Acne Best
Treatment
Acne best treatment - what is the best acne
treatment?
How can this question be answered when even the experts
don't agree? The best acne treatment is the one that
works best for you.
Yeah, Yeah, I know that's not the answer you wanted to
hear. However, all acne treatments do not work the same
for all people. You really have to determine what works
best for you.
The best acne treatment that we have used is
the
Proactiv Solution -
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The following article discusses some of the
myths and misconceptions relating to acne
treatments.
Busting Acne Myths Requires Individualized
Treatment and More Research by Naweko
San-Joyz
If you have acne, you know the deal-
everybody has a cream or suggestion to help you get clear skin.
But how do you separate myth, medicine and folklore to find an
acne treatment that works for you? That’s what researcher
Parker Magin set out to do in a study entitled, A systematic
review of the evidence for ‘myths and misconceptions’ in acne
management.
Magin and co-researchers from the University of Newcastle, New
South Wales, conclude that clinicians cannot be “didactic” when
making acne treatment recommendations that are based on diet,
hygiene and sunlight exposure. According to Magin, acne
treatments should be individualized.
Meanwhile, the Academy of Dermatology has published a press
release touting, The Stubborn Truth About Acne: Myths and
Misconceptions. Though this article discusses a recent Stanford
University survey that examined acne myths held among young
adults, it offers no solid advice for securing an acne
antidote. Moreover, its meaning is paradoxical.
For example, the article headlines Alexa Boer Kimball, M.D. who
is an assistant professor of dermatology at Harvard University.
Dr. Kimballs sums up the survey on acne by saying “that
substantial differences still exist between popular belief and
scientific support, yet this does not change the way patients
attempt to care for their acne.”
Dr. Kimballs’s comments at the Annual Meeting of the American
Academy of Dermatology casts a discrediting shadow over her
groundbreaking research that aimed to separate acne fact from
fiction. Just two years ago in 2003, Dr. Kimball was apart of a
Stanford University study investigating the effect of stress on
acne. Then, Dr. Kimball concluded that, “increased acne
severity was significantly associated with increased stress
levels… while self-assessed change in diet quality was the only
other significant association.” The results of this study
suggested that the link between acne, and diet and stress are
no longer hypothetical but warrant further examination.
Another investigation aiming to demystify acne came for Dr.
Loren Cordain. Cordain and his associates explored the link
between diet and acne in a study called Acne Vulgaris: A
Disease of Western Civilization. Cordain noted that Kitavan
Islanders of Papua New Guinea and the Aché hunter-gatherers of
Paraguay had no active cases of acne. This prompted the
question, “So why does acne vulgaris affect 79% to 95% of the
adolescent population in westernized societies?”
Cordain found that genes alone do not cause the disparity of
acne incidences between non-westernized and modernized
societies. Other factors must enter the equation.
Acne can arise from hormonal shifts, stress upheavals and a
host of other causes. Your best defense against acne is
observing yourself and noting what conditions, foods and
emotions aggravate your acne situation. From there, you can use
self-care to reduce acne flare-ups. About the Author
Health author and Noixia campaigner Naweko
San-Joyz lovingly writes from her home in San Diego. Her works
include “Acne Messages: Crack the code of your zits and say
goodbye to acne” (ISBN: 0974912204) and the upcoming work
“Skinny Fat Chicks, Why we’re still not getting this dieting
thing” (ISBN: 0974912212) for release in June of 2005. For
useful acne self-help articles visit http://www.Noixia.com.
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