Your skin is the body’s largest organ so it is no surprise that if you’re unhealthy on the inside it’s going to show up on the outside. Although some severe cases of acne are hormone related and need to be treated by a doctor the more moderate conditions can be cleared up yourself by changing your lifestyle and eating habits. It’s good to do this anyway even if you have severe acne as it can help control the breakouts a lot working in conjunction with other medicines from your dermatologist.


Drinking plenty of water at least 8 glasses per day and eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables will fill your body with the vitamins it needs to produce healthy skin. Eating fruits and vegetables especially orange colors as they have beta carotene which the body turns into vitamin A will have a positive effect also fish oils are an essential food for healthy glowing skin production. Eliminating highly processed foods and foods that are high in saturated fats is essential as they will overload your system with toxins.


Blackheads occur when the body is producing a lot of sebum and the pores are getting clogged trapping sebum under the skin. Pimples occur when bacteria
growing on the skin due to insufficient cleansing are pushed into open pores. This can tackled from both angles by daily unclogging of the pores using a mild natural exfolient like oatmeal and milk or sugar and olive oil to unblock pores. These should be gentle massaged into the skin over the affected areas for a minute or two and then rise of the remainder with tepid water. Now a natural astringent should be applied like which hazel on a cotton bud to make sure your skin is completely clean and help close up the pores, finishing up with a splash of cold water.


People wrongly assume that acne prone skin is oily and doesn’t need a moisturizer; this is a big mistake that can make the problem worse. The trick to controlling acne is to control the balance of oil in your skin too much can clog pores but too little can encourage the skins natural production of sebum causing more oil. Over cleansing with harsh products can cause oil production and so can not using a moisturizer after cleansing. You need to determine your skin type and get the correct moisturizer for you. Usually a light non oily moisturizer can be used on the areas that are affected if you have combination skin you may need a separate moisturizer for those areas that will apply more moisture were needed.

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