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Tired of browsing websites and clicking on every single link or flipping through pages of books and magazine to discover the main culprit behind your acne? Well, here’s an update for you - till date neither the science of human health nor technology could successfully define the exact cause/ causes behind the formation of acne. However, extensive research work centering round this particular domain - acne, has revealed a few factors contributing to the formation of acne, and one of the prime factors being related to the hormonal changes in both males and females. Read on further to discover the possible causes of acne…..

Hormonal changes and acne

A hormonal change during adolescence is a very common issue and is one of the prime factors of acne formation. Androgen hormones are present in people of either sex; during adolescence is particular group of hormones become active and starts to stimulate the oil glands in your skin, thus increasing oil production. This in turn clogs the skin ducts and gives rise to pimples, acne and blackheads. Hormonal changes may also occur with the consumption of birth control pills, or in case of chain consumers if they stop the intake of those pills all of a sudden. Read the rest of this entry »

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article about laser acne treatment and how well it can work for getting rid of your acne once and for all.

I just found this news article about a doctor working ion exactly this procedure and a Boston TV station covered it.

“The beauty of the treatment is that it can be used for anyone with acne,” said Dr. Michael Kaminer, a dermatologist in Chestnut Hill, Mass. “But the sweet spot for it is someone who has blackheads, white heads, and just a small number of the red inflammatory zits.”

After steaming the skin to soften pores, Isolaz delivers a one-two punch, suctioning out dirt while a laser kills bacteria deep inside the follicle. Read the rest of this entry »

Everyone is looking for the best acne fixes for dealing with their skin as acne can be a demoralizing affliction at any age. It’s important to keep in mind that there is no miracle across the board cure for acne, otherwise it would no longer be an issue. As we learn more about acne and the root causes of it, however, we learn more about how to treat it and consequently come up with new acne fixes.

Acne Detox Method

The detox method has been gaining popularity in the past year because of the general responsiveness among patients who try it and the fact that it doesn’t involved any annoying lotions or horse pills. Instead, it focuses on cleansing the body of acne causing agents, the theory being that once they’re gone, given time, the acne will clear up as well.

This is largely a nutrition based treatment. In the past, doctors didn’t believe that there was much linking acne and the food you put into your body. In recent years, however, a direct correlation between major ingredients in the things that you eat and acne has been established. This has led to the bolstering in credibility given to detox based acne fixes in the past year. Read the rest of this entry »

There is a link between Gluten and Acne and the folks over at Natural News have the scoop.

In case you did not know gluten is the stuff that you find in bread.

Here are a few quotes from the article:

First regarding Gluten Sensitivity

Subclinical gluten sensitivity is entirely different. First, most people show no outward signs that could be linked to gluten. Second, the immune system doesn’t produce standard antibodies after gluten exposure. So gluten doesn’t show up in standard allergy tests. Doctors specializing in gluten sensitivities can detect it with special tests

And where you can find Gluten: Read the rest of this entry »

A clay mask is a long standing way to pull impurities out of your skin. Most of the time we are trying to keep our face clean but in this case this clay is supposed to help our skin clear itself of acne.

Gloria Vilchez founder of kanwaminerals.com announces an addition to its Healing Clay Product line. Clay Mask, manufactured by Zion Health naturally absorbs bacteria related to acne, blackheads and whiteheads. Now consumers can alleviate symptoms of acne without medication and harsh cleansers that often produce negative side effects. Clay Mask contains herbs and montmorillonite clay that pulls impurities to the surface until the skin is clear.

Ms. Vilchez claims, “Anyone who has acne knows that standard remedies redden and irritate the skin, and result in only short term effects. Clay Mask can be applied overnight and rinsed off in the morning to prevent severe teenage acne.” Most teenage acne which is related to hormonal changes needs an ongoing treatment to prevent acne from recurring. Teenagers and adults can benefit from use of Clay Mask without resorting to harsh medications that may dry out the acne but damage the skin. Read the rest of this entry »

Just caught a press release of a new product that has been released that is an acne treatment. The change between this and others is that htere are two seperate formulations, CTRL for men and CTRL for women.

Here’s a news flash … some of the most basic differences between men and women are no more than skin deep. Now, with the launch of a revolutionary new skin care product, each gender will be able to address these differences and protect themselves from acne in a way they have never been able to do before.

CTRL acne treatment is the world’s first gender-specific, topical, non-prescription acne treatment. This special two-step system uses a carefully-adjusted proprietary formula and a unique combination of natural ingredients to attack and prevent acne at its root cause. CTRL acne treatment is uniquely designed in two formulas, CTRL acne treatment for Her and CTRL acne treatment for Him, with each product created to address the specific design and structure of the skin it is treating. Read the rest of this entry »

When acne is present or a break-out occurs it often brings anxiety to its victim, not only doe’s it have a strong physical effect but the psychological consequences can be bad too.

Acne is a very stubborn skin condition and once it strikes can leave misery to anyone who is effected. Acne effects most teenagers male and female to varying degree’s. Some may only witness minor spots while many have more severe out-breaks. Finding a way to clear acne is usually on the agenda of most of its sufferers.

Many like the idea of a natural treatment but can these be effective as drugs and over the counter remedies? Washes and ointments have little effect, this is because they only reach the surface of the problem. Drugs and antibiotics can help but can be extremely toxic to the body, often requiring regular tests by the doctor. The development of a relatively new natural treatment has cleared many acne sufferers fast with nothing but a natural approach and its called Acne Free In 3 Days. Read the rest of this entry »

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