Have you ever been prescribed birth control pills to help fight your persistent acne? If the answer is ‘yes’, you’re not alone – millions of women every year turn to hormonal contraceptives to clear up their skin, on doctor’s orders. But does birth control actually help treat acne? If so, which methods are the most … Read more
Does it feel acne treatments are like a box of chocolates? You never know whether you’ll end up happy or disappointed. You read a gushing story of how someone got over acne with a particular treatment. As you read more, you find other people who swear by the treatment. The excitement builds up, and you … Read more
The golden rule states that you should do unto others, as you would like them to do unto you. The flipside of that is that you shouldn’t do unto yourself something you wouldn’t do unto others. And that is where almost all of us fail. In this post I’ll show why the simple act of … Read more
For years dermatologists have shuffled most acne patients out the door with a prescription for antibiotics. While there’s no question that antibiotics can reduce acne, there are quite a few reasons to avoid oral antibiotics in favor of other treatments. 1. Antibiotics Don’t Treat the Underlying Cause It is easy to make bacteria out to … Read more
Let me just get right to it without mincing words. Those home remedies you use to treat acne. They may not be as harmless as you’ve been led to believe. Many acne home remedies use foods that make the skin excessively sensitive to sunlight. If you are not aware of this, you could end up … Read more
It’s here. The day we’ve all been dreading. Recently published double-blinded study shows chocolate causes acne. The researchers showed that a single binge of chocolate increased the number of pimples by whopping 169% in a matter of days. The role of chocolate in acne has been controversial, to say the least. In 1969 Fullerton and … Read more
Chemicals can be dangerous and it’s only prudent to be wary of them. But just like with chocolate, too much of a good thing can be bad for you. A recent email I got from a reader provides a nice example. Here’s the relevant part of the email: I’ve been looking through the five topical … Read more
Getting into natural health was one of the best things I did for my skin. Over time I learned how I eat and live my life affects my skin. This is also true for many others, I’ve long since lost count on the number of positive comments and emails I get from people. But there’s … Read more
Drinking green tea is one of the easiest and the most effective ways to hack acne out of your life. Getting over acne comes down to managing inflammatory damage in the skin. Inflammatory damage to the fatty acids in sebum triggers the acne formation process, as explained here. Consequently, reducing inflammatory damage to the skin … Read more
Are you overburdened by toxins? Can detox therapies get rid of acne? Today I want to take a moment to answer a reader email dealing with these questions. After spending nearly a year (10 months to be exact) going around the alt-med part and being mind-fucked… I think most people have read that ”toxins” causes … Read more