Acne Einstein – Rational Advice on Natural and Alternative Acne Cures

OK, sorry about the sensational headline, I just couldn’t resist. Especially since there’s a grain of truth to it. I just came across case reports and papers reporting skin hyperpigmentation after minocycline treatment. These describe people who have developed blue/gray areas on their

A UK study from 2012 shows skipping little bit of sleep for a few weeks has no effect on insulin resistance and probably doesn’t hurt your skin. But over time not getting enough sleep is going to get to you and your skin. Earlier studies have shown sleep deprivation causes blood sugar

It’s been a while since I’ve posted reader questions. Fortunately, yesterday brought in a perfect email for another reader questions post. Here’s a snippet from the email: My question is what kind of doctor should I see in order to figure out what is making my skin react this wa

The net is full of misinformation about hormonal acne, everything from useless supplements to dubious cleanses. However, science consistently shows that dietary changes can significantly reduce the hormones known to cause acne. Proper dietary changes, that it. One choice that can make

Recently published study shows over 50% of women with adult acne have hormonal abnormalities. Brazilian researchers measured androgen (male sex hormone) levels of 835 over 15-year old women with acne. They found that 54.56% had hyperandrogenism (higher than normal androgen level). The

Recently published study shows no difference between Proactiv Solution, Murad Acne Complex and MaxClarity acne treatments – at least as far as results and side-effects are concerned. You could almost say that people with acne are superstitious. Many hold this weird belief that they ju

An influential psychology paper shows how 2-minute gratitude exercise can upgrade your happiness and emotional life. Gratitude is one of those words that makes me cringe. It’s been polluted by decades of self-help peddling and nonsense. Regular readers know I’m not a big fan of altern

Controlling stress and emotions is one of the hardest challenges for acne patients. It’s not like someone checks with you whether you want to get stressed or whether you want to have a bout of depression with your ice cream. Stress and emotional responses are largely involuntary, and

According to a new study published at the Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery, probiotic supplementation may fight acne and reduce side-effects from oral antibiotics. This is going to be a rather short post as the details of the study are in short supply. But this is an importan