You skin is the largest organ in your body. Besides helping the body in the process of toxic elimination (one of the main factors that contributes to acne!), it also protects your body against temperature changes, and from harmful invaders.
If you give your skin what it needs instead of chemicalizing it and beating it into submission, you’ll see rapid and lasting improvement. You’ll look youthful and sexy and people will notice how good you look.
On the other hand, by constantly doing the following, you are weakening the natural protecting capabilities of your skin, you are slowing the healing process of your skin, and are making your skin look bad and making your acne worse:
SMOKING: Smoking causes a whole raft of physical health problems and there’s really no GOOD reason to smoke. It causes cancer and heart disease and it causes your skin to get thinner, which reduces blood flow to the skin. Your skin needs blood flow to sweep away the impurities that are causing your acne. If you get nothing else from this article, STOP SMOKING.
Using Topical Steroids. Be careful when using cortisone-based medicines. They can make your skin thin and cause redness and irritation. Cortisone creams can produce wonderful results in the hands of a skilled physician, but be careful not to believe the claims of drug manufacturers. Cortisone masks symptoms, it doesn’t cure underlying CAUSES. Try tea tree oil diluted in water instead.
ANTIBIOTICS: Your body is host to billions of bacteria, some of them good and some of them not so good. You need a healthy population of bacteria like acidophilus in your digestive tract in order to digest your food. Antibiotics kill good bacteria as well as bad bacteria. “Good” bacteria protect you from parasites and bacteria. Antibiotics can cause stress and damage to your liver, so be careful to follow your doctor’s orders. If you take antibiotics at the advice of a doctor, eat acidophilus-containing foods like yogurt every day.
Four-In-One-Blades. During an active case of acne, you need to be gentle to your skin. Unfortunately, frustration and self-loathing due to acne can cause us to treat our skin rougher than we should. Using four blades instead of a single blade cartridge can cause severe irritation and, by slicing the “head” off a cyst, expose it to infection and scabbing.
Never use these four-in-one razor blades when shaving especially if you have large bumps and painful cysts. The reason is that blades that guarantee the “closest shave” will cause severe irritation and will damage your skin. Always use a single blade when having “live” acne.
Picking, Popping, and Squeezing. Never, ever, EVER touch, pick or squeeze your acne or zits! Even though there’s a strange sort of satisfaction that comes from extracting a zit, it’s not safe. Popping your acne will make your acne worse by aggravating your existing inflammations and pushes the puss deeper and into the pores of your skin. There are safe and effective ways of dealing with small whiteheads or blackheads but I strongly recommend leaving that to a skin care professional. Squeezing acne is almost guaranteed to leave scars on your skin that will NEVER go away.
Excessive Vitamin A. Vitamin A from natural sources (such as green leafy vegetables, fruits, and veggies) and in small quantities in the form of a supplement can significantly enhance the healing process of your skin. When taken excessively it can damage your liver and cause severe health problems and other side effects. Pay attention to the dosage instructions on the bottle and do not exceed them!
Steroid Creams for Rosacea. Steroid creams can cause redness and swelling. Your rosacea can be very sensitive. Always consult a skin-care professional before using steroid creams on rosacea. Failure to do so may result in intense discomfort.
When you are suffering from acne, it’s an indication that one or more of your bodies systems are not operating as they should. Acne is an indication that you need to re-evaluate your lifestyle. Rather than slapping some of the latest potion on your acne, take it as an opportunity to consider how you can change your lifestyle so you can be more healthy and vibrant.
Yes there really is a natural treatment for acne and zits. Before you spend another day suffering and before you spend another PENNY on acne medicines, visit TreatmentForAcneAndZits.com for news and ideas that can help.
