Aloe vera is an evergreen plant with thick leaves.
It is an excellent soother and an antibiotic treatment highly beneficial for acne-prone skin.
It also has anti-fungal, antibacterial, and antiviral properties.
The gel inside its leaves is the internal part of the aloe vera plant. It can heal damaged, broken and red irritated skin. It can also accelerate the healing process of your acne while reducing redness and swelling.
Drinking pure, clean water each day is one of the best things you can do for your skin especially if you suffer from acne.
Your skin is your body’s largest organ and it protects you from viruses, bacteria, and other pathogens.
Your skin is about 64% water so not drinking enough water per day may disrupt its functioning. In short, keeping your skin hydrated enough is a must.
Insufficient moisture on your skin will make it lose its soft characteristics and could theoretically develop wrinkles.
Drinking water will replenish the skin tissue and increase its elasticity. This is how you can basically delay aging related fine lines, blemishes and wrinkles.
Acne can be really frustrating. Young people keep asking me, when will my acne go away? Not surprisingly, I also get that same question from adults.
As you probably know already, pimples or zits are the result of skin pore blockage. Excess oil production, dead skin cells and bacteria can all block your pores.
Unfortunately, for most people, regardless of age, if the underlying factors or causes of acne are not properly addressed, then it may never disappear.
Did you know that 26% of 40 year olds and 12% of 50 year olds have acne? Did you also know that about 10% of females that developed acne in their adolescence will suffer from very oily skin during their entire life?
Acne is usually described as an inflammatory skin disease. The inflammatory response is influenced by many “on-the-surface” factors such as the overproduction of sebum (oil) and keratin by the sebaceous glands.
This overproduction of oil clogs the hair follicle and leads to bacterial growth.
The bacteria multiplies and causes inflammation, and the result can appear in the form of what is known as a blackhead (an open comedo) or a whitehead (if it’s below the surface).
Candida is a microorganism (a vicious yeast) that dwells inside the digestive system and can transform from yeast to a fungus as it seeks the opportunity to propagate.
When candida starts to flourish it can negatively affect the colon, bladder, liver and vagina.
The most destructive aspect of candida growth results mainly from its waste product (mycotoxins) that can affect the brain, the immune system, joints, muscles, tissues and especially damaging the functionality of the liver.
If you live in a polluted city, spend most of your time indoors, have no plants at home or live in a northern climate, then chances are that you are not getting adequate amounts of sunlight exposure and fresh air as you should.
Sunlight and the exposure to the sun are essential to our health, as well as to your emotional and mental well being. Similar to diet, proper nutrition, exercise and sleep, a controlled and moderate daily exposure to the sun and to adequate amounts of fresh air are two important foundations of good health.
Every acne sufferer knows at least a few people that never had acne when they were young and have always had a flawless skin.
When I was 14 I had terrible acne and I always envied my friends who could eat whatever they want and still maintained such a smooth skin.
What did they all have in common? Was it their genes?
It certainly wasn’t the food because they were having junk food for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Unfortunately, when an acne condition is aggressive, as it was in my case, besides emotional scarring, the acne war doesn’t end without casualties. After a severe form of acne heals, it leaves broken red veins and scars in different shapes and sizes.
After going a long way to achieve the desired clear skin, it seems that achieving a definitive clear skin demands not only eliminating the source of your acne and maintaining the results, but it also requires the banishing of acne reminders as well.
I always suffered from cystic acne on my cheeks but I noticed that pimples would appear on other areas of my face depending on what I was eating, drinking and even feeling that day or the day before.
If we could pinpoint exactly why we get acne in specific areas we could basically prevent it from happening. But how much truth is there to the acne facial map?
Everybody loves coffee. I used to drink 4 cups of black coffee every day. I never thought it could have such a dramatic effect on my skin condition.
It all started with my neighbor saying something about coffee having an effect on hormones so I decided I’d give it a try. I remember my last cup of coffee was on Saturday and I decided that Sunday my was going to be my coffee-quit day.