| New, Natural Acne Cure Balances the Skin’s Ecosystem
Respect for the environment has certainly gained acceptance around the world. Now, the concept of skin ecology, which involves consideration for the faces environment including oils, cells and bacteria, is finally influencing developmental acne treatments. Acne certainly opens its self up to a systemic type treatment particularly since the causes of this pestering skin condition remain multifaceted. For instance, fluctuating hormones, shifts in the weather and a drop in the bodys immune defenses are just a sampling of the unpredictable events that can lead to a zit outbreak. Now, researchers are using a botanical extract to boost the skins natural immunological response to limit inflamed acne lesions. Results of the study appear in the April edition of International Journal of Cosmetic Science.
Can Acne Make Your Face Darker?
Someone who felt that her acne had made her face darker asked this question. What is the truth? Can acne make the face darker? If yes, what happens in the process? If no, why there is no possibility of face skin becoming darker with acne? Let us find out. Face color- How does skin get the color? What factors decide the color of the skin? The melanin pigment in skin makes skin look colored. In people with dark colored skin, the density of melanin is high. In people of fair skin the density is low. The skin can get darker only if more melanin is produced. This happens during tanning. .
Psychological Effects Result From Acne
A University of Pennsylvania psychologist says a number of studies have found negative psychological effects associated with adolescent acne. David Sarwer, an associate professor at the Center for Human Appearance at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia, said up to 50 percent of teenage acne sufferers also experience increased body image dissatisfaction, social anxiety, low self-esteem and symptoms of depression, USA Today reported Monday. "Some become so upset they may think about or actually attempt suicide," Sarwer said. .
Sun loving Brits double skin cancer risk
A third of young Britons will double their chance of getting the most fatal form of skin cancer this summer because they are set to burn on the beach, according to a poll out today. A Cancer Research UK survey found that 30 per cent of young people aged 16 to 24 were 'certain' they would get burnt on their summer holiday, with a further 30 per cent saying they might get sunburnt. The study of more than 2,000 people also found that 27 per cent of adults thought getting burnt was 'all part' of getting a tan. One in five (19 per cent) said they planned to get burnt, and a further 21 per cent said they might. Malignant melanoma Malignant melanoma, which is the potentially fatal form of skin cancer, is linked to short, intense bursts of over-exposure to the sun, research has found.
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