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Everything You Need to Know for Acne Awareness Month 2017 If you’re among the 50 million people living in the United States with acne, every day may feel like it’s dedicated to acne awareness, but June is still reserved as a time to shine a light on a subject by creating awareness for, and laying out the real facts behind, acne and how to treat it. What is Acne? Acne is attributed mostly to a hormonal imbalance, which can affect the function of the sebaceous glands, whose job it is to create sebum, or oil. This oil travels along the pore to hydrate and protect the skin on the surface. When too much sebum becomes clogged within a pore and pairs with dead skin cells from the surface, bacteria known as P. acnes forms, triggering an inflammatory response from the body. This process is known as the acne cascade, and usually results in red, swollen bumps known as pimples, a symptom of acne. Acne is the most common skin condition in the United States, and can affect anyone regardle...

The Benefits of Using Honey to Help Your Acne, From the Inside, Out! There are countless creams, lotions, serums and spot treatments out there to help anyone with acne-prone skin improve their condition, but there’s one natural ingredient that can be effective without worrying about what you’re putting on your body, and it may already be your kitchen. The Sweet Truth About Honey Honey has been used to help with various skin conditions for years, including acne. It is naturally rich in anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties, and when used in its raw form (which is how all use of honey for skin care is recommended,) delivers a healthy dose of vitamins, enzymes and phytonutrients that can strengthen the skin. Raw honey is mainly used to  moisturize and soothe dry, damaged skin , and its osmotic effect on the skin, which draws out excess fluid in a wound or irritation, can provide temporary relief for inflammatory acne, while reducing redness and even ...

Everything You Wish You Knew Before Beginning Your Acne Journey If you’ve had acne for even a few months you probably already have some experience with the trial and error method of finding the right treatment for your skin. No matter where you’re at on your skincare journey, there are a few things that can help you make some smart choices, and steer you clear of the wrong ones. Acne is attributed to a hormonal imbalance, which can affect the function of the sebaceous glands, whose job it is to create sebum, or oil. This oil travels along the pore to hydrate and protect the skin on the surface. When too much sebum becomes clogged within a pore and pairs with dead skin cells from the surface, bacteria forms, triggering an inflammatory response from the body. The result of that response usually appears as red, swollen bumps known as pimples, a symptom of acne. This process is known as the  acne cascade .  Therefore, the only REAL way to attaining a clear and healthy com...

5 Best Ways to Use Aloe to Improve Acne-Prone Skin You probably know that aloe is the go-to for many when it comes to repairing cut, scraped, or burned skin, but did you know that it can also be used to help improve acne? What is Acne? Before treating acne, it’s important to understand just how this condition affects the body, and skin. Acne is attributed to a hormonal imbalance, which can affect the function of the sebaceous glands, whose job it is to create sebum, or oil. This oil travels along the pore to hydrate and protect the skin on the surface. When too much sebum becomes clogged within a pore and pairs with dead skin cells from the surface, bacteria forms, triggering an inflammatory response from the body. This process is known as the  acne cascade , and usually results in red, swollen bumps known as pimples, a symptom of acne. While excess oil certainly needs to be kept under control, stripping the skin of too much can result in dry, flaky skin, which can lead ...

5 Easy Tweaks to Get Your Skin Clear for the Summer You don’t have to undergo an entire overhaul of your skincare routine or lifestyle to deal with breakouts this summer when just a few quick and easy adjustments to your existing plan can work just fine, and probably stick with you in the long run! What is Acne? Acne doesn't appear overnight, and unfortunately, it can’t be treated that way either, so before you begin ridding your skin of blemishes it’s important to understand just how this condition affects the body, and skin. Acne is attributed to a hormonal imbalance, which can affect the function of the sebaceous glands, whose job it is to create sebum, or oil. This oil travels along the pore to hydrate and protect the skin on the surface. When too much sebum becomes clogged within a pore and pairs with dead skin cells from the surface, bacteria forms, triggering an inflammatory response from the body. This process is known as the acne cascade, and usually results in re...

Can Using Systemic Antibiotics for Treating Acne Endanger Your Health? The majority of people at some point in their lives experience acne.  Acne is not confined to puberty or teenagers, but impacts adults as well. In fact, during the past decade the average age of the acne sufferer increased by 5 years from 21 years old to 26 years old. Treatment options vary from a wide spectrum of topical products to systemic drugs including broad-spectrum antibiotics.  Since there is much discussion about the over-use of antibiotics and since prescribing antibiotics for acne sufferers is quite prevailing, we decided to explore in more details and in a more friendly way the rationale for the use of systemic antibiotics and the potential perils associated with wide spread use of these compounds for acne. In order to understand the rationale for the use and usefulness of different acne products to actually help the acne problem, a better understanding of what causes acne is in orde...

The Pocket Guide to The Pill, and How It Relates To Acne For women, the decision to take oral contraceptives is a personal one, with many reasons factoring into their decision. Some women opt for  hormonal birth control simply to manage their acne , a method that has proven to work in some cases at least temporarily, but it  also carries number of potential severe adverse effects. Using OC as acne remedy is according to FDA regulations OFF LABEL what means it has NEVER been tested for this applications and ling term site effects have not been established.  So do you know why and how “pill” seems to help with acne at least for some women? And what happens once you put down the pill?  What is Acne? Acne is the result of a hormonal imbalance, which is why many people notice increased symptoms at certain times of their lives and  many women even at certain times of month. Is it puberty, or monthly period, after the baby or during the perimenopause…women get...

Six ways to keep your acne form getting worse in a summer Do you think summer is good for your skin? Unfortunately for those with acne the answer is: rather not! To keep your acne from worsening over the summer here are some important tips to remember. Clean you face and body wherever you sweat . We sweat to cool off, but irritants like dirt, dust and oil stick to the sweat and can cause clogged pores.” Because the bacteria that causes  acne  loves a super oily environment, like sweaty skin, the oil on skin coupled with bacteria create the perfect recipe for a  pimple Use warm (not hot) showers and non comedogenic cleanser. Do NOT rub your skin but rather pat dry Exfoliate your skin  more often so dead skin cells mixed with sweat, sun protection creams etc do not clog your pores.  Use natural exfoliation like Japanese rice powder.  For adult acne skin and oily skin  summer calls for exfoliation even twice a week. Summer Exfoliation 2 ...

How to Prevent Acne Breakouts The Old Adage “A n Ounce of Prevention is Better than a Pound of Cure” certainly applies to acne treatment Although the clinical manifestation of acne is quite simple, pimples appear on ones face, acne is actually a rather complex disease.  What is causing the formation of pimples is what is actually more complicated.  If we can understand what is causing acne in the first place we can develop a way to prevent acne pimples from forming  and alleviate the need to treat existing acne. Let’s look at what may be causing your acne. Some women may have an over secretion of the adrenal glands that leads to elevated levels of testosterone (an androgen) in their blood which is the cause of their acne.  For  some individuals during adolescents  may be a large growth spurt with very high levels of fluctuating hormones, for others it is linked to their menstrual cycle.  For men it may be a result of high testosterone levels...

I am STRESSED! Can Stress Make My Acne WORTH? What can I Do?? Stress comes in different “packages” for different people and what is stressful to you will not necessarily bother someone else. However, our bodies respond to stress in the same way. Adrenaline is the number one stress hormone; it speeds up the heart beat, breathing and metabolic rate to give us a necessary rush of extra energy. to deal with circumstances that cuse stress.  Adrenaline is produced and stored in our two adrenal glands that are situated on top of the kidneys and with long-term stress these glands will deplete.  Unfortunately modern stress is relentless and experienced day after day never giving us time to relax and balance ourselves it also have quite profound effect on the skin and may exasperate your acne . Stress affects our skin in a variety of ways. Adrenaline redirects blood away from the skin and sends it to the muscles instead. This is why in times of relentless stress the skin becom...

Stress and Acne I am STRESSED! Can Stress Make My Acne WORTH? What can I Do?? Stress comes in different “packages” for different people and what is stressful to you will not necessarily bother someone else. However, our bodies respond to stress in the same way. Adrenaline is the number one stress hormone; it speeds up the heart beat, breathing and metabolic rate to give us a necessary rush of extra energy. to deal with circumstances that cuse stress.  Adrenaline is produced and stored in our two adrenal glands that are situated on top of the kidneys and with long-term stress these glands will deplete.  Unfortunately modern stress is relentless and experienced day after day never giving us time to relax and balance ourselves it also have quite profound effect on the skin and may exasperate your acne . Stress affects our skin in a variety of ways. Adrenaline redirects blood away from the skin and sends it to the muscles instead. This is why in times of relentless st...