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by Alien - Date: 2007-07-14 - Word Count: 737 Share This!

Acne tips given below will help you in acne prevention and acne treatment and also in acne care and skin maintenance.

1. Get plenty of fresh air and sunshine for vitamin D, ingredients for healthy 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 outdoors. But over exposure to sunlight results in get sunburn. Remember to use sun protection or tanning lotions if you'll be out long. You don't want to get caught up in that cycle of burned, dead skins cells blocking pores, resulting in acne scenario.
2. Stress, even it is good, can trigger internal chemical responses that result in acne, too. So plan ahead to deal with extra stress when planning a wedding, a move, a new job, a job transfer, graduation, a new baby, etc. Journal a little extra, focusing on the upcoming issue or issues and plan in some extra rest. Get help around the house, take time off, exercise, yoga, have fun or whatever you need to do. But be proactive. When you control stress, you help control the stress hormone cortisol, thus reducing the effects of acne. Also activity and exercise help improve blood flow and circulation, natural healing aids for your skin, enabling improved waste management, via pores for the skin's waste removal.

* Note that both blackheads and whiteheads are filled with trapped sebum and bacteria. So the prevention and treatment advice for how to handle both blackheads and whiteheads is basically the same.

1. Drink about 8 to 10 glasses of water daily. Too little water can lead to dehydration, which can lead to dead skin cells not naturally falling off or sloughing properly; the end result can be blocked pores, acne.
2. Acne has nothing to do with dirt. Period. So don't over-wash or over-scrub your face or the rest of your body. Keep in mind that too much can result in dry skin. And dry skin means your body will jump in and create more oil. Which finally results to acne.
3. Add more fruits, veggies, seeds and nuts to your regular diet. So add salads, dried fruit and nut snacks, juices and other healthy treats to your daily planning.
4. Decrease your dietary intake of red meat and dairy products. Since both are more difficult for our bodies to digest, some to our bodies' health links their acid-forming properties. In short, some researchers say that when the body puts forth effort in the digestion of high levels of animal protein, waste products are not completely processed as usual; i.e. they can shed slowly, blocking pores, causing acne. Other causes of acne with red meat and dairy products are the high levels of hormones they contain that in turn generate more in humans that can cause acne. And the dairy tolerance levels of some humans can result in acne issues as well. Some solutions could be to include other dietary remedies for both like lean meats and nut milk or soymilk products.

* Decrease your dietary intake of sugar, caffeine and refined carbohydrates and caffeine. Some studies show that caffeine can increases the levels of stress hormones inside your body, provoking or worsening acne conditions. Wherever possible try to avoid tea, coffee, chocolate and other caffeinated beverages and also sugar and refined carbs.

1. Sugar and refined carbs, like in white bread, pasta, rice, flour, etc., can result in an insulin surge. This further results in excess of male hormones that stimulate skin to discharge lots of sebum. Then it's back to that cycle again: sugar or refined carbs lead to increased insulin, leads to increased hormones and sebum - the sticky sebum clogs pores, bacteria grows, acne results.
2. Try to go for natural products for your skin. Avoid unnecessary chemicals in your skin or body products that can be harmful. It's that same cycle: foreign chemicals work against the skin, removing natural oils. The skin works overtime to produce more oils then. This results in blocking of pores and finally to acne. To prevent this, here are some tips:
1. Use non-pore clogging or noncomedogenic products like make-ups and tanning lotions.
2. Use this rule of thumb when using products that contain chemicals: a little goes a long way.
3. Look for any combination of these terms on labels: natural ingredients, antibacterial, antiseptic, antifungal, antiparasitic, antiviral and / or antimicrobial agent.


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Alien writes for acne skin care. He also writes for acne treatment and acne home remedies

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