Severe acne can be detrimental to the thin layers of skin 
on your forehead and face. It can also cause extreme 
irritation, resulting in open wounds, puss-filled pores, 
and unsightly scarring.

This type of acne is quite different than mild or moderate 
cases. Severe acne needs the immediate attention of a 
qualified dermatologist and your family practitioner.

Severe or acute acne can be caused by both environmental 
and genetic variables. Prevention and treatment are the 
best ways to deal with such cases. Seldom does an extreme 
acne sufferer's skin clear up naturally, but in most 
instances, it actually worsens.

Usually a dermatologist will recommend a combination of 
both topical cream and oral drugs. Several types available 
include different antibiotics, benzyl peroxides, Tretinoin, 
Adapalen and the strong, yet effective Azelaic Acid. 
Antibiotics and this acid can work wonderfully, attacking 
the source of inflammation-the bacteria lining the 
follicle.

The other topical drug, Tretinoin, is simply a form of 
vitamin A that stops the development of comedones, or 
inflamed hair follicles. While it doesn't necessarily stop 
the growth of bacteria, this is a more natural way of 
unplugging clogged pores that cause inflammation and 
lesions, thereby allowing the use of topical antibiotic 
cream to work deeply within the skin.

Another drug that isn't so natural in it's approach are the 
newer forms of Retinoid drugs. These drugs are quite 
powerful in the way they work. Like Tretinoin, these drugs, 
often Tazarotene or Adapalen, also help to fight off the 
development of comedones or comedo lesions.

These drugs, although not available over the counter (OTC), 
come in different forms. Similar to OTC drugs, these come 
in a variety of solutions, gels, lotions and creams. Your 
dermatologist will immediately know which type is right for 
your skin and prescribe what she or he believes will most 
effectively open pores and fight-off unwanted bacteria.

Dermatologist will routinely ask you which form of 
medication you'd prefer. Creams are good for those with 
extra sensitive skin, while gels and other solutions tend 
to make the skin become more dry and irritated. He or she 
may recommend one or the other based on gender and/or 
whether you live in a hot and humid climate.

At first, your skin may look and feel worse with the use of 
such strong medications. If the pain becomes unbearable or 
if you develop a rash or extreme redness of any kind, be 
sure to stop using the product and immediately talk to your 
doctor and dermatologist.

Similarly to OTC treatments, it will take up to eight weeks 
for you to actually notice improvements. But, once it 
begins to clear, it will make a world of difference to how 
your skin looks and feels.



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Puberty brought bouts of acne. In your 20s, finding Mr. or Mrs. Right was of 
chief consequence. When the 30s hit, you worked to raise little Johnnie or Suzie
  to be a model kid. Now that your hitting the fabulous 40s, you should be 
coasting through life, right. Well, why are you suddenly dealing with the 
cosmetic double whammy of acne and wrinkles? Even your insurance company figures
  that you should have gotten rid of acne by the age of 25.

 The number people over 30 needing acne treatments has climbed to the extent 
that a report published in Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 
recommends raising the age for insurance coverage of the acne drug tretinoin to 
at least 40. The authors of the report, Drs. Steven Feldman and Alan Fleischer, 
add that many insurance companies refuse to pay for tretinoin prescriptions for 
patients older than 25.

 Cosmetic Catch 22 
Even if your insurance company leaves you to fend for 
yourself, you still have options for freeing yourself from acne and wrinkles. At
  first, coping with acne and wrinkles may seem like a cosmetic catch 22. Do you 
dry your skin with acne cleansers containing benzoyl peroxide and salicylic 
acid, and worsen your wrinkles? Or, do you smear on the moisturizer to smooth 
the wrinkles, but cope with the zits brought on by the extra oil or sensitivity 
to a new product?

 There's a smarter way to handle acne and wrinkles.

 1.    Interpret the acne

 2.    Allow your skin to improve as you use self-awareness to remove 
zits.

 Interpret the acne

While dealing with acne and wrinkles, target the acne first because acne is 
an autoimmune disease. Having an autoimmune disease means that your thoughts, 
emotions, and/or environment are affecting you in an adverse way and require 
immediate attention. Thus, acne may reveal that you need to relax more, change 
your eating habits, reframe your interpersonal dialogue, stop dating that jerk 
from the office and/or make another beneficial alteration to your lifestyle.

 Zits arrive on your face to report on some unpleasant activities within your 
body and life. Once you get feedback from these zits, you can take action to 
send the zits away while augmenting your health in the process.

 Acne is usually an indication various hidden or overlooked health problems. 
Here's a sample of the questions you should ask yourself when dealing with acne 
so that you can unravel the mystery behind your zits. Are you:

 Regular?

 About 70% of your immune system is located in your intestines. If this area 
is blocked with waste, your immuno-defenses are down. So, instead of waste 
leaving your body via the rectum, it chooses to leave through the skin. Waste 
leaving the skin can cause an infection that presents itself as acne.

 Tense?

Tension likewise reduces the vigor of the immune system. Take a few deep 
breaths throughout the day to calm your body. Take a long walk in the fresh air 
to wind down.

 Eating nutritionally?

 Cases of acne have been improved with consuming foods containing zinc, 
essential fatty acids, vitamin A and a host of other nutrients. All of these 
vital nutrients are available in leafy green vegetables, fruits and olive 
oil.

 Worried about unresolved issues?

 Not resolving personal issues creates conflict and tension in the body. 
Again, these issues most be addressed to avoid undue stress within the body.

 Exercising daily?

 Exercise reduces stress and gives you an opportunity to subconsciously 
contemplate challenges that you may be facing. Physical activity also keeps your
  muscles and intestines toned, which keeps encourages regularity.

 Changing pillowcase frequently?

Using a dirty pillowcase aggravates an acne condition. Your face naturally 
secretes oils during the night. These oils are sticky. So if you pillowcase if 
dirty, you are allowing your face to collect extra waste during the night, which
  could further clog your pores.

 Moving or changing your job/career?

 New demands or feelings of lose can sometimes accompany change. Transfer 
these emotions into something constructive by writing in a journal or 
envisioning how these changes are going to benefit you. Find comfort in these 
changes and opportunities for new beginnings.

 Experiencing excessive facial hair growth and erratic periods?

 Conditions such as acne, excessive facial hair, and erratic periods could 
indicate an androgen disorder or other underlying hormonal imbalances. Your 
doctor can provide you with a series of endocrine tests to ascertain your 
hormone levels and what corrective actions you should take. Ricardo Azziz, M.D, 
who serves as Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Director of the Center 
for Androgen-Related Disorders at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, estimates that 80
  percent of women with excessive androgen levels suffer from an endocrine 
disorder called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Dr. Azziz adds that women with
  PCOS often have insulin resistance and are at increased risk for developing
Type  II diabetes, hypertension and heart disease.

 Once the acne is under control you can move on to the wrinkles. Another 
reason for treating the zits first is because if you alter your lifestyle in 
such as way as to free yourself from acne, and you doing this in a healthy and 
patient fashion, you will actually lessen the number of wrinkles you have.


Health is wholeness and beauty is a reflection of robust health. You'll never
  buy robust health in a jar. It is a mind, body, spirit and environmental
support  system that garners full-bodied health. Lets look at want you actually
need from  a "beauty cream".

 Face Cream Education
There are five basic ingredients in any given 
anti-aging or anti-wrinkling cream.

 1.    The oil or moisturizer

 2.    The preservatives to keep the cream from spoiling.

 3.    A scent or flavor

 4.    A color

 5.    The active ingredient.

 Only one of these components is essential, the oil. The preservative is only 
needed to keep the cream useful. Your face does not need preservation because 
the skin is alive. Since some people have allergies to scents and colors in 
cosmetics, the body says that these two ingredients are not necessary. The 
active ingredient is usually the latest cosmetic drug or multivitamin that is 
supposed to lift or dramatically reverse your age by 5-20 years.
 
Researchers S. Jay Olshansky, Leonard Hayflick and Bruce A. Carnes bluntly 
comment on the antics of cosmetic companies in their report No Truth to the 
Fountain of Youth, published in the June 2002 edition of Scientific American. 
The authors warn everyone aiming to reverse the signs of times on their face 
that, "... anyone purporting to offer an anti-aging product today is either 
mistaken or lying".

 I bet you are thinking, "Won't that oil make acne worse?" The answer is not 
if you are using the right oil. Some essential oils such as bergamot, lavender, 
lemon, neroli, sandalwood, tea tree and ylang ylang have cleansing and 
antibacterial properties which help combat acne infections. Other essential oil 
like geranium, clary sage and orange regulate the production of oil on the face.
  When mixed with a carrier oil such as jojoba or camellia, these essential oils 
are ideal moisturizers.

 Nothing that you put on your face will truly change your appearance. Creams 
are useful, but they are only one instrument in an orchestra of anti-aging 
concerts. Health starts on the inside. If you want to improve your beauty start 
with how you treat yourself and feed yourself. I mean not only what foods you 
eat but what thoughts you eat.

 You may eat thoughts of the sort, "I can't...", "I had a stressful day", "I'm
  tired of...",  "I can't wait until...", "I'm getting old", "My body isn't as 
healthy as it used to be". The menu is endless. If you want to look young and 
healthy, you have to think young and healthy thoughts. Here's steps to jumpstart
  your quest:

 Start by changing your thinking. Develop your own youth model, i.e. with 
steps you'll take to maintain your vitality and stick to it.

Enjoy nutritious foods. A study in the Journal of American College of 
Nutrition found that eating a variety of fruits and vegetables and using olive 
oil every day could help keep wrinkles away. The researchers found that people 
who ate a diet rich in green leafy vegetables, beans, olive oil, nuts and 
multigrain breads, while avoiding butter, red meat and sugary goodies, were less
  predisposed to wrinkling. Researchers believe that antioxidant vitamins, such
as  A, C and E, which are found in fruits and vegetables, may help protect the
skin  from environmental damage.

 Use a gentle cleanser each day.

Steam your face everyday for 5-15 minutes, especially if your have acne. The 
steam removes waxy build-up on the skin while it stimulates circulation. This 
combo of benefits cleans to pores to reduce the possibility of acne while 
firming up the skin and facial muscles.

Exfoliate your skin daily.

 Moisturize your face in the morning and evening with natural oils. In 
addition to the acne fighting oils listed above, you can mix essential oils such
  as frankinsense, myrrh, neroli and rose to help encourage the growth of new
skin  cells. You can create a moisturizer by diluting 1-3 of your favorite
essential  oils in a carrier oil such as jojoba or camellia oil in a ration of 1
part  essential oil to 3 parts carrier oil.

Massage your face daily when you apply your facial oil.

 Lie down on an incline bench for 5-20 minutes each day to let the blood flow 
to your head.

 Wear a sunhat in the sun.

 Give yourself a light skin peel once a month.


Finally, forty can still be fabulous and your beauty-plan a lot less 
enigmatic. Just remember the basics, interpret the messages of your zits, and 
educate yourself about wrinkle creams- you don't need them.

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There are literally hundreds of various treatments available to reduce acne. 
There is everything from all natural herbal remedies, to powerful chemical 
pharmaceuticals such as Accutane.

 However, the most commonly used acne treatments in the United States are over
  the counter acne medications. They are generally inexpensive when compared to 
prescription medications, and some work very well.

 Benzoyl peroxide is the most commonly used over the counter acne medication, 
and for good reason; Benzoyl peroxide is one of the most effective acne 
treatments available.

 A 5% solution is usually all that is needed to treat acne, and it has almost 
no side effects for most people who use it. Unlike antibiotics and other 
prescription medications, Benzoyl peroxide can be used for months, even years at
  a time, and there are really no long term side effects (including a tolerance) 
that can be associated with it.

 Furthermore, benzoyl peroxide has been compared to some of the prescription 
medications for acne, and it is nearly as effective as many acne antibiotics. 
Over all, benzoyl peroxide is the most successful over the counter acne 
medication.

 However, there are others that can be very beneficial as well, including 
salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is a beta hydroxy acid, and it works as an 
astringent to remove dead skin cells. By removing the dead cells, this helps 
eliminate clogged pores, as well as help the skin renew itself faster.

 Since acne is caused by p.bacteria that builds up in sebum in the pores of 
the skin, it is very important for the sebum to have a way of draining out of 
the pores before it becomes infected. Once salicylic acid is used to eliminate 
the dead skin cells, then the sebum is much less likely to become trapped under 
the skin and infected.

 Salicylic acid is often sold as a makeup remover, but it is most commonly 
used in acne treatment via stridex pads or oxy pads.

 Sulfur is also used in some over the counter acne medications. Sulfur is one 
of the oldest acne treatments, and reacts with the skin in such a way that it 
makes it dry, and peel. This works on acne by drying out the Sebum, and 
therefore, stopping the bacterial growth.

 Many soaps and facial cleansers have sulfur in them. Sulfur is effective in 
getting rid of whiteheads and blackheads. It doesn't work well against the more 
inflamed cystic acne. One of the drawbacks is that it can increase skin cell 
adhesion to the skin, and therefore help cause more pimples in the future. It is
  best to use a gentle exfoliator when using sulfur to treat acne.

 Sulfur also has a strong odor, and some people have skin that reacts harshly 
to sulfur, causing excessive redness and peeling.

 Resorcinol is another over-the-counter chemical that is used to treat a 
variety of skin conditions, including acne. It works by breaking down hard skin.
  For acne, this means less clogged pores, and faster skin growth. Resorcinol is 
commonly used with sulfur to treat acne. It is also good for eczema and 
dandruff.

 Because it is a strong chemical, don't use resorcinol with other astringents 
or cleansers unless advised by a dermatologist to do so.

 These are the most commonly used over the counter acne treatments. For anyone
  who is suffering from acne, these 4 over-the-counter treatments have a good 
chance of helping to reduce or eliminate acne.

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