As people get older, acne tends to appear towards the outer part of the face. Adult women may have acne on their chins and around their mouths. The elderly may develop whiteheads and blackheads on the upper cheeks and skin around the eyes. Laboratory tests are not done unless the patient...
accounted for by the imbalance between estrogen and androgen levels.12 While teenagers often develop acne around their cheeks and forehead, several authors described acne mostly occurring on the chin and around the mouth in AFA/PMA women.37 Moreover, female acne often causes greater distress in ad...
Without a doubt, honey is the sweetest cystic acne home remedy around. Pun intended this time. In addition to being a delicious, natural snack, honey also has powerful antibacterial properties which are highly effective in treating breakouts. Antioxidants in honey also work to protect the skin fr...
This myth has been going around as early as the seventeenth century to keep youthful adults from having premarital interactions with one another. Sex and/or masturbation do not worsen acne. There is not scientific evidence to support this acne myth. “The Sun Will Help Prevent Acne” There is...
As a topical retinoid, tretinoin works by unclogging your pores and encouraging the shedding of old, dead skin cells. Tretinoin has been around for decades and has a reputation as one of the most effective acne treatments available. Numerous large-scale studies have shown that it’s effective ...
Here’s a fun little realization I had along the way: many of the prescriptions and products I’d used in my quest for “decent skin through conventional wisdom” were actually based around several derivatives of the nutrients I needed to add to my diet. For example: sulfur, vitamin A, ...
Studies have compared the prevalence on Candida between people with skin conditions and those with healthy skin. The overall picture is that Candida in the gut and mouth is more prevalent in people with skin conditions. There are two ways Candida can cause skin problems. ...
accounted for by the imbalance between estrogen and androgen levels.12 While teenagers often develop acne around their cheeks and forehead, several authors described acne mostly occurring on the chin and around the mouth in AFA/PMA women.37 Moreover, female acne often causes greater distress in ad...