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Acne Underwear Collection autumn/winter 08 presentation. Art direction by Thomas Persson

Helen Hecker asked:


The key to healthy, clear skin, free of breakouts, pimples zits and blemishes is to choose a skin care regimen that’s right for you based on the type of acne or skin condition you have. Many sufferers with blotchy skin will try just one acne treatment and if it doesn’t work they give up. The problem with most pimple and acne treatments and acne products is that not everyone will react the same way to the same treatment. What worked for one person may not work for another.

Many studies have revealed that acne is not simply a problem for young people, acne and pimples also afflict people of many ages, can severely affect their daily lives. Acne is a broad group of skin rashes that have different causes. There are several types of acne. And acne will affect almost every person at some stage in their life.

Experts still can’t agree on what causes acne and pimples. As time goes by, more research may help determine just how male and female hormones influence acne and the role that diet plays. I think the cause of acne is related to our acidic, inflammatory ’standard American diet’ (SAD) and how it influences all of our hormones including the stress hormones.

Try to use products that have natural ingredients or use fewer products to allow your skin to heal naturally. Acne, pimples and their treatment is one of the most misunderstood topics when kind to your skin and never pop or squeeze a pimple no matter how tempting it is.

Since the latest research does indicate a connection between stress and acne, make an effort to cut down on stress in any way that you can. Use baking soda on a test area first very carefully for exfoliation, if you feel that you need it. Acne prone, pimple prone, sensitive skin can get irritated easily by using astringents, skin toners, rubbing alcohol, facial masks, make-up and various hair care products. Try not to use any of these types of products unless absolutely necessary.

A skin specialist in New York is using the new red light-blue light combination therapy to treat severe cases of acne successfully it’s reported on severe cases of acne. Ask your skin doctor, regular doctor or dermatologist if he’s familiar with it. Treatment with cheap organic raw apple cider vinegar, like Bragg’s, will work better on your skin if it isn’t already noticeably irritated from acne medicines, acne products or other failed treatment. But try a test area first and apply and treat very carefully. If you have to wear any make-up choose it very carefully. All make-up and facial products should be free of any oils.

When you wash your face use a very soft, careful touch, taking care not to rub or scrub your skin. Try not to use any scratchy washcloths, they can really irritate the skin and slow healing. You might try using papaya and its seeds for some exfoliating. It’s important to remember, that even the most gentle and natural products you might use to clean your face can leave your skin dry. Use virgin coconut oil to re-hydrate the skin after using any acne commercial or natural cleansers.

There are quite a few natural acne home remedies. You may have to try several remedies and treatments to find one that works best for your type of skin. Virgin coconut oil is very inexpensive. It’s one of the best, if not the best, and also cheap, natural home remedy.

Some alternative thinking doctors recommend eating a raw clove of garlic daily for acne. You can chop one up and add it to your daily dark green salad! People with skin disorders like acne, roscoe, psoriasis and others often are plagued with constipation. If you are, make sure you’re drinking lots of water every day and add more natural fiber from delicious raw fruits to your diet. The best dietary acne treatments are diets that help the body eliminate waste. And if you are eating the standard American diet (SAD) including meat, dairy, grains and junk food, it’ll be reflected in your skin.

Whether you eat a natural plant food diet of living fruits and living vegetables or eat dead junk food, what you eat may have the cause of acne. When you change your diet, your skin lesions should start getting better within a week or two, with significant improvement in the first month.

Make sure to eat high-fiber snacks like raw nuts, raw seeds, and fresh fruit and secondly maybe some dried fruit, such as dates, and figs, although fresh fruits are better for you. And drink freshly extracted carrot juice, if possible, every day. Raw, that is unpasteurized carrot juice is an excellent liver cleanser, great for the skin and contains tons of phytonutrients, all which are beneficial for acne. Good nutrition will always help your skin from the inside out.

And eating bright-colored fruits that are red or orange in color will help improve you skin health and help prevent acne or pimples. For an easy fiber boost, mix in one or two tablespoons of ground up flaxseeds into some raw applesauce, made from two to three apples, that you’ve processed in your food processor.

Naturally you can’t expect to get rid of your acne or pimples in just a few days. Natural treatments will take a little time to work, but if you’re persistent, you’ll get blemish-free, pimple-free, acne-free skin and won’t experience any dangerous side effects or adverse reactions that you find in commercial acne medicines. By simply following a good plan of action that you’ve developed for yourself and sticking with it, you can reduce the severity of your acne or pimples and even eliminate it entirely. There is hope, many have done it. And keep researching and testing.

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I have mild acne but my current face wash, which I’ve been using up until now with good results, is no longer working. What is the best daily face wash/treatment?

Sean Tan asked:


All of us have experienced acne some time or the other in our lives. There is a common misconception that acne is experienced by people only during their teenage and adolescence. Howsoever, isolated cases of acne have been seen even in people in their thirties and forties. And of course, almost everybody has heard certain home remedies for an acne attack.

Though acne is normally evident only on the face, it can occur almost anywhere on the body, especially the arms, legs, back and neck. Acne can be generally categorized into three categories: severe, moderate and mild. Therefore, before deciding on a acne heal, you should diagnose what type of acne you have.

Several people decide to use off the shelf medication for acne, which does have positive results. Though this is a common practice when it comes to acne, it is not always safe. Also, due to self medication or off the shelf medication, acne can even increase. Hence, the best bet for natures cure acne is a certified professional like a dermatologist.

Severe acne is the most serious of all three of the acne categories. If the acne is severe, you will notice that the pimples and zits have become more prominent, inflamed and almost like a cyst. Severe acne is the last stage of acne and is comparatively more difficult to cure than mild or moderate acne. If you do have such a kind of acne, the only treatment you should have is to consult a dermatologist. When the acne has reached this stage, dermatologists will have not other choice but to opt for a aggressive cure to prevent the further progress of acne. Dermatologists may use a combined cure of antibiotics, medication, injections and surgical incisions, depending on the extremity of the acne.

To cure mild acne, you should first wash the affected area with warm water and soap. You can also use any over the shelf creams which contain benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid along with the soap water. These kill the bacteria present in the epidermis of the skin.

When almost half of the face is covered with pimples, zits and blackheads, the condition may be considered as moderate acne. Most acne is treatable, but moderate acne does not take much time to turn into severe acne. Severe acne is more difficult to treat and may even require surgery for complete cure.

In any case, getting complete and comprehensive knowledge about your acne is the most important aspect of cure for acne. If you do not have the proper knowledge and indulge in wrong or weaker natural acne cure, it will just help the acne to grow, till it reaches a stage where it can be cured only by a dermatologist.

Zack asked:


I need help I’ve tried proactive, acne free, clearasil, acne free severe, and stridex and I have been using pronexin for a week now and my acne doesn’t look much better. Does anybody know an acne treaemt for stuborn acne that works.

Green Goddess asked:


have had acne for years. My face is oily, and not only do I have acne on my face but on my lower back, shoulders, and butt too. What is the best acne cleanser for my face and body that isn’t too expensive?

Please don’t tell me about pills or give me links to other sites. I just want answers about acne treatments you have used.

Juliet Cohen asked:


Acne is a skin condition that shows up as different types of bumps. It makes no exceptions. Acne is commonly known as pimple or zit. Acne is a skin condition which is common across the globe. Acne affects most teenagers to some extent. These factors clog the pores and the result is acne. This is mainly because of hormone level fluctuations and increased sebum production. Acne develops when the hair follicle of skin gets plugged by overproduction of sebum, dead cells and become infected by bacteria. it can affect people from ages 10 through 40. It is not unusual for women, in particular, to develop acne in their mid-to-late 20’s, even if they have not had breakouts in years (or ever). Acne affects people of all skin colours. The processes that cause acne are exactly the same in people with black or brown skin but the impact is altered by the skin pigmentation. One of the major causes of acne is increase in hormones known as androgens. This is caused in both boys and girls during the period of puberty and makes the sebaceous glands enlarge and creates more sebum. Another cause of acne is heredity which can be inherited from parents. The skin lesions formed by acne can take on several forms, with the most common type known as acne vulgaris. While skin lesions are most frequently found on the the face, they may also be present on the chest, back, shoulders and upper arms.

There are many misconceptions and rumours about acne. Lesion—a physical change in body tissue caused by disease or injury. Hyperactive sebaceous glands, secondary to the three hormone sources above. Acne lesions range in severity from comedones (blackheads and whiteheads) to nodules and cysts. Skin irritation or scratching of any sort will activate inflammation. Traditionally, attention has focused mostly on hormone-driven over-production of sebum as the main contributing factor of acne. More recently, more attention has been given to narrowing of the follicle channel as a second main contributing factor. Abnormal shedding of the cells lining the follicle, abnormal cell binding (”hyperkeratinization”) within the follicle, and water retention in the skin (swelling the skin and so pressing the follicles shut) have all been put forward as important mechanisms. Several hormones have been linked to acne: the male hormones testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), as well as insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I). In addition, acne-prone skin has been shown to be insulin resistant. Seafood often contains relatively high levels of iodine.

Severe acne often leaves small scars where the skin gets a “volcanic” shape. Many type of acne is affected for adults. Cysts and nodules often occur together in a severe form of acne called nodulocystic. Nodule like a papule, a nodule is a solid, dome-shaped or irregularly-shaped lesion. A nodule may be very painful. Comedo is a sebaceous follicle plugged with sebum, dead cells from inside the sebaceous follicle, tiny hairs, and sometimes bacteria. A closed comedo is commonly called a whitehead. papule is defined as a small (5 millimeters or less), solid lesion slightly elevated above the surface of the skin. Pustule—A dome-shaped, fragile lesion containing pus that typically consists of a mixture of white blood cells, dead skin cells, and bacteria. A pustule that forms over a sebaceous follicle usually has a hair in the center. Acne pustules that heal without progressing to cystic form usually leave no scars. This photo shows pustules, papules and comedones on the face of an acne patient. Macule is the temporary red spot left by a healed acne lesion. It is flat, usually red or red-pink, with a well defined border. Macule may persist for days to weeks before disappearing. Cyst is a sac-like lesion containing liquid or semi-liquid material consisting of white blood cells, dead cells, and bacteria. It is larger than a pustule, may be severely inflamed, extends into deeper layers of the skin, may be very painful, and can result in scarring. Nodular acne is a severe form of acne that may not respond to therapies other than isotretinoin.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Acne

1.Namely, niacin and vitamin A have been used successfully to treat acne. Vitamin therapy should comprise the intake of 100 mg niacin, three times daily, and 50,000 international units of vitamin A, three times daily. Vitamin E, 400 mg, should be taken once daily.

2.Another effective remedy in the area of nutrition is zinc. Zinc should be taken in therapeutic doses of 50 mg three times a day. Zinc is available in tablet and in capsule form.

3.Orange peel has been found very effective. Pound the orange peel with water on a piece stone and apply to acne affected areas.

4.Lemon juice applied regulary has proved very beneficial in reducing pimples and acne.

5.Garlic has been used successfully to cure acne. Rub with raw garlic several times a day. Garlic is known to have cured the toughest of acne problem.

6.A teaspoon of coriander juice, mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder, is another effective home remedy for pimples and blackheads. The mixture should be applied to the face after thoroughly washing it every night before retiring. Mint juice can be used in a similar manner as coriander juice.

7.Fenugreek is another useful remedy for acne. A paste made of the leaves of this vegetable, applied over the face every night before going to bed and washed with warm water in the morning, prevents pimples and blackheads.

8.Grated cucumber applied over the face, eyes, and neck for fifteen to twenty minutes has been found effective. It is the best tonic for the skin of the face. Its regular use prevents pimples and blackheads.

9.Aloe vera juice applied to acne is an effective treatment. It can also be taken internally.

10.Wash face with avocado paste mixed with water.

Peter rodrick asked:


Acne Introduction

Acne is the most common and chronic skin disease. It is an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous (oil) glands and hair follicles usually found on the face, the neck, chest and shoulders. Nearly eight out of ten young people between the ages of 12 and 24 suffer from the some degree of acne. It is closely related to the disturbance in the hormones experienced at puberty.

Acne Symptoms

Acne is characterized by the presence of comedowns or blackheads, pimples, small superficial sebaceous cysts and scars. There are over half a dozen forms of acne. All of them are concerned with sebaceous glands or the glands connected with hair follicles. The most common from of acne are blackheads and pimples.

Acne Causes

All forms of acne have their origin in wrong feeding habits, such as irregular hours of eating, improper food, excesses of starches and sugar, and fatty foods. Chronic constipation is another major cause of acne. If the bowels do not move properly, waste matter is not eliminated as quickly as it should be and the bloodstream becomes surcharged with toxic matter. The extra efforts of the skin to eliminate excess waste result in acne and other forms of skin disease.

Acne Treatment - Home Remedies for Acne

1. A pack made by boiling 50 gm of raspberry, strawberry or blackberry leaves with 1.5 litres of water for 3 minutes will give itching free and soothing skin. One of the well liked home remedies for acne.

2. Mix natural yoghurt and fine oatmeal to a thick paste, apply and leave to dry. Wash the face with luke warm water and pat dry it. Afterwards you can apply and antibiotic lotion depending on the skin type.

3. The latest method nowadays used for the treatment of acne skin is the aloevera. Soaps and gels made from aloevera serves a good purpose in healing the acne damaged skin. One of the best home remedies for acne.

4. The orange peel is valuable in the treatment of acne.

5. Make a paste by mixing honey and cinnamon powder. Apply the paste while sleeping and wash the face next morning. One of the simple home remedies for acne.

6. Unboiled milk mixed with besan has been proved effective for the daily wash of acne skin.

7. Mix 1 tablespoon groundnut oil with 1 table spoon lime juice for treating pimples. One of the effective home remedies for acne.

8. Apply fresh limejuice mixed with a half glass of boiled milk for treating pimples, blackheads and cracked skin.

9. Apply ripe tomatoes paste on pimples and wash it after keeping for an hour.

10. Apply fresh mint juice every night to treat acne.

11. Make a paste of salt in vinegar, keep it for 20-30 minutes and then wash.

12. Drink a glass of wheatgrass juice daily to remove acne.

13. Make a paste of turmeric powder in mint juice keep it for 30 minutes and then wash with luke warm water. One of the popular home remedies for acne.

14. Apply a paste of fresh fenugreek (methi) leaves in water, keep it overnight and wash the face with warm water next morning.

15. Mix lime juice and rose water in equal portions and apply every night after thoroughly washing the face. Keep for 30 minutes and then again wash the face and pat dry it. One of the common home remedies for acne.

Acne Prevention

Acne is common in teens and twenties, and a serious disorder of the sebaceous glands, requiring medical direction. To keep skin conditions under control, observe the following suggestions:

1. Reduce the oiliness of the skin.

2. Remove the blackheads regularly.

3. Have a well-balanced, regular diet with lots of fresh fruit juices.

4. Avoid emotions, high temperature, humidity, nylon and silk garments as they all block skin pores and promote acne.

5. Try to avoid chocolates, nuts, fried and fatty foods.

6. Vitamin C and vitamin E are antioxidants which rejuvenate the skin, so the diet rich in these vitamins should be included.

Cleaning methods to be followed for acne skin

1. Cleanse the face with medicated soap and warm water.

2. Apply acne cream or ointment all over the face and the neck.

3. Saturate cotton with an antiseptic lotion and touch each and every pimple or acne.

4. Steaming is an excellent way to clean all types of skin. It cleans the skin, stimulates the circulation and unclogs the blocked pores.

5. Electrical devices are available to produce steam–this process is known as a sauna facial and are highly beneficial for the cleaning of acne skin.

6. If your skin is dry, steam your face once a week. In the case of oily skins, steaming can be done daily. Steaming should be done by leaning over a large bowl of boiling water. Cover your head with a towel, making a tent around the bowl.

No medication will prove effective without balanced and healthy diet. So its important to take good diet before opting for any medication. Zinc is also and efficient mineral in dealing with acne. Along with diet, good and healthy living habits are also essential in preventing and treating acne.