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If you’ve ever been online looking for an acne cure you’ve bound to have come across Acne Free in Three Days! It’s the most famous natural acne solution on the web, but what is it, and does it really work?
I used to suffer from acne for many years, and when searching online for an acne cure I found the acne free website almost instantly. Because I was so fed up with most acne cleansers and herbal formulas (not to mention antibiotics and accutane), I purchased the book…
…And was disappointed straight away. You see, acne free in three days is a simple 3 day apple fast. This means eating nothing but apples and drinking water for 3 days.
The theory on why it supposedly works it that by eating nothing but apples for 3 days your body flushes out build up of toxins for the colon, and with these toxins gone, so goes your acne…
I was willing to give it a try, as soon as I got a spare 3 days to sit around the house…
So I did the 3 day fast, and by the 3rd day my skin was looking somewhat clearer, but nothing special…
But when I awoke on the fourth day, the day after the fast, I looked in the mirror and my acne was ALL gone. Only some old marks remained. And these disappeared after a few days. I was delighted, but my joy of being acne-free only lasted a few days, at which point my acne came back – as bad as ever.
So what happened?
Well, according to the acne free book, the 3 day fast has to be done once or twice every month to maintain clear skin! This wasn’t practical for me, as spending 6 days a month eating nothing but apples would interfere with my busy life too much. So…
…I was back to where I started. I had cystic acne again, but I knew that natural solutions worked, and I researched more. I found that by making simple changes to my diet I could clear my skin. This was both easy and practical. For more information about clearing your acne naturally visit my website now.
By: Jack Venta
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Accutane is the final weapon of choice used by dermatologists to cure acne for their patients, but does it do the job of clearing acne, and what other effects does it have?
Accutane (also known as roaccutane) is an orally administered drug that acts in a similar way to vitamin A inside the body. I become desperate to get rid of my acne at the age of 18 and so agreed to take it, fully aware of the side effects it causes…
My side effects were not too bad. I got dry goose flesh skin which was unpleasant but acceptable, and after the 4 months of taking the drug had finished my skin started to clear up. However, the results did not last very long. My skin was perfect for about 1 month, and then gradually got worse, and after 3 months of finishing, my acne was back again, worse than ever.
I’ll repeat, for me the side effects were not too bad, probably the worse one being that I couldn’t drink alcohol, and this cut down my social life. But it was the fact that I did not get results that is the problem. Accutane may work for 1 month for some people (like me) or it may work for longer for others (maybe 6 months or a year) but it is most definitely NOT a long-term solution for acne.
I continued to suffer from acne for another 4 years after accutane until I found out about a groundbreaking natural solution to acne. I’ve written about it at my free website for you.
By: Jack Venta
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Here are five quality pointers to help with acne prevention and treatment and skin upkeep. They’re listed in no definite order of importance.
1. Get plenty of unpolluted air and sunshine for vitamin D, ingredients for good skin. Not only will your skin appreciate the vitamin D, your body and mind will enjoy the oxygen and stress reducer of a daily jaunt out of doors. But don’t go overboard and get a sunburn! Remember to use sun protection / tanning creams if you will be out long. You do not need to get wrapped up in that cycle of burned, dead skin cells blocking pores, leading to acne scenario.
two. Remember, even’good’ stress can trigger internal chemical replies resulting in acne, too. So plan ahead to deal with additional stress when planning a wedding, graduation, a move, a new job, a job transfer, a newborn baby, and so on. Journal a little extra, concentrating on the impending issue or issues and plan in some additional rest ( use relaxation or meditation tools – cassettes, workshops, and so on. ) get aid round the house, take time off, exercise ( yoga and T’ai Chi are strongly recommended ), have fun or whatever you need to do.
3. Drink a satisfactory quantity of water daily. Many recommend 3 to 4 tall glasses and mineral or filtered water. Too small water can end up in dehydration, which can cause dead skin cells not naturally falling off or sloughing properly ; the final result can be blocked pores, acne.
4. Acne has nada to do with mud. Period. So don’t over-wash or over-scrub your face or the rest of your body. Bear in mind that too much can result in dry skin. And dry skin means your body will jump in and create more oil. Then what? Extra oil + extra dead skin cells = blocked pores, triggering acne flare-ups. Same old story.
five. – Add more fruits, veggies, nuts and seeds to your ordinary diet. ( Note that deficiencies if selenium and zinc, found in Brazil nuts and pumpkin seeds, have been associated with acne. ) So add salads, dried fruit and nut nibbles, juices and other healthy treats to your daily planning.
This report includes information based upon research about acne. It tries to help clear up myths from facts and present a top level view of the problems surrounding acne along with possible solutions available to help with the prevention and treatment of acne, all based on the most recent studies, reports, articles and discoveries available, so that you can learn more acne health care.
If you are suffering from moderate to severe acne then fortunately there are a large number of prescription medications available to treat the problem. Some of these medicines are applied directly to the skin (topical medications), while other are taken in pill form or can be given by injection.
One of the oldest and most effective prescription medications used for treating moderate to severe acne is Accutane, which contains the drug isotretinoin. Today it is used by million of people to treat advanced forms of acne, including cystic acne.
Accutane is a powerful medication and is issued under prescription because it does have a number of side effects and risks associated with its use. In particular, studies have shown that isotretinoin can cause birth defects and, accordingly, it is not recommended for use by pregnant women.
Isotretinoin is a retinoid similar to Vitamin A and is taken in pill form once or twice a day normally for a period of about four to five months.
Oral antibiotics are another common prescription treatment for acne because the condition is caused, at least in part, by a bacterium known as Propionibacterium acnes.
One of the most commonly used oral antibiotics is tetracycline (or a derivative form such as minocycline or doxycycline) which has been in use for many years and can be especially effective in treating inflammatory acne. Treatment normally starts at a dosage of five to ten grams a day and this is reduced as the treatment proceeds. In some people tetracycline can make the skin sensitive to sunlight.
Another common antibiotic treatment is the broad spectrum antibiotic erythromycin. It works in much the same way as tetracycline but has a tendency to cause gastrointestinal problems in some people.
When it comes to topical treatments, antibiotic creams can again be used to attack the acne bacteria through the surface of the skin and are normally used in the treatment of moderate, but not severe acne. Indeed, they are also often used for mild acne where over-the-counter treatments have proved ineffective.
There are also a number of retinoid creams and gels which essentially contain the same compound as over-the-counter medications, although in higher strengths which warrant their issue under prescription. Adapalene and Tretinoin are two commonly prescribed retinoid creams.
If you have tried over-the-counter medications for your acne and have not found that they have given you satisfactory results then it is well worth talking to your doctor or a dermatologist. In the first instance he will be able to give you a clear diagnosis for the particular type of acne from which you are suffering and recommend a course of treatment.
Nowadays, there are very few cases of acne for which an effective treatment is not available.
By: Donald Saunders
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Acne is the most common skin disorder among adolescents and grownups alike.It has plagued us for generations and continues to affect us today.
There are four main causes of acne, as stated by the American academy of dermatology. These four causes are hormones, enhanced sebum output, changes inside hair follicles, and bacteria.An oily substance, named sebum, is released by the sebaceous glands when the hair follicles and sebaceous glands are inflamed.An excess amount of sebum can choke the follicles (pours) and eventually results in bacterial formation and redness of the follicles.
Accutane is conceived to be the ultimate, end-all medication for eradicating acne. Accutane is used to treat serious cases of acne which have not been cured through prescribed antibiotics and topical creams.It is used to control all of the underlying causes of acne by normalizing your follicles, diminishing sebum production, reducing inflammation and restricting the growth of bacteria.
However, there are also many side effects that you should be aware of when choosing to use Accutane as a remedy for acne.Two of the most serious possible side effects associated with taking Accutane include birth defects and serious mental health problems (including suicidal tendencies). There are also many other possible side effects associated with Accutane that you should review with your doctor or health care provider before the use of this medication.
In order to decide whether this treatment is right for you; you should discuss with your doctor how severe your acne is, what other treatments you’ve tried, the possible benefits of accutane, the possible side effects of accutane and any other health related issues that may affect you while taking accutane (i.e. use of antibiotics, depression, etc.)
