Skin Care Boons


Attack the root cause of acne

by Sabina Carvalho

For a long time the most common way to treat acne or other types of skin infections has been to attack the problem with external treatments by drying out the surface of the skin with certain creams or strong chemical gels . The latest research within dermatology shows that the most effective way to treat acne and blemishes is to attack the problem from the root and to stimulate the body's own defense system. Your skin is a complex environment that needs both moisture and protection from free radicals to stay healthy.

Choose the types of skin care products that:

* Relive the inflammation started by closed hair sacks and infected hair follicles. By assisting the body's own immune system the active components in acne treatments start working inside the hair follicles and at the first site of skin lesions.

*Activate the messengers of your cells and send signals that the infection has already started and can therefore moderate an otherwise extreme inflammatory reaction that could end up damaging healthy skin cells.

*Maintain the skin texture with antioxidants that fight free radicals.

* Open up clogged pores with gentle enzymes that dissolve or "melt" the plugs without chemical treatments or a feeling of dryness from severe chemicals. On the other hand, while moisturizing the skin deeply and providing healthy skin regeneration it accelerates the release of amino-acids accelerates. It also relieves the side effects of Accutane.

* Fight bacterial infection by indicating your system to increase the release of the skin's natural antimicrobial peptides. This specific system which was once a healthy feeding ground for bacteria turns into an unwelcome place for bacteria to grow.

Benzoyl Peroxide and persistent acne Cause Premature Skin Aging

While moderate to extreme acne will make the skin age faster the use of benzoyl peroxide increases this speed. Skin damage depends on the concentration of benzoyl peroxide and the frequency and time of use. Another important fact is the daily exposure to UV light which increases the importance of using an intense sunblock during skin treatments and, of course, afterwards. It's recommended by dermatologists to use spf 50 and up.

The first step to a healthier skin and effective acne scars treatment is to make sure to solve the problem from the root and to keep the skin moisturized and protected from free radicals caused by sunlight and pollution. Promote a good skin health by choosing a natural acne treatment especially considered for your skin.

Published February 20th, 2009

Filed in Women

BIOCUTIS skin care products:

Moisturize and stimulate the renewal of dead and dyeing cells. Restore the capacity of the skin to hold in water from within.

Replenish the lipid barrier of our skin thereby impeding the penetration of allergens and toxins.

Induce the reproduction of antimicrobial peptides on the surface of the skin and within the skin follicles contributing to control microbes.

Digest keratin plugs and debris and unblocks clogged pores allowing for the outflow of sebum to the surface where it lubricates and protects the skin instead of causing injuries to the cells lining the follicles and an inflammatory reaction of the body to repair the lesions.

Signal the immune system it is being taken care of and does not need to fire its immune responses and overly react to minor injuries thus avoiding the loss of tissues that characterizes deep acne scarring.

Prevent scarring and remove scars from accidental injuries and post surgery; stria marks; abnormal hypertrophic and keloid scars; keratosis pilaris; actinic keratosis scales by the breakdown abnormal, dysfunctional and damaged tissues into their amino acid components while stimulating their replacement with new healthy skin structures.

Vanish redness and dryness, relieves eczema and dermatitis, reduce psoriasis scales and most types of skin blemishes.

Repair skin damaged by glycolic peeling and other chemical peels, dermabrasion or laser resurfacing.

By strengthening the skin they relieve the dreaded side effects caused by retinoic drugs, Isotretinoin (Accutane),  that make the skin thinner while taken in to halt severe nodular cystic acne.

Reduce and heals skin fragility and is an antioxidant that helps to reduce the damaging effects on the dermis of sunburns and excess exposure to solar radiation.

Help to heal blisters, bruises, wounds, and the consequences on the skin of ionizing radiotherapy or radiodermatitis.