Home Acne Treatments (Acne Care Tips)

Many adolescents experience acne due to the massive increase in hormone production, which often leads to overproduction of sebum, or naturally produces oils in the skin that cause blockages in the skin's sebaceous glands. For adults, acne often results from internal toxicity, which can be caused by many factors.

Constipation, candida (a yeast fungal overgrowth) or food intolerances can all trigger this problem. Premenstrual women can also experience acne. The Key factor in controlling and preventing acne is to look after your liver and ensure that toxins into the skin, which is why constipation and poor skin often go hand in hand.

Foods to avoid

• Sugar and alcohol in any form. Most mass-produced pre packed meals, cakes, biscuits and pies are high in sugar, salt and saturated fats, which place a great strain on the liver.
• Full-fat cheeses and dairy produce, friend foods and greasy burger-type foods.

Friendly Foods

• Eat more beetroot, artichokes and dandelion (picked from a field well away from traffic fumes and thoroughly washed), which help to cleanse the liver.
• Chickpeas, soya, black-eyed, haricot and cannellini beans, as well as pulses, help the body to excrete excess hormones.
• Japanese and thai foods, which are rich in tofu and tempeh, regulate hormone hormone levels.
• Include more fresh vegetables and fruit such as figs in your diet - this is especially true of teenagers who tend to eat a very poor diet. We can all do this for a certain time but symptoms will arise once the body becomes very toxic.
• Drink at least eight glasses of water daily.
• Add a tablespoonful of linseeds and sunflower seeds to high-fibre, low-sugar breakfast cereals.
• Snack on unsulphured dried apricots and dates, as well as raw, unsalted nuts and seeds.
• Raw wheatgerm and avocados are rich in the vitamin E, which feeds the skin.
• See also General Health Hints.

Useful Remedies

• Zinc has been shown to be as successful as taking certain antibiotics for this condition - take 30 mg of zinc up to three times daily until the condition improves. For every 15 mg of zinc, you should also take 1 mg of copper to maintain a healthy balance within the body.
• Take a good quality B-complex vitamin plus a multivitamin and mineral daily.
• Tinctures containing dandelion on burdock cleanse the liver: the drops up to eight times daily
• Vitamin A is essential for healthy skin; if you are not pregnant or planning a pregnancy take up to 30,000iu daily for up to two months.
• Natural-source vitamin E, 200 - 400iy daily, reduces the tendency to scarring and helps maintain healthy skin.

Helpful Hints

Natural-ingredient skin regimes especially formulated for problem skin. Look for product that contain colloidal silver.
Tea tree oil is highly antiseptic. Add a few drops to bath water or use cream, soap or lotion to the affected areas.
Look for bath products that contain tea tree oil and St John's Wort, which are both antibacterial and are especially useful if you have the acne on your back or chest.