Acne (Page 1 of 2)

Tons of raw fresh fruit and veg, especially citrus fruits like grapefruit and lemons,avoid clogging mucus forming foods such as wheat and dairy, look at your bowel function and consider a cleanse . cayenne pepper, apple cider vinegar and blackstrap molasses 3 times daily are a great all rounders.
Try rubbing lemon juice on your face before going to bed and dont wash it of.
Cayenne pepper is the king of alkalising spices and a good blood cleanser along with the ACV.

Just a few thoughts.

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You could also try washing your face in fresh urine which gets some interesting responses

Years ago I discovered that skin eruptions were the result of an unbalanced PH within the mouth.  Acidic conditions within the mouth allow bacteria and yeasts to grow, be absorbed into the flesh and erupt on the skin.

Many things distroy the balance by producing acidic conditions where alkaline should be.

Try rinsing your mouth after everything you eat and drink.  Also stop using flouride toothpaste (I've never known of anyone with acne that used Real Salt instead of toothpaste and rinsed their mouth after putting food or beverage in it).  These steps will change your PH balance and your skin will completely clear up. You must give it a couple of months as there will still be bacteria inside your flesh that is in the process of becoming pimples.

If Neutrogena isn't helping I would try a different brand.  I know a lot of people swear by it but I've never been all that impressed with it.  I personally avoid using anything that says it is specifically for treating acne because it's too harsh on my skin.  You could have a chemical sensitivity or allergy that is causing breakouts or making it worse.  It's also possible to have a rebound effect from using too many products, cleansing too much, and over-stressing and irritating your skin so it never has a chance to heal itself or even out on its own.  You might also want to try switching to a new laundry detergent to see if that makes any difference.

What type of skin do you have?  I have very pale, sensitive skin that tends to be oily, but dries out badly if I cleanse it too much.  So I don't use a facial cleanser at all.  I use an exfoliating scrub on my face twice a day.  It doesn't have to be a facial scrub, body scrubs work just as well or better.  If I don't use the scrub, after a week or so I start getting pimples.  I never use makeup, masks, astringents, or anything else except maybe a moisturizer, and I only use that in cooler weather.  The less stuff I put on my face, the better it looks and feels.   

I get a lot of compliments on my complexion, and I have really atrocious eating habits.  So I don't know if diet is really the biggest factor for everyone.  But it could be if you have an allergy or intolerance for something you are eating.  I think for every person there are certain things in nature that are good for you, and others that don't work with your chemical makeup.  You just have to experiement and find the right ingredients.

Internally, things like yeast can cause eruptions.  Candidae can result from eating sugar, but that would probably take quite a bit of sugar since you are young.  Have you looked into gluten intolerance?  They hide gluten in everything, and I mean everything.  Bread products, especially, but really tons of other products.  Many, many people are sensitive to it to the point that the intolerance has a name.  Not sure of the spelling, but it sounds like Celiac disease. I don't really feel it is a disease, more a natural allergic reaction to something that is not edible but is included in everything.  Just as I am "allergic" to flouride.  They say it as though not being able to tolerate something that is akin to neuclear waste is an "allergy". Right.

Something you are eating or drinking is causing the skin eruptions.  Something is breaking down the mucus barrier in your mouth and permitting the absorbtion of acid which your body recognizes as a naughty invader and reacts by triggering your immune system to fight back.  It's just the same as having splinter or other irritant in your body... the immune system surrounds the splinter with pus in an effort to isolate and eject the invader from your flesh.

Maybe you could add Real Salt or a good sea salt to the water you rinse your mouth with because there is flouride, chloride, chlorine and a host of other cemicals added to water.  Even the bottled water has only been run through a filter so it still has the chemicals which makes the PH acidic.  Try adding the salt to neutralize the acid.  Also, try brushing your teeth with one of the salts found at a health food store.  I just like the Real Salt because it is so fine, it has no additives and doesn't irritate my gums, but you can really use any direct salt. The Real Salt clumps because it has no declumping chemicals (it clumps and settles and you need to tap it prior to using it to break it up) and it is tan colored because it is not bleached, and so on.

Guaranteed, your body is telling you it can't tolerate something you are putting in it.

Using topicals is fine for addressing the condition after it manifests, but preventing the eruptions on the subtle or pre-manifestion level is the only way to truly correct the issue.  It's about identifying the culprit prior to it entering your body.  Of course, pre-manifest influences take a route into us by attaching to our thoughts, the food we choose (by directing us to choose toxic  choices) and all choices in general.  These influences enter on a thought level (or really, pre-thought level), then action, and finally the physical as a negative. You are very intune to recognize your influences.

Kahnsentrayshun;
Remember NEVER expose your skin to the sun when you
have used lemon or any citrus fruit on your skin, or you are
going to have burns and stains.

The ultimate, by far for acne is the ocean.  If you are close enough to the ocean that you could go there once a week and spend 30-45 minutes in the salt water, your acne will disappear.  I used to have problems with acne too, and every time I went body-surfing for a couple hours, my acne was noticeably better a couple hours later, and completely gone the next day, or at least healing fast.

(I also have a friend who swears by apple cider vinegar.  Just put some on a cotton ball and hold it on the affected area until the skin at the tip begins to turn white.