Acne treatments for face?
Saturday, August 7th, 2010 at
6:35 am
Summers comin’ up and I really don’t want to slip in the water, and come out looking like a monster ( no coverup on pimple (; )
Any acne treatments you know of that work? I’m currently on Ziana, which seems to be a fail haha. Please help? My acne is NOT cystic, just “pimples” and leaves little brown spots after its gone. Please help you guys, Im miserable 
Tagged with: acne • face • treatments
Filed under: Cystic Acne Treatment
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1st off, you’re lucky that it’s not cystic. that makes it much easier to deal with. i would say try neutrogena’s acne system. it works well. proactiv dried out my skin and made me look old, but i have drier skin than other people with acne. however, i’ve heard that it irritates other people too. tea tree oil helps. i also just got this stick from murad. it’s a concealer stick with salycilic (spelling) acid. it’s not waterproof, but might stay on a little bit in water. ?? i went on accutane, which really worked, but that’s a last resort really. anyway, good luck. if a pimple is taking up half your face, go see a derm and they’ll hook you up with some cortisone. also, if you really wanna clear it up for good, try to eat meat and dairy without hormones/antibiotics. it’s really helped my skin a lot. hope this all helps. good luck.
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There are a few reasons why people’s skin breaks out. A couple that could be causing challenges for your skin are: 1) Biochemical imbalance—acne generally appears as a result of an overproduction of sebum, oil produced by the sebaceous glands. Hormonally influenced, sebum production can increase during puberty and often cyclically with females (not sure if you are a guy or a girl) of any age. Sebum’s greasy characteristics mean it can attract acne-promoting bacteria and give rise to pimples or blackheads
2) Nutritional intake—if you eat cookies, chips or donuts, then those foods could be contributing to your acne in a couple of ways as well. First, an intake of refined carbohydrates can produce insulin surges and insulin-like growth factors that in turn can lead to an excess of the male hormones—androgens—that cause skin cells to secrete sebum (and thus the big cycle with that oil attracting bacteria and creating pimples/blackheads). Additionally, excessive intake of unhealthy fats, proteins (i.e. steroids/antibiotics) and sugar can cause some of the body’s organs (i.e. liver, digestive organs) to become overloaded. As those organs are less able to keep up with their purifying and detoxifying tasks, the skin—our body’s largest elimination organ—is called in to help.
All this to say, there are likely contributing factors to your pimples that you can have some control over, thus have control over whether or not you get them (at least in the volume/size/length of time they last). So what do you do??
Best bet is to tackle it from the inside (i.e. nutrition) as well as with helpful organic products on the outside. Eating lots of veggies, drinking lots of water (and no other beverages such as pop, juices, milk) and avoiding refined sugars and grains helps, as can some natural acne cures like dabbing breakouts with organic coconut oil (with or without a sprinkle of turmeric in it). I’m a holistic nutritionist and I also often recommend the Miessence Certified Organic Purifying line to my clients with acne. In combination with healthy dietary change they see very good results. Good luck and hang in there. You can have healthy skin!
I’ve tried a lot of medications before but haven’t really help. As a last resort i choose natural remedies. I found that it has the real power of curing my acne. I’ve tried it and it really works for me, in less than one week you can already notice a lot improvement. I hope it helps you too.