Que es el acne comedoniano? What is comedonal acne?

The root word of comedoniano is comedo, the scientific name for pores of the skin when they are plugged up with sebum and dead skin cells (plural: comedones). Eventually, pus forms inside the comedone as bacteria flourish and the immune system tries to clear the bacteria. If the pore is open and the plug is visible, the acne is called an open comedo or a blackhead. A whitehead pimple does not have a visible opening and looks like a small flesh-colored bump.

Tratamente del acne comedoniano. Treatment of comedonal acne

Inside the comedo, bacteria will grow, feeding on the excess sebum. Treatment will focus on opening the plug and killing these bacteria. While there are many medicines that are purported to open up comedones, you may feel more comfortable with a natural treatment for comedoniano acne.

Vitaminas para el acne comedoniano. Vitamins for Comedonal Acne.

Start your natural approach to acne by fixing your diet. First, stay away as much as possible from processed foods… that includes most baked goods, dairy products, and potatoes products such as fries. Next, the following vitamins are recommended (In the Encyclopedia of Nutritional Supplements, Michael Murray, N.D., Prima Publishing (1996):

* Chromium: daily 400 to 600 mcg

* Flaxseed oil: one tablespoon daily

* Vitamin A: no more than 25,000 I.U. per day. Vitamin E and zinc are important to take with Vitamin A. Vitamin A is converted by the small intestine into retinol, which is also in the sucessful anti-acne medications prescribed by doctors.

* Beta-carotene: 25,000 to 300,000 IU.

* Vitamin B5: in chicken, beef, eggs, saltwater fish, potatoes, and fresh vegetables. It is also found in grains, but 50% is lost in the milling process, so the less processed the grain, the better.

* Vitamin C: 500 to 1,000 milligrams 3 times daily

* Vitamin E: 200 to 400 IU daily

* Zinc: daily 45 to 60 milligrams daily

Tratamente Naturale. Natural Skin Treatments

Many natural products have shown to be good for reducing acne. The following can be used as spot treatments or as full facial masks.

* Green tea is a natural antioxidant and is found as an ingredient in many herbal skin treatments. It can be brewed at home and used as a natural face wash.

* Lemon contains citric acid, which can be a gentle astringent, removing dead skin cells.

* Honey has the quality of killing bacteria. Therefore, it can be applied directly to the acne pimples, or spread all over the face after steam treatment, for a home facial mask.

* Aloe vera gel can be obtained from the leaf of the aloe vera plant. Cut off a frond, and squeeze to extract the gel.

* One Ayurvedic treatment requires grinding up leaves of the neem tree with turmeric, forming a paste that is kept on the skin till dry, and then washed off.

* Facial masks for acne have also included the strange (Kraft Miracle Whip) to the specialized (green clay, black mud) to the mundane (oatmeal is a good drying agent).