As if we don’t have enough to worry about when taking the various acne medications out there which are readily available, there are some new ones I learned about and never even heard of until I read this. They had to do with some known side effects of the most commonly prescribed acne medication – any number of antibiotics that are used to help clear acne, as well as another side effect of the already side effect-ridden isotretinoin otherwise popularly known as Accutane. As you well know by now if you’ve been reading my blog, I’ve always advocated more natural approaches to treating acne, not only externally with natural cleansers with naturally active ingredients, but also by using things like herbal supplements and dietary changes to help internally treat the underlying conditions that cause acne. Antibiotics that are used to treat acne were found to cause unexplained sore throats in the patients that use them. At least more often than they had them before they started on the medication, which strongly infers that the reason for their sore throats was the medication and not some other outlying circumstance. In my opinion, long term antibiotic use can be dangerous because it [...] read more..
Friday, 20 July 2012
Medication Side Effects-Another Side Effect-Acne Medications
Saturday, 12 May 2012
Topical Medications-Essential Oils-Cause Acne-Herbs
Well, this is no surprise to me because I know first hand the powers of essential oils, which are highly antibacterial in nature, as well as the herbs that are used to make the oils, but a new research test has just proven that some essential oils and herbs are much more effective at killing the bacterium that cause acne than other topical medications such as benzoyl peroxide. What’s the big deal, you ask? Well, the big deal is that these essential oils do not DRY OUT the skin simultaneously as they kill the bacteria on the surface of the skin that get under the skin and cause acne lesions. Topical medications and creams often really dry the skin, which makes it look even worse by turning it red and making it look scaly and generally unattractive when it is going to work killing the bacteria. Essential oils, which I put in my hand made essential oil-based acne soap (and many of my friends and relatives use and can’t believe how wonderfully it works on the skin), are extremely effective on the skin when it comes to acne. The particular study that was done focused on the herb thyme, and [...] read more..
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Herbal Treatment-Laboratory Study-Acne Treatment-The Laboratory-Cause Acne
ConclusionFrom the brief details available, this laboratory study has shown that thyme extract can kill the bacteria that cause acne in the laboratory. However, as this research has only been presented as a conference abstract so far, the lack of detail means we can’t tell much about its full methods and results. Given this lack of detail, as well as the fact that this was research on bacteria in a lab and not in humans, the results and their implications should be viewed with some caution.The press release for the research says that “a herbal treatment for acne would be very welcome news” as “herbal preparations are less harsh on the skin due to their anti-inflammatory properties”. However, this study has not looked at the effect of the tincture on human skin, so it is not pos... read more..