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) Say bye-bye to blemishes, part 3
In Part 1 of my series on acne, I took a look at small, powerful spot treatments to help heal blemishes, while in Part 2, I focused on supplements for clear skin. Now in Part 3, I want to discuss spa-inspired treatments which will help you achieve (and maintain) a gorgeous complexion.High-Frequency: Regular facials are very helpful for acne sufferers. In addition to the basic steps of a facial (cleanse, steam, extractions and a mask), the esthetician can layer in an extra-care step called high-frequency. High-frequency is a process that utilizes high-frequency waves and UV light to help treatment products penetrate the skin, improve circulation and kill bacteria.
Clarisonic: The Clarisonic cleansing brush is a system that uses sonic technology to cleanse the skin. More>>
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) Natural Treatment for Acne Problems
These are the most dangerous forms of Acne and must be treated very carefully as they can leave scars on the skin and permanent psychological damage to a teenager.
If Acne is not found in a severe form it can be treated with the help of natural products.
Aromatherapy can be successfully used for resolving pimples. Some of the essential oils like the juniper tree one (be careful not to use it if you are pregnant) and the Lebanese cedar oil (avoid it during first 20 weeks of pregnancy) help the excessive sebum secretion normalize. Lavender oil and geranium oil have healing and antiseptic properties and the petit-grain and the daisy essential oils are good for reducing inflammation.
This is how you can use the essential oils: add two drops of juniper tree oil and Lebanese cedar oil in a water filled only by half with water. More>> - (
) Isolagen reports positive results from Phase II/III acne scars study
The Phase II/III, placebo-controlled study investigating the efficacy and safety of Isolagen Therapy for the treatment of moderate to severe acne scars evaluated a total of 109 people at seven clinical sites across the US.In the study, both the patient and evaluator assessments met the co-primary endpoints and were statistically significant, achieving p-values of 0.000011 and 0.016, respectively (p-values less than or equal to 0.05 are considered statistically significant).
With respect to the patient assessments, 43% of patients reported a response to the Isolagen Therapy-treated side of the face, while 18% of patients reported a response on the placebo-treated side of the face.
With respect to the evaluator assessments, evaluators reported that 59% of patients responded on the Isolagen Therapy-treated side of the face, and that 42% of patients responded on the placebo-treated side of the face. More>>