DOs AND DONTs FOR ACNE

Do's and dont's for acne and important precautions to be taken

1. Avoid using oil-based creams, ointments and make-up products.
2. Do not rub, squeeze or pick pustules.
3. Follow sin-care routine scrupulously.
4. Do not use any beauty soaps or moisturisers. Use a medicated soap.
5. Try to have regular sleeping hours. Odd sleeping hours can flare-up all these problems.
6. Supplement your diet with lots of fresh fruits, vegetables, sprouts, and fruit juice.
7. In case of severe acne, consult the doctor.

Acne Precautions to be taken:

• Avoid using cosmetics, which contain Vaseline.
• Choose non-alkaline soap/face wash.
• Do not use any facial cream or other products containing socetyl stearate, isopropyl isostearate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate & sodium chloride. They can cause acne.

Night routine for acne: Remove your make-up with a liquid make-up remover. Wash with soap and water and then apply an anti-pimple/acne cream.

Morning routine for acne: Wipe your face with an anti-acne lotion. Let this lotion dry naturally. If you do not want to use an acne lotion, use an astringent or rose water. Apply calamine lotion. This acts like a protective lotion.

ACNE CAUSES AND PRECAUTIONS

The appearence of blackheads or comedones, small cysts and scars is called acne. It is unwanted spot on neck, face, cheeks, forehead, back, shoulder and chest.

It occurs at Young or Teenage due to hormonal imbalance which takes place at the onset of puberty.

When human adolescence begins, the activity of glands increases which causes the sebaceous glands to secrete a larger amount of oil which lubricates the skin and this clogs the pores causing acne. A person should wash his face regularly with plain water about 4-5 times a day.

Factors making acne worse are:

• Environmental irritants such as pollution and high humidity makes the condition worse.
• Change of hormone levels in adolescent girls and adult women two to seven days before their menstrual period starts.
• Friction caused by leaning or rubbing the skin.
• Hard scrubbing of skin.

Who suffers from acne?

People of all races and ages get the acnes but it is most common in teenagers. This problem reduces when the person is their mid 30’s

Precautions for acne are:

Pastry food and Chocolates, high starch and fatty food and dried food, seafood, spicy food, soft drinks should be avoided

Avoid whole milk.Skimmed milk should be taken instead. Intake of sugar should be minimized.

Reduce Intake of salt . Junk food and consumption of fats must be avoided. You should also avoid the foods having high content of trans-fatty acid. Reduce the intake of food which has iodine. Intake of juices should be more. Cucumber juice is good and should be taken daily.

You should clear the skin properly: The persons suffering from acne should wash their face two to three times a day with a mild cleanser.

Acne patients are prone to sunburn which redness the skin and makes blemishes less visible and makes the skin dry. Oil free cosmetics should be applied.

Ayurvedic and home remedies for Acne

It is seen that many a times, Conventional treatments do not work and worsen those acne,scars & inflammations. Here is a list of many home remedies for acne that you can try conveniently any time without upsetting routine. To get rid of acne and maintain a healthy skin, these home remedies are very useful.

• Widely known, Hot wet towel compresses are the best treatment for localized infections, as heat dilates blood vessels, followed by a cold compress, which has the opposite effect.
• Our body has its own self cleansing, self-purifying systems: keeping these systems working in perfect order is the best way of protecting yourself from toxicity. Drink 7-8 glasses of water a day. 10 glasses would be optimal, but if your anything like me its sometimes tough to get in the 8 glasses. Remember your skin is the largest organ of your body and is the first to lose moisture and become dehydrated.
• Drink Herbal Water : It is made by boiling hair of 1 corn, with 1 to 2 fenugreek seeds in a glass full of water.
• Almond Oil is good acne home remedy for dryness & inflammation of the skin. The outer cover (endocarp) of 2-3 can be ground with water & applied over the face daily. This is good for removing scars of old pimples.
• Fresh juice of apricots applied on your face is very good for sunburn, itching, exzema and natural cystic acne treatment.
• Application of Bengal Gram Powder (flour) mixed with curds is also a very effective treatment for pimples & other skin infections & allergies. Green Gram powder flour, mixed in water or glycerine is an excellent face wash in place of soap to remove dirt without skin irritation, and also a very effective bleach for a good complexion.
• Cucumber Juice alone or mixed with juices of carrot, lettuce or alfalfa when applied over the face is excellent home remedy for pimples. Grated cucumber can also serve the same purpose.
• Curd or buttermilk is good for skin irritation. Curds along with wheat flour or bran is a good cleanser and beneficial for dry skin.
• Fenugreek Leaves - A paste of fresh leaves applied over the face every night and washed with warm water prevents pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, dryness, wrinkles etc.

Fenugreek Seeds : A decoction made of 1 tsp. Methi seeds boiled in 1 ltr. of water for a couple of minutes and applied on the face is an ideal prevention for formation of blackheads, whiteheads, pimples etc. It also helps in dryness, wrinkles & is an excellent face wash & cleanser

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INDIAN HOME REMEDIES FOR ACNE

1) Take a small amount of toothpaste (paste, not gel) on pimples before
bed; this helps dry out the pimples.
2) Mix equal amounts of lemon juice and rose water, apply to face with a
cotton ball, and allow to set for 30 minutes before rinsing. 15-20 days
of this application helps cure pimples and also helps to remove
blemishes and scars.
3) Apply fresh lemon juice on the affected area overnight. Wash it off
with warm water next morning.
4) For Acne that hasn't seemed to respond to anything, steep 2-3 tsp.
dried basil leaves in 1 cup boiling water for 10-20 minutes, cool, and
apply to affected area with a cotton ball.
5) Apply buttermilk on the affected regions for natural treatment of acne
6) Prepare a paste of thorns of the semolina in milk. Apply it for 3 consecutive nights to get rid of Acne
7) Wash the face twice or thrice a day with buttermilk to keep acne away
8)Prepare a paste of husk of mustard seeds and then mix it with cow milk. Apply this mixture on the affected areas every night and wash it off thoroughly in the morning. The eruptions will disappear within a week.
9)Prepare a paste of orange peels and apply it on the affected are. It is an effective home remedy for acne
10) You can also apply grated potatoes on affected area to get relief from acne pain and inflammation
11) Similarly tomato paste applied on the affected are also gives you relief from inflammation and acne growth

Yoga for Acne

Apart from various medications and herbal therapies to cure acne there are also some other cures such as yoga that may give benefit in Acne and may cure also.

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Your face will become bright and radiant who practices certain types of Yogic Asanas.

Yoga can help you by increasing the blood flow to your face. It helps in flushing away the toxins and provides nutrients to your skin. It is important to avoid constipation to keep the metabolism in the correct working condition. To get the best results along with it, you will have to change your eating habits for better. Yoga suggests the use of healthy Indian spices like turmeric and coriander which are natural antibiotics, rather than chili powder, which can cause burning in the stomach.

If you are suffering from acne, you must practice yoga for an hour daily. Your session should include the standing forward bending postures and inverted postures followed by ten minutes of deep relaxation in the supine posture.

Understanding and thereon practicing the concepts of yoga help one to move towards a balanced functioning of mind which paves the way for production of healthy chemicals, disruption of which is the root cause of acne.

To practice effective acne treating yoga, learning the supine posture is a must. Here is how you can go about it:

1) Lie on your back and place your hands beside your body. Your legs should be straight.
2) Using your elbows raise the chest far enough from the floor so that top of the head rests on the floor.
3) Place your left foot (heel) on the right thigh, close to the hip joint. Do the same with your right foot (heel) on the left thigh. Hold your feet firmly with your hands.
4) Inhale deeply through your nose and exhale through your mouth.
5) Stay in the position for a minute and return back to normal.
6) You may repeat the process again.

Deep relaxation in the supine posture is a very beneficial yoga technique, which has its effects on the mind and the body. It deepens the breath, relaxes the digestive system and promotes concentration. The basic problem behind acne is concentration of wastes inside the body, which start exhibiting outside in the form of acne. Yoga helps your body to get rid of that unwanted waste. After a practice of 3 or 4 months (preferably before sunrise) your face will definety becomes bright and radiant. Yoga improves your Aura also.

So get a good yoga teacher and practice daily for improvement of your health and vigour.

Is ACNE LASER TREATMENT SUITABLE FOR YOU ?

The women from time immemorial are proud of their beauty. They feel insecure if their face is laced with Acne, Pimple and other spots on her face. Women with spotless face are admired by one and all.

If there are acne, women afraid of exposing their faces to sunlight. And they feel shy to show their faces in day time also. But now light is being used to cure their Acne i.e. by laser light or laser beam or any other name you call it.

Lasers used in treatments are described as "emitting laser pulses" to create measured damage to the second layer of acne-scarred skin in order to induce the body's formation of new collagen cells that will fill in the space of atrophic scars ("Lasers Get under the," 2005, p. 35)

Laser Resurfacing or "Lasering" was actually discovered by accident, says Richard Felten, a senior reviewer for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) "In the course of treating the acne with scars with a laser, surgeons noticed that after resurfacing the skin around the scar to make the scar less visible, small adjacent wrinkles were greatly diminished."(Greeley, 2000, p. 34)

The process of laser resurfacing involves a controlled "burning" procedure where a laser is used to "vaporize" top layers of facial skin. This eliminates wrinkles and lines caused by sun damage and facial expressions as well as remove acne scars. Burning of old skin produces a fresh surface for new skin to grow. (Greeley, 2000, p. 34)

Noted Plast Surgeion and President of the Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Dr. Stephen Perkins describes laser treatment as "very appealing to people." The opportunity of freshening up the skin's surface as well as getting more youthful, non sun-damaged skin is something which most people would like to have, he further states. (Greeley, 2000, p. 34)

Laser treatments are not for everyone however, Perkins cautions.

But read what experts and specialists in this field says:

"Certain people with very sensitive skin cannot tolerate the medications and lubricants used on the skin during healing." (Greeley, 2000, p. 34) He further adds that people from darker skinned ethnic groups may also experience problems as laser treatments can alter the color of skin in rather dramatic and unpredictable ways.

Plastic surgeon Dr. Tina Alster of the Institute of Dermatologic Laser Surgery in Washington also advises people about thinking of laser treatments as easy. She says potential patients must be prepared for a period of recuperation where they may experience bruising and swelling.

"They will have a crusty, oozy, bruised, scabbed, raw-appearing face," she says. In addition to this, patients should not expect completely unlined and unscarred skin. "I can't deliver that," she says. "I am not able to give unlined, unscarred skin." Patients, however, can expect a 50 percent or greater improvement. (Greeley, 2000, p. 34)

Prolonged redness of skin, tenderness, easy flushing and changes in the skin's pigmentation or hyper-pigmentation are just a few of the possible side-effects of laser treatments according to Dr. Rox Anderson, director of the Laser Center at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. (Greeley, 2000, p. 34)

Patients are also advised to make sure of their treating physician's credentials.

In 2005, 60 women filed suit against London surgeon Fayez Abu Mahfouz for leaving them with burned and scarred faces after they're been treated with laser for various skin problems.("60 Patients to Sue," 2005, p. 9)

Of this Dr Perkins blames unscrupulous manufacturers of lasers who puts profit over making sure that buyers of their product are sufficiently trained to operate such devices. There are also equally unscrupulous and unqualified doctors and cosmetologists who are quick to take advantage of the high prices patients are willing to pay to have their skin problems treated. In some states in the United States like New York and Tennessee, operators of laser tools are not required to have medical degrees.

Potential patients should also keep in mind that skin abrasion whether done with the use of chemicals, abrasive materials or laser basically removes one or more layers of skin which can be painful and cause skin flushing, swelling and in some cases, scarring ("Laser Facts", 2002)

Having read the opinions, as above decide yourself, whether Acne is suitable for your skin or not also.

ACNE LASER TREATMENT

Acne Laser treatment:

The are many types of Acne such mild, painful and Severe. The acne mostly affect young generation. It may affect both sexes.

In case of mild and moderate acne, one can treat them as you told by your mother or grand mother. You can also use creams or lotions that are freely available in markets.

But if Acne is painful or severe you will visit doctor or beauty therapist. They may advice you some medicines internally also or may give some lotions.

On the other hand one can have Laser Treatment also. But while considering the laser treatment, it is better to consult at least two or three therapists and also must consider your wallet. Some therapists may charge more and some may charge moderate. You must also consider any possible side affects in the laser treatment.

Also Acne treatment is also one of the best treatments in which laser beams are focused or passed on to the affected area which includes wavelengths also. It is said that wavelengths are very useful in curing the Acne. Therapists also says that it destroys all dead cells and there will be growth of new cells. Laser treatment also eliminates bacteria which is responsible for growth of Acne.

Many beauty therapists use three types of Laser treatment while treating the Acne, such as Smoothbeam laser treatment, Fraxel Laser treatment and Vbeam Laser and IPL. Also there are several types of laser treatments.

But before taking treatment, you must know the advantages and disadvantages of this treatment if any.

Acne

Young ladies and women all over the world are scared of this disfiguring of their face. Every girl and women or lady wants to look beautiful without any spots on her face. But creator is so mischievous that somewhere some problems he creates and makes people worry about their future. This makes them worrisome. But on other HE created somany solutions for this.

Now there are thousands of creams and lotions other than Beauty parlor treatment. These are readily available in market. But care should be taken while buying. Apart from thsese lotions and creams, there are treatment for the same. Cost may vary from few to thousand dollars.

The acne treatments may acne laser treatment, acne scar treatment, Neutrogena Multi vitamin acne treatment, proactive acne treatment, acne black heads natural treatment, medical treatment for acne vulgaris, cystic acne scar treatment, natural acne home treatments, acne cystic patristic treatments, acne diet altruistic treatment, acne nodules naturist treatment, acne alternative treatment, proactive acne treatment, acne care treatment, herbal acne treatment, tampa acne treatment, acne rosacea treatment, acne treatment in pregnancy, acne blemish treatment and so on.

Now it is for your sit and decide, which treatment you have to take and who is the best natural or beatuty therapist.

With you all beautiful face.