Compared to obesity or weed, the chaos that alcohol inflicts on acne isn’t mysterious whatsoever. Minutes after drinking, your body metabolises alcohol into an toxin called acetaldehyde, flooding your bloodstream and creating the pumping headache, blurry eyes and sensitivity to light. Acetaldehyde is also a massive reason behind acne, because 1) your body uses acne-clearing […]
In the dimension of natural acne treatments, there are dozens which tick every box, like inflammation, antioxidants or vitamin E, yet lack a single study directly on acne. With just a small experiment, they could burst into the big leagues, sending shockwaves of clear skin across the oceans and through cities. For example, tamanu oil
Once upon a time, 100 years ago, p. acnes bacteria was first discovered lurking in the pore of an acne patient. For decades, little was understood other than given its location, the bacteria was probably a key cog in the pimple machine. Slowly, its tactics emerged, that p.acnes feasted on sebum (oil) in the skin.
The fact that obesity prevents acne is one of the classic homegrown theories discovered by the acne-suffering population at large and not generated by dermatologists and all their studies. Countless teenagers have noticed the relationship after observing their classmates, just like stress and chocolate supposedly causing acne. People’s theories are often crazy-sounding yet strangely logical.
Somewhere out there in the remote corners of the world, it’s possible that the ultimate cure for acne is hiding. It could be a tiny purple berry growing in one rugged, isolated Himalayan valley. It could be a rare neon-coloured seaweed in an Australian coral reef guarded by tiger sharks. It could be a forgotten
