Archive for category Acne
Using Vitamin K for Acne
By Tom Swift
Vitamin K and the Skin surface
Now, this vitamin is produced inside the body, and it makes blood clots to close up a wound. So without it, we would bleed to death. It also helps in reducing skin discolorations and scars. So this is great for your skin. But when we age, the amount of vitamin K diminishes within the body, so we need to have extra sources to “make up” for the deficiency.
Where to get vitamin K
Green vegetables are an excellent source of Vitamin K. Now, there are 3 subcategories of vitamin K, and the one that we want is vitamin K1 and K2. Vitamin K2 comes from our own body, and vitamin K1 comes from foods. Vitamin K3 is a man-made chemical, attempting to imitate vitamin K2, but if I were you, I’d stay clear from unnatural supplements. Danish scientist Henrik Dam first discovered vitamin K in 1929, and found it to be in leafy vegetables like asparagus, broccoli, and spinach. Even some meats contain vitamin K such as liver, beef, chicken, pork, goose, duck, ostrich, ham, sausages.
“Where is this vitamin produced in the body?” you may ask. Well, this vitamin comes from bacteria in the intestine, which is then stored in the liver and our body fat. And you are maybe shouting right now, “It comes from bacteria?” Read the rest of this entry »
Acne Treatment – Does Exfoliating Get Rid of Pimples?
By Samantha Flecha
Flawless beautiful skin, we all want it! Unfortunately some of us are not born with great skin. We have to do a lot more then the people who were but it s not imposable to get there. Learning all about it is the best place to start. The more you know the better you can treat it. Acne is a worldwide problem. Finding an acne treatment that works for you can be an upsetting and costly process. I myself have suffered with acne since I was 12. My oldest son, now 16, had it extremely bad. No matter your age of what type of acne you have there are treatments and you can make it better! I know firsthand what it does to person’s self-esteem, confidence and overall personal growth. The emotional scars can be worse than the physical ones.
When I see the commercials on TV for the hundreds of products to help treat acne, I get a little upset. Only because there are 7 different types of acne and they are all different, therefore they each need a different acne treatment and special care. So those commercials that say this product will help everyone always makes me skeptical. Reading the ingredients is where you will learn which type of acne each treatment is more likely to help or be good for. If it is even affect at all.
There is the mildest form of acne which is whiteheads and blackheads. These are clogged pores filled with excess gland oil and dead skin cells. White heads are closed as where blackheads are partially open. Read the rest of this entry »