As futuristic as it may sound, there is a new skin blemish remedy called acne light treatment, also called Blue light therapy or Clearlight. This is mainly for acne patients who have had little success with other treatments. This amazing therapy focuses on destroying the bacteria that causes most forms of acne, propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes). P. Acnes creates the small molecules known as porphyrins that in turn help produce the bacterium that causes most types of acne inflammation. Blue light therapy works by homing in on the porphyrins. Strangely enough, porphyrins that are exposed to the blue light are able to produce free radicals that destroy the P. acnes bacteria. Read the rest of this entry »

What about those cases of acne that are too severe for over-the-counter acne medicine? Washing with a good soap is not the answer for those cases. For people in that situation, there is a variety of oral acne medicine. Read the rest of this entry »

Acne is a universal problem. Contrary to what most teenagers (and even some adult acne sufferers) might believe, it is not a symptom of poor facial hygiene. While nearly everyone suffers from and are eager to get rid of acne, a surprising number of the sufferers lack the basic information in order to help them deal with the problem in a rational manner. Which is why, the field of acne cure is filled with myths, falsehoods and much more. Read the rest of this entry »