has to do with your lifestyle too), and all these factors need to be challenged and beaten - and only then will the acne to go.

The holistic path is the only effective way to get a permanent cure for acne. Treating the body as a whole, the holistic approach treats all these internal factors and eradicates the problem from the root. When you opt for this approach of treatment, you agree that acne is a complex situation and it needs to be fixed from the inside and not the outside.

Accept this as a fact and take up the holistic treatment path and the acne will be uprooted from the inside. As a result, the acne will be cured permanently and you will at last have the clear skin that you always wanted.

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Acne Free In 3 Days Review - The Ultimate Secret Exposed

Sep 26, 2008 @ 04:10 pm by Jimmy Ruster
by Jimmy Ruster

Chris Gibson is the man behind the controversial book called “Acne Free in 3 Days”, which has raised a couple of eyebrows. It’s created a lot of buzz in the online community and offline on shows such as Oprah and others just like it. The spread opinions are not far and few in between, but quite the opposite… People absolutely love it, or they hate it. Instead of listening to what others say, I took action and got a copy so that I can share my thoughts about acne free in 3 days.

Acne Free in 3 Days does make sense, but what does he mean?

In a nutshell it works. The methods in Acne Free in 3 Days are pretty similar to what I used when I got over my acne.

The Acne Free In 3 Days method is a complete body cleansing experience with a proven detox-cure, used under a 3 day period. While doing this detox (which is kind of weird) you need to apply a tropical product diet so that you get rid of your toxins faster.

Acne Free in 3 Days is one of the few reports that is short, informative and to the point. You do not need to waste any time with blabbering or off-topic stuff that doesn’t solve your problem. Instead you can focus on doing step1, then step 2, while getting a nicer and clearer skin as a result.

Short means shallow, but thorough?

One of the flip sides with the report is that it can’t cover every single aspect of the method. The method clearly works, but many people report that they would like some deeper reasons of why it works etc. Many new anti-acne people generally tent to become defensive and believe it doesn’t work without applying the technique. So, try it yourself first, before making judgments.

The book has a flaw, which is that it doesn’t provide great information on how to KEEP yourself acne free. Chris has great tips about how to remove it and how to eat in order to remove it. The hardest part of getting rid of acne is actually the lifestyle change, so I think the book should have had a little more information on this topic.

So, the question remains… Do You want to be acne free in 3 days?

The final thoughts are that acne free in 3 days is a great book to have in your anti acne collection. If you want to really get rid of acne, but are not interested in natural health or keeping yourself fully healthy, then you must have acne free in 3 days. The book won’t bore you with facts about why the method works, but it will clear your acne fast with a method that works… and the best part is that you can repeat it as often as you like.

PS.

I tried Chris’s method. After two days of detoxing with his method, my girlfriend was amazed on how well my skin had cleared. She told me that my skin is shining so much that I don’t need lights in the room anymore. I’m sure we can all forgive her for her bad humor, but it just goes on saying that his methods work.

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Acne Bacteria: The Myth And The Facts

Sep 24, 2008 @ 07:42 pm by Mike Walden
by Mike Walden

Acne is caused primarily by internal problems and Propionibacterium or Acne bacteria play a relatively minor part in their formation. So destroying these bacteria may, at best, lessen the swelling of an existent pimple but it won’t cure you of your condition.

Acne is not just a skin problem

Practitioners of conventional medicine describe acne as a skin inflammation. This condition is caused largely by factors on the skin surface, the principal one being an excess of sebum and keratin being produced by the oil glands.

This results in blocked pores which facilitate the growth of acne bacteria causing inflammation visible as blackheads on the skin’s surface or whiteheads which are below the surface of the skin.

However, acne formation is due to a combination of various factors like overactive sebum glands, skin type, blocked pores and acne bacteria together with malfunctions inside our body which makes the skin susceptible to acne breakouts. That is why medical practitioners refer to it as a disease of the skin.

Acne is a condition, NOT a disease

That’s what I said. Don’t think of acne as a disease. Many of the illnesses prevailing in the west are not really diseases. Neither is acne. Acne is the manifestation of a deeper disease inside your body. It is one of the ways in which your body is announcing that it is in a state of imbalance. And you are not paying heed.

I would like to put you on guard so that you are not misguided into believing that acne is nothing more than a skin ailment. That is what conventional medical practitioners would like you to think but, if you do, you will treat it as only a problem of the skin when actually, the root cause of the malady lies way deeper.

What you must realize is that your acne is not a disease which has afflicted your skin. The real cause of it is turmoil in your inner balance. The protuberances on your skin are the outer sign of a much deeper malady which you MUST set right if you are to get rid of your acne and generally improve your health.

You will obviously wonder why doctors insist on labeling acne as a malfunction of the skin. The reason is that they can make more money by making you buy the worthless antibiotics and lotions.

The truth about acne bacteria

What will come as a surprise to you is that propionibacterium acnes, more commonly known as acne bacteria, which conventional medicine seeks to destroy is important to our well being. Everyone has them on their skin and they are a life form which struggle for their existence and play a great part in keeping us in good health.

Even if you don’t suffer from acne you will find that the acne bacterium is present on your skin. It has a very important role as guardian of our skin and also in ensuring the skin’s elasticity.

The secretions from our sweat and sebaceous glands are what the acne bacteria feed itself on. This is normal for everyone whether they have acne or not.

Acne bacteria do NOT cause acne and is not contagious. Obviously, as otherwise every single individual would have contracted acne since the bacteria is in all of us. Then why is it that only some unfortunate souls land up being afflicted?

The reason is that for a bout of acne to occur everything has to come together including low internal immunity to create conditions that will encourage acne to strike with all its attendant symptoms.

It is the environment which counts (the acne triangle of oil-toxins-bacteria)

Acne develops when the glands producing sebum oil are over stimulated and an excessive amount is produced. This is usually caused by excessive hormonal activity. The extra sebum oil, when it mixes with blood toxins expelled through the skin, causes acne to be formed because this mixture causes bacteria to grow and develop alarmingly, leading to pus formation and inflammation.

To get rid of acne and its recurrence you must ensure that such a condition is not allowed to develop. The acne cannot be stopped by trying to destroy the bacteria with superficial medication. This will only put a temporary halt in the proliferation of acne bacteria unless you treat the root cause.

So antibiotics which kill acne bacteria, such as benzoyl peroxide, tetracycline or monocycline are not permanent cures because they do not tackle the root cause of the acne.

What then really causes acne?

You will, by now, realize what it is that makes acne bacteria grow so drastically and what environment brings on acne. But all this is only what happens on the surface. What we have to know in order to permanently stop acne from happening is the root cause of the hormonal imbalance and the blood toxins that cause the nexus between oil, toxins and bacteria in the first place.

The combination of excessive oil production and toxin build up helps the bacteria to thrive and multiply on the skin. But within our body biological changes, nutritional deficiencies, psychological or hormonal imbalances are the culprits responsible for the acne eruptions on the skin.

To ensure that your skin remains acne free permanently you need to restore the internal balance of your system. Simultaneously, the bacteria on the surface of the skin should be maintained at the normal level so that your complexion becomes radiant once again.

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Vitamins For Acne: Can They Cure Your Acne Forever?

Sep 21, 2008 @ 12:28 pm by Mike Walden
by Mike Walden

The “vitamins for acne industry’ has reached such stellar heights in the United States today that I consider it to be my duty as a lifelong research worker to shed some light on the subject. It took me 7 long years to gather this knowledge.

To be honest about it, no vitamin for acne supplement can single-handedly cure your acne irrespective of whether they consist of b5 overdose therapy, vitamin A or zinc or any that you may think of. The only sensible way out of this debacle is to go through this small treatise till you know how things stand. In the mean time, stay rest assured that downing a few vitamin pills every morning to get rid of your acne is as far fetched as getting an online ticket to the moon today and landing there next day. It is simply not that easy, my boy!

This need not necessarily mean that I am discouraging you to take this option to become free of acne. It is, nevertheless, true that some vitamins and minerals have properties that play crucial roles in the process of curing acne naturally. Also, if taken in the right proportion synergistically, vitamins can prove fairly effective in helping the system to clean itself of biological debris faster than prescription medications. They also help restore the long lost hormonal balance, bringing back the healing process of your skin much more rapidly than any other known resources.

However, with vitamins and minerals for that matter, one should rigidly follow the recommended dosage. The ‘More the Merrier’ theory does not apply here. In fact, an overdose of ‘friendly’ vitamin can cause you more harm than good. Also, with vitamins, self-doctoring can be lethal. I would always recommend that you go visit a qualified doctor to prescribe vitamins for your acne.

Despite the fact that this discourse is solely devoted to the issue of ‘vitamin for acne’ I have a mind to discuss here the true relationship about the vitamin for acne supplement and the natural holistic method that cures acne naturally for good.

Vitamins for Acne - how do they interact with each other?

The prime factors, as we know, that causes acne consist of hormonal imbalance on the one hand and too much of toxic build up in the blood and lymph glands on the other. Though no vitamin supplement in its singular capacity can tackle both the problems, it nevertheless, can play a vital role in helping the body to get rid of those undesirable elements. And once the body gets rid of the biological debris, it starts anew for restoration of the skin.

Also, some vitamins for acne provide your system with significant nutrients necessary for restoring hormonal balance. Interestingly enough, studies have shown that most people with acne suffer from such deficiencies to a great extent and so these supplements help them a lot. In the absence of these nutrients, the balancing system may not be properly functioning, and this may in turn lead to acne.

In most cases those suffering from acne have chronic nutritional deficiencies - studies have established this as a fact. The problems are in the excessive hydrogenated and saturated fats while there are deficiencies in essential fatty acids. Supplements of essential fatty acids thus provide the essential nutrients and when the levels of bad fats such as trans fatty acids and margarine are reduced, the acne is bound to improve.

The secondary causes that lead to acne can also be challenged by acne supplements. These supplements basically enable your body to fight the causes from the inside and they also strengthen your ability to fight the problem better.

Common Vitamin for Acne suggested.

Some vitamins and minerals that most acne sufferers are badly in need of consist of Vitamin A, B, C, E, (B complex more), magnesium and zinc. They can only have a positive impact.

This combination of vitamins is believed to have several beneficial properties that include stabilizing the hormones, fighting the free radicals, strengthening of the immune system, controlling the sebum production and hiking the skin healing process. As an added bonus, they are said to have an invisible hand in reducing stress, the major cause of hormonal irregularity.

MSM (natural sulfur) is yet another supplement vital for acne prone skin that provides the body with essential fatty acids like Omega 3, 6 and 9 - all obtained from natural sources which contribute towards regulating hormone secretion and so can improve one’s acne condition overnight.

But you will still need to remember a few points. Do keep in mind that you should never take more vitamins for acne supplement than what has been prescribed to you. What is important is to take the right combination and that too at the right quantity - this will ensure that the results are optimized. You need to also take them at the right time. This will ensure that the level of absorption is correct so that they can efficiently help you get rid of the acne.

The last word

Yes, vitamin for acne supplements will let you cure the acne. While some of them provide the vital nutrients that let you speed up the recovery process, others are helpful when it comes to balancing the hormones - they also aid your body organs to remove the toxic materials. Other advantages of vitamin for acne are in collagen formation, skin repair, reducing stress and also in aiding the immune system to fight the problem.

But supplementation will not work alone. This is because acne is quite complicated and there are many internal factors that contribute towards the growth. And so, a complete strengthening and rebuilding is necessary. It needs to be also remembered that acne cannot be caused by a deficiency of vitamins, and thus supplementing them will not work to give you the cure.

Vitamin for acne work when you go for a more comprehensive program. Switch to holistic remedies because this approach can tackle the internal contributing factors. Holistic remedies, together with vitamins for acne are sure to give you an acne free life.

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Herbal Acne Treatments: Do They Effective In The Long Run?

Sep 20, 2008 @ 01:06 pm by Mike Walden
by Mike Walden

The herbal acne treatments that you are planning to try will it really work? Learn the actual truth behind herbal acne remedies that I found through my seven long arduous years of research; truth that no dermatologist, herbal expert or naturopath will ever tell you.

Let us first get introduced to herbs

For years herbs have been used for various purposes other than the treatments of acnes as well. Herbs have been used to promote birth, love, energy, spirituality, etc. Herbs are known for their healing qualities and also because they are devoid of any side effects.

Herbs are powerhouses packed with nutrients. Herbs have the ability to replenish your body with the required nutrients that help the system to heal itself gradually. Herbs address not only the symptoms of a problem but the underlying root cause itself.

Over my seven long years of research I have tested various different herbs with various levels of potency and with different individuals suffering from different kinds of acne of varying levels of severity. And the conclusion that I have drawn from my research is: herbal acne treatments really work. However, there’ a short coming; herbal treatments only work short term and they need other protocols to help them.

How do herbal acne treatments work?

All herbs are not alike, neither do they work the same or at the same pace with different individuals. Herbs are full of nutrients that help in the production of hormones, and in nourishing toning, regulating and healing the body. And herbs work in tandem with the body they address the root cause of the problem unlike conventional treatments that only treat the symptoms. Herbs work gradually and at a slow pace.

Herbs work better when used in a combination form with each herb helping in tackling one particular disease inducing factor. And when these herbs are accompanied with the right food items like fresh fruits and vegetables they can work wonders.

Herbal acne treatment like with any other natural cure lead to a temporary crisis i.e. the situation worsens before becoming better. Herbs stimulate the body towards a intensive detoxification and that leads the liver to discharge a lot of toxins in the blood stream which aggravates the situation for a while. But this is proves effective as it helps the body to restore to its natural tendency of healing itself and return to the state of homeostasis and work really hard to heal itself.

When taken in the form of blend or tincture herbal acne treatments prove really effective. They purify the blood of toxic build ups, help restore hormonal balance and enhance live functions and help it in expelling excess hormones and toxics out of the body. They also help in fighting Candida and various fungal infections that afflict the eliminations organs and worsen acnes condition.

The only problem being herbal acne treatments only work for a short time.

Why don’t herbal treatments have a permanent effect?

Herbs help the body to do its own work by helping in breaking up the toxic elements, by helping in cleansing and nourishing processes by helping fight harmful bacteria and parasites. But however high the potency level of an herb might be they can NEVER cure your acnes completely.

There are two reasons why this is so:

1. In order to permanently cure your acnes, in addition to cleansing processes, optimizing the lifestyle, achieving hormonal balance, the elimination organs of the body also need to be strengthened and though the herbs do help in the process they can never replace them.

Example: If you are suffering from toxic build up in your blood like most acne sufferers herbs that help in cleansing the blood however potent they may be they can never be a substitute for blood and liver cleansing processes. In the same way that a mechanical issue in your car can’t simply be fixed by just a change in the oil or the fuel.

2. Though some like Echinacea (helps in reducing inflammation and helps in the healing process) and aloe vera (loaded with astringent and anti-bacterial qualities) can be continued for a long time span most herbs should not be continued for long. The reason being; most herbs like dandelion boost up a organ to function in top gear for some time, which itself can be dangerous on a long time span, but then it stops working. That’s the nature of herbs.

Another reason being the healing crisis that the herbs create in the body induces the body to harder to regulate itself and that in a way neutralizes the potency levels of the herbs.

Herbal treatments need to work in tandem with other protocols to succeed

There are various herbs that help in reducing symptoms. Some herbs can be used as effecting cleansing elements. Some boost up the functioning of various organs. Some help fight fungal infections, some help build up the hormonal balance, some strengthen the liver and help in purifying the blood. And all these together help in positively taking care of acne condition.

But this over stimulation of your liver in expelling the toxics eventually tires the liver and the positive effect caused by the herbs is gradually over.

It is better to strengthen the liver in such a way and beforehand o that the liver continues to expel toxics and excess hormones out of the body even after the temporary boost up by herbs ahs been over.

Also since this hormonal imbalance and the toxic build up in the body is caused by carious internal and external factors and as these cleansing process are very complex the herbs require the help of various protocols other than the strengthening the liver in order to successfully cure the acnes.

Conclusion: A herbal acne treatment to work effectively needs to be accompanied with various other protocols and also it needs to be kept in mind that herbs need to be taken in cycles such as 2-3 weeks on and then again the same number of weeks off.

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Teenage Acne: Causes, Symptoms And Cure

Sep 18, 2008 @ 06:38 pm by Mike Walden
by Mike Walden

What are the reasons of teenage acne and how can the situation be overcome.

Young people who are in the puberty stage often face the problems of teenage acne and this in most cases negatively affects the quality of their lives. Often the implication is severe on the social, intellectual and the emotional fronts.

The scars on the face that are for everyone to see do have an impact, but they are nothing when compared to the deep psychological impact they can have on the self esteem of the young person. The impact is often so deep that the person’s personality gets changed and it carries on even in the adult years, long after the blemishes are gone.

I know because I have suffered from teenage acne - it lasted for 13 years and it had a great negative impact on my intellectual and emotional growth. The impact changed me. I began to spend time alone with shame and out of fear and guilt too. And due to this, I can say that the acne deprived me of a normal teenage experience. I was finally able to come out of this after I found a cure which was possible only after 7 years of research and personal experimentation. And now I can say that I have finally been able to get rid of the acne problem. But the best news is, the acne has not returned and my skin today is great.

And so I want others to feel the same like I am feeling at this time. For their convenience, I am revealing here what I found out about teenage acne, its causes, the cure that works the best and what parents should do when they have a kid who has teenage acne. Let the fight against teenage acne begin.

Learn about the symptoms and the theories of teenage acne

Blackheads, whiteheads, lesions that appear like boils, cysts and large pimples - teenage acne may appear in many types. And the severity of the outbreaks may also differ. In cases of a moderate outbreak, there are just a few growths on the back, chest or the face. However when the case is severe, then there are cysts that appear big and sore, and they come up all over the body. It looks bad.

And here’s an interesting observation! Did you know that it is the males who are affected by severe acne? And in males, the acne is mostly on the chest and the back?

Many people have many ideas as to the causes of teenage acne. There are those who are convinced that blocked hair follicles are the culprit. Then there’s a few who say that not the follicles, but the bacteria around them that are to be blamed. There’s a third school of thought who say that it’s all in the genes. Lifestyle related factors and lack of nutrients have also been blamed for teenage acne.

It took me 7 years to investigate all these claims and find out what does not cause teenage acne and what does. And finally I know. In this time I learnt a lot and it took a lot of trial and error to finally reach the truth. It is this knowledge that has helped me ultimately beat teenage acne.

So what really causes teenage acne?

The acne is not something that is temporary and so it is important to find out the causes. In truth, the real causes of teenage acne, no matter whether it is casual or severe, remain deep within the human body. To fight teenage acne, you will need to find an answer to these causes. Just treating the symptoms and neglecting the root causes never help - but this is the mistake many make. That is why OTC medications, antibiotics and other conventional drugs do not work. Though the symptoms go away, but the cause remains within the body and so the teenage acne returns.

In reality, the young person may develop the acne when the hormones in his body cannot be expelled and thus he ends up having a high number of them. This leads to an imbalance. But it can also happen when there are a lot of toxins in the lymph and the blood. The genetic tendency of producing more oil when there is a hormonal imbalance also leads to the formation of teenage acne.

So the hormonal level need to be balanced and the level of toxins managed to treat and cure teenage acne.

Teenage acne - this is what the parents should know

The role of the parents is always crucial because of the deep social and emotional impact that teenage acne can have. Each person needs to be understood and should be carefully and thoughtfully handled. Proper understanding is very important here.

Blame the teenager and you are sure to magnify the problem. And what for will you be blaming him or her? Instead of making him or her feel guilty, you should try to reach out and show empathy and patience. Help the teenager fight the teenage acne. Remember your own teenage life and how you yourself suffered?

Look and your son or daughter? Do you feel the pain in the eyes, the frustration the person is going through? Talk to the teenager and make him or her understand the problem and say that they are not to be blamed for it.

There is no one who loves to suffer from teenage acne because they want to look good and this is also important for the intellectual and social progress. Do some research on your own and share your findings and let it be known that you care a lot and fight with them to beat their teenage acne.

Fight teenage acne successfully

Though there are quite a few remedies all around us, such as antibiotics, benzoyl peroxide, conventional drugs and even steroids, but the truth is, just one works. In fact many of these remedies actually worsen the condition as they come with side effects. The real causes are all internal and they need to be taken on to beat teenage acne. Just treating the external symptoms will never work as they are just manifestations.

The holistic approach can challenge all the underlying factors - both the internal factors and the external symptoms and it can give you the permanent relief that you need. The holistic approach can also solve your other health issues that can arise from hormonal imbalances such as kidney problems and hair loss. Stop teenage acne and never again let a teenager suffer intellectually, socially and emotionally.

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