Acne Prevention & Control

The American Academy of Dermatology recommends some of the following acne control guidelines.

• Do not pop, squeeze or pick at the acne lesion. This can spread the inflammatory process and worsen the acne.
• Twice a day wash your face gently with mild soap or a sulfur soap. Just pat your face dry and do not rub it with a towel.
• Use only "noncomdomedogenic" skin products that do not clog pours.
• Avoid oil based products.
• Avoid acne irritants such as airborne grease from fast food restaurants, rubbing or friction from sporting equipment etc.
• Give anti-acne products time to clear up the lesions. This can mean several weeks or even months.

Some acne products increase the skin's photosensitivity. When in the sun wear a hat and use sunscreen and avoid tanning booths while using these products.


Hygiene and our daily cleaning routine play a part as well. We apply so many kinds of chemicals on our skin, especially facial skin, in the name of cosmetics that our skin becomes saturated with these chemicals, and make-up residue and becomes susceptible to environmental pollutants. One must remember to keep skin clean, particularly before bed time so that the skin gets enough time to "breathe" freely and heal itself naturally.

The additional part of the solution started to become known as I began to develop a detailed awareness of the true extent sugar plays in our diets. While I thought I had stopped eating sugar, I didn't realize I was still eating foods with small amounts of sugar. What I further proved was that even very small amounts of sugar intake, only 1/16 teaspoon (about 1/4 gram) resulted in new acne. The bacteria appeared to be extremely sensitive to the presence of sugar in the bloodstream. By using antibiotics the bacteria were probably desensitized to the very small amounts of sugar, and I could sometimes tolerate those small amounts without new acne.

Oils, while not causing severe acne unless eaten in large quantities, would still seem to increase the severity of small doses of sugar if eaten together, acting sort of like a booster.

Use a natural antibacterial, non-oily face wash such as those containing tea tree oil or a clay mask containing echinacea. Don't use oily cosmetics. Zinc, Vitamin A, B & E, echinacea,thyme, and tea tree oil can cure acne.

Do not use any facial cream or other products containing socetyl stearate, isopropyl isostearate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate & sodium chloride. They can cause acne.