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If you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting! 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 »
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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 »
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 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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A little while ago, I heard that olive oil was an effective natural acne treatment. It sounded ridiculous. My acne is caused by oily skin, and you expect me to apply yet more oil to my skin? No, thank you. Not a chance. Definitely sounded like a snake oil sales pitch. And yet…Being an inquisitive busybody, I decided to look into it. I looked on the internet. Read archived posts on forums and discussion boards. Poked around and stuck my nose where it wasn’t welcome. In the end, I found mainly positive results. One group reported that they washed their faces with extra virgin olive oil, then washed off the oil with soap. After one week, their acne became worse. Unfortunately, they did not give any more details than this. Personally, their report does not really make sense. If they washed off the olive oil, then at worst, there should be no effect, right? Read the rest of this entry »
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Have you heard of Thermaclear? It is expensive acne treatment. Not sure how well it works but it is now going mainstream to a mall near you.
Therative announced today that their FDA-cleared Acne Clearing Device, ThermaClear, will expand retail distribution into Sephora stores nationwide. Once exclusively available on the web, including Sephora.com, ThermaClear’s new widespread partnership with the leading specialty beauty retailer will mark its first availability on store shelves.
“The decision to move from online to in-store distribution has been a natural progression for the company,” said Sandra Lawrence, CEO of Therative. “We hope that by maintaining our accessibility on the web and bringing ThermaClear to over 200 Sephora store locations, we can better serve our customer, the millions who suffer from acne and breakouts.” Read the rest of this entry »
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When we think back to our teenage years, we can all agree that at some point and time, we all had to deal with acne. Over the years, new products such as Proactiv Solution, Clean & Clear and Neutrogena have advanced the fight against problem skin.
Of course as I have mentioned before I hate Clean and Clear and in my mind Proactiv is not a very clean product and finally Neutrogena, is good if you use their cleanest product.
According to Proactiv.com, the product “treats acne safely and effectively by attacking it at the source, where a build-up of dead skin cells and bacteria clogs your pores.” Their three-step system includes the Renewing Cleanser, Revitalizing Toner, and Repairing Lotion. If purchased from an infomercial, the trial offer includes the cleanser, toner and lotion, along with a Refining Mask, for emergency spot treatment. The trial offer of a 30-day supply costs $19.99. Afterward, the regular price of the three-step system is $39.95. Read the rest of this entry »
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Good skin care practices play only a minor role in whether a person develops acne. But they are essential to treating it, and to good skin health in general.
Some believe, mistakenly, that a thorough scrubbing will help prevent acne. Actually, washing has little effect on whether acne develops or not. The effects occur mostly afterward, once acne has occurred.
Scrubbing doesn’t help, in general, though. It merely roughens and often dries out the skin. Harsh treatment of skin exposes lower layers, which then have to develop a protective coating of oil and outer dermis. In the interim, the skin is exposed to airborne and contact bacteria. The skin is our first defense against pathogens of all kinds. Removing multiple layers of it doesn’t promote good skin health.
Instead, a gentle washing with a mild cleanser is the answer. Be thorough. Since acne can occur on shoulders, back and chest as well as the face, take care of those areas in the shower. During mid-day and in the evening, a mild cleaning from underneath the jaw to the hairline is helpful. Read the rest of this entry »
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Everyone know that you are not supposed to pop a zit but for all of us it is a very difficult thing not to do. I have lots of scars from having big zits over the years but most of those scars are because I would have a deep cyst and as it swelled my skin it stretched it.
So if you want to pop a zit then there are a few rules and a good way to pop it as well.
First of all the zit needs to have a whitehead on it. If there is not whitehead then what are you going to pop?
Next Make sure that the center of the zit seems to be very soft.
Okay her we go. Time to take out that zit.
- Disinfect a needle with 99% rubbing alcohol. You should find a very thin needle for this as you do want to minimize the size of the hole
- Slide the needle in just a little. You want to pierce the skin but don’t want to go deeper than that.
- Get two pieces of toilet paper and dip them in the alcohol.
- Squeeze by trying to force the pus and watery substance to come out
Once you have done this, remember that the stuff in the zit should slowly leach out. Try to give a warm or hot water compress to help the stuff out of the head for about 2 or 3 minutes and then again use a compress of that rubbing alcohol. The biggest fear that I would have for that zit is that being exposed it can become infected and then you will definitely have a scar.
So as you see there is not much to worry about. If the zit is read to pop then pop that zit. Just make sure that you take the proper precautions and protect your skin in the process.
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 A few weeks ago I decided to change face soaps. As I have mentioned before I use some stuff from the Body Shop, the tea Tree Oil face soap, it comes in a green botle and kinda smells but it seems to have worked pretty well for a long time.
Well I hunted around the grocery store to find something new. One of the things that i was looking for was some kind of exfolliant and clean and clear has these little balls in it that are supposed to scrape off that top layer of dead skin so that your pores do not get clogged. Another strong desire was something that would take off the oil and heal my skin at the same time, neither of these is easy but anytime that oil is pulled off your skin you are drying it and making it more susceptible to more acne.
So exfolliating, cleaning, healing, that shouldn’t be too tough, right?
I ended up with Clean and Clear and because it seems to be popular I thought it would work well. You see one of the things that I do not do since my time back with tetracycline and Accutane is by brands becuase the marketing is expensive nad usually leads to an inferior product. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posh Spice also known by her real name, Victoria Beckham, tries her best to keep her skin clear and I am apt to think that this story is wrong but…It is just to ugly an idea not to print.
Bird droppings!
If you thought the whole gloves-and-socks-in-bed thing was weird, wait till you hear Victoria Beckham’s latest beauty fix.
The former Spice Girl reportedly has bird poo facials.
Lovely!
Posh regularly treats herself to £100 Geisha Facials, which use a paste made from nightingale droppings, in a bid to combat acne she has suffered since her teens.
‘When Victoria was in Japan recently she was admiring the local women’s clear skin and discovered to these facials,’ reveals a pal to Closer magazine.
‘She was intrigued and when she got back to the US she found that some New York beauty salons now offer the treatment. She tried it and loved how great her skin looked. She also uses a cream derived from nightingale poo at home.’
Read the full story in Closer magazine, on sale tomorrow
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