It’s often assumed by acne-clearing enthusiasts that any nutritious superfood will automatically work wonders when applied topically, but in many cases that belief is a fatal mistake. Take olive oil, for example. It’s a heart protecting superstar, and for acne, it provides gallons of vitamin E while lowering inflammation using its special compound oleocanthal. Olive […]
One of the most interesting rules of the acnesphere is that the more commonplace, cheap supplements are actually some of the most powerful. Vitamin C, for example, is found on every high street, 100% trustworthy yet hardly exciting, but few realise that it can slash acne massively. There’s also NAC, the antioxidant boosting pill found
Bentonite clay, also known as montmorillonite or the “mineral with 1000 uses” is an ancient remedy which is mined from altered volcanic ash beds, the hardened layers of countless volcanic eruptions over millions of years. The bentonite is born during the rapid cooling of magma after its leaves the Earth’s crust, and is blasted high
Guggul gum is a popular Indian supplement used in ancient Ayurvedic medicine, which has been used since 1000BC at the very least. The gum originates from the Commiphora wightii plant which grows on rocky, hilly areas, both in India and Pakistan. This is a small thorny tree which is usually leafless, and produces a thick,
Grapeseed oil is exactly what it sounds like – a topical oil extracted directly from the seeds of the common tabletop grape. For thousands of years, wine manufacturers in the Mediterranean had a serious dilemma. Wine is made from crushing the grape fruit (scientific name Vitis vinifera) to squeeze out the juice, with the seeds
