Herbal Treatment For Acne And Scars
December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment
There are at least hundreds of different kinds of acne treatment products available on the market today. Everyone of them claims to be superior than the other. There are always pro and cons to any methods of treatment.
In recent days, more people are looking for natural treatment or natural healing. Therefore many people are becoming more interested in herbal acne treatment. Herbal treatment for acne has become more popular than ever before.
What’s wrong with pharmaceutical treatment?
Antibiotics is the most commonly used drug in pharmaceutical treatment for acne. In fact many of the prescription drugs for acne are using antibiotics.
One of the disadvantages of treatment using antibiotics is that the treatment becomes less effective when the body becomes more tolerant to the drug. Another thing is that you have to go through many hit and miss trial until you find the product that works for you.
Compared to the treatment using prescription drugs or pharmaceutical products, herbal acne treatment are normally have less side effects.
There are a lot of talks centered around a very controversial drug known as Accutane. Accutane is a very strong vitamin A based medicine.
Accutane will prevent body pores from clogging by closing the pores. Clogging of the pores which is the cause for acne will not happens when it is close.
Despite of its effectiveness, Accutane on the other hand has some very serious side effects. It could cause liver damage and major birth defects. Patients who are on Accutane are required to take blood test on a weekly basis.
There could be a very serious risk involved when using this drug. For example there are cases of mental instability and even suicides.
Why is acne herbal treatment become so popular?
Herbal acne treatment also are not completely free from negative side effect. On the same token there is no 100% guarantee on effectiveness. By and large people tend to like herbal treatment because it is from herbs.
Herbal treatment has been practiced for thousands of years. People also tend to believe that herbal treatment is safer compared to prescription drug. Since it is plant base treatment most people are ready to accept it.
How Much Do You Know About Acne?
November 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment
You’re now a teenager. Finally get to drive. If you’re not a teenager, I’m sure you can relate. But, along with that comes the period in your life where you have to deal with acne. So, what is it? When your pores in your skin get clogged and bacteria forms inside them, it results in acne. You may be already noticing the red bumps and the white pimples of your skin.
On the top layer we have our skin, of course. There are pores along with tiny openings called a hair follicle. Deeper into the pore are located sebaceous glands that produce sebum, a natural type of oil. This oil helps keep our skin protected and flexible.
While oil or sebum oozes out the side and is distributed around the area, our hair continues to grow through the surface. Our skin cells will grow and die and are rubbed off through washing. But when this process is interrupted when the pores close trapping the bacteria inside, the result is acne.
Sometimes, that acne will appear as a white bump with redness that contains dead skin, white blood cells, and bacteria. The pimple can also contain “pus”, and will form a pustule. Postule is derived from the word ‘pus.’ A postule develops when the follicle wall in the cell breaks, and the white cells rush in as a healing process.
Acne can also form as black heads, they are named for their color. Surprisingly, the black color that you notice isn’t from dirt. Instead, it’s where the sebum and dead skin cells have oxidized. Also, they become black when oxygen in the air causes a chemical reaction down in the pores of the skin.
The various forms that we have mentioned are referred to by the medical term called ‘comedones.’ The only difference that determines what type of comedone is whether the formation is open or closed.
As acne progresses it can develop into a papule, nodule, or cyst. If your acne formed when the walls of the hair follicle burst close to the surface, then you have a papule. They’re small and don’t contain pus. If there is a break at the base of the follicle, and there is a hardened lump under the skin, that would be a nodule. If you have a larger, red bump, you have a cyst. Although, a cyst is soft, it can be very painful.
You’re probably not looking for a biology lesson, but are looking around on the net for ‘What is Acne.’The time that you spent here will be worth it, because now you know a little more about acne. That gives you an advantage, if your knowledgeable, then you won’t spend your money on things products or procedures that don’t work.