Benzoyl peroxide has become somewhat of a boogieman in the natural acne treatment movement. And there’s no shortage of myths like ‘my skin gets addicted to BP’ and ‘when you quit your acne comes back with a vengeance’. As with all myths, there’s grain of truth in those, but they are ultimately based on misconceptions. … Read more
It’s time to dip into the mailbag again. A reader sent me a fantastic question that I believe many people struggle with. Hi! I just discover your site and it seems to have lot of valuable information on acne. I’m 34 years old, had acne since a teenager but it got worse since the last … Read more
New study unveils even more side-effects from Accutane. A Turkish study published just two months ago found that Accutane treatment increased systemic inflammation and reduces blood vitamin E levels. In earlier posts I have talked about inflammation and the role it plays on acne. And as I’ve been reading research to update my book the role of … Read more
Scientific research is today more available to people like you and me than it has ever been. And that’s fantastic, because this site couldn’t exists without access to research data. But this silver cloud has a dark lining. Today there are more newspapers, websites and cable channels demanding content. These news hungry outlets are eager … Read more
Today I’m going to answer a reader’s question that I’m sure troubles many people. So here’s what I found in my inbox today. Regarding your articles about green tea and acne.. I’ve been taking up to three glasses of matcha tea for about 5 weeks, but I still can’t really see any improvement. Do you … Read more
What’s the most important thing in life? Ask that from 100 people and most of the answers will reflect happiness in one way or the other. Unfortunately it may also be one of the hardest things to achieve in life. Changing your diet is a voluntary decision, but you have far less control over your … Read more
Just a quick post today about yet another study that shows green tea and its catechins may help with acne. I have had hardly any time on blogging over the past two weeks since I’ve been busy updating my book. I swear that reading all the hundreds and hundreds of studies in the process will … Read more
There’s really no such thing as free lunch when it comes to health. For a long time I thought there are no downsides to drinking green tea. Until I learned that tea has a lot of fluoride, which of course can be toxic in high amounts. So should you be concerned about fluoride in green … Read more
Chocolate has a long history in the acne diet debate. It was subject of the first study that created the ‘diet doesn’t affect acne’ myth. Before that dermatologists frequently prescribed chocolate restriction to acne patients. Now, a small study claiming drastic increase in acne after eating chocolate fuels the controversy. So could it be? Could chocolate really … Read more
Scarring is perhaps the most discouraging facet of acne. All the hard work in getting rid of the pimple in vain because a scar took its place. Today I want to share with you a simple way that may prevent acne scars. And this is something you should be doing anyway, moisturize. That’s right simply … Read more