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For most people who have acne, whether the issue is getting rid of blackheads and whiteheads or how to clean sebaceous cysts, the prime directive for effective at-home pimple treatment should be "Wash less." Repeated washing of the surface of the skin not only does not remove embedded cell debris or putrefacted oils, it can even dry out the skin and make it wrinkle-prone. Even worse, regularly rubbing facial skin too hard can injure it so that infection is inevitable. A quick rinse with soap and warm water in the morning and in the evening is enough.
In any acne treatment protocol, it is essential not to attempt to dry out acne-prone skin oily skin. Alcohol-based astringents or gels do not remove the pus that clogs skin pores. All they do is to tighten the skin and ensure that the easy elimination of dead skin cells and sebum cannot happen. Dry skin also ages more quickly.
As I discuss at length in my book Healing without Medication, caffeine, colas, and sugary soft drinks induce an adrenaline surge. This triggers the release of substance P. In turn, substance P signals the glands to make more sebum. It is especially important to avoid caffeinated, sugary soft drinks and coffee during times of stress.
Doctors conducting clinical research have found that a high-protein diet (in this study, 44 percent protein, 35 percent carbohydrate, and 21 percent fat) slows the conversion of testosterone into dihydrotesterone. The effects of the diet were measurable in fewer than 2 weeks. A high-carbohydrate diet (10 percent protein, 70 percent carbohydrate, and 20 percent fat) had the opposite effect, accelerating the conversion of testosterone into its acne-inducing form, also in fewer than 2 weeks.
Most naturopathic physicians also advise avoiding iodine found in shellfish and iodized salt, since it is essential to the production of thyroid hormones that enable the release of sugar into the bloodstream. Of all the diet recommendations for acne care, the easiest is just to drink more water. Keeping the skin adequately hydrated keeps it supple, helping sebum to flow to the surface.
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