A mixture of plant extracts to fight acne
Part (1) of this series describes how nobelitin, an ingredient found in citrus fruits, reduces the amount of oil that is produced by the sebaceous glands surrounding the hair follicles. Less oil means fewer acne breakouts and better looking skin! This post describes an alternative treatment to improve [...]
Once you have treated an acne infection, how do you prevent acne from re-occurring? This post describes a research paper that shows how topical application of Nobiletin, an ingredient found in citrus fruits, can prevent acne by reducing the size of the sebaceous glands, by reducing the amount of oil at the skin surface, and by [...]
Professor Bodo Melnik of the Department of Dermatology, University of Osnabrueck, Germany, has published a thought-provoking perspective on a causal relation between cow’s milk consumption and Acne in Western societies (1).
Since the vast majority of adolescents will suffer from Acne, an environmental factor may be the cause. One of the pillars of the Western diet [...]
A nice review of the role of diet in the occurrence of acne was recently published by Dr. Elsa Spencer and co-workers from the George Washington University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. (Ref. 1)
They reported on studies that show the negative interaction between glycemic load, insulin sensitivity, hormone mediators, and acne. It goes something [...]
If you read the article on how sugar consumption can cause an increase in amount or severity of acne, it stands to reason that a low-carb diet should result in less acne, and this is in fact the case. It has been shown that foods with a low glycemic index increase SHBG and reduce androgen [...]
Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has a long history of use as a natural treatment against bacterial infections, and has been the subject of a large number of research studies. Many of these studies were performed on bacterial cultures [e.g. see (1)]. In its most basic form, different kinds of cultured bacteria are exposed to [...]
