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What’s the largest organ in your body? It’s your skin! Your skin is a living, breathing body part that serves many important functions. It’s helps to eliminate toxins (one of the reasons sweat smells bad!), and it helps to regulates body temperature (natural air conditioning!), as it protects you from environmental toxins and pathogens.

Your skin is sensitive to it’s environment. Give it what it needs and it will look health and vibrant. Abuse it and you’ll suffer a host of problems, including acne.

Many acne sufferers are doing exactly the WRONG things to eliminate their problem. It’s possible to do what “conventional wisdom” tells you to do and actually worsen your acne. If you do any of the following, it might be causing your skin to look unhealthy a sick:

Smoking. Smoking causes heart disease, cancer and the thinning of your skin. Your skin has to have blood flow to cleanse the toxins that cause acne. smoking will reduce your physical activity (exercise) which you need in order to be healthy and fit. In many ways, smoking CAUSES acne!

Topical Steroids: OTC (over-the-counter) or prescription cortisone creams can cause your skin to thin which will worsen your acne. In addition to the irritation, redness and other side effects can result. Topical cortisone creams address the symptoms of acne (inflammation, itching, puss), but they do not treat the root cause of acne. Obviously, you have to take care of your skin, but you should do it gently using pure natural substances, such as diluted tea tree oil.

Antibiotics: Antibiotic treatments like tetracycline can aggravate acne and also damage your internal “flora” as well. Antibiotics destroy all the bacteria in your system including the good, probiotic bacteria like acidophilus that have many important characteristics that promote clear skin. The “good bacteria” that live inside your digestive tract protect you from parasites and fungi. They can also stress and damage your liver, one of the most important organs responsible for the healing of your skin.

Four-In-One Razors: Four-in-one razor blades can irritate bumps and painful cysts. Blades that guarantee the “closest possible shave” can cause severe irritation and they can damage your skin. Always use a single blade when you have active acne. Love your skin. Give it a break.

Four-in-Ones can cause permanent scarring if used improperly. If you have bumps, scabs (from squeezing), or cysts, use a single-blade cartridge.

Popping your Pimples. If you feel anxious about your acne, you might feel compelled to squeeze your zits. Here’s a friendly word of advice: DON’T! If you pop your acne pustules you’ll do two things. A) drive the bacteria and pus deeper into the pore, and B) cause scars. While popping your acne may seem like a good thing to do right now, you’ll pay for it down the road: scars caused by squeezing acne “heads” NEVER go away. There are safe ways of extracting small whiteheads or blackheads but you would be wise to leave that to a skin care professional.

EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF VITAMIN A: Vitamin A from natural sources (green leafy vegetables and beta carotene fruit and veggies) and in small quantities can significantly enhance the healing process of your skin but when taken excessively it can seriously damage your liver and cause severe health problems and side effects.

Steroid Creams for Rosacea. Over the counters steroid creams for Rosacea. This should be a no-brainer. Taking over the counters make your skin red and irritated is is downright DUMB if you’re suffering from rosacea. Always consult your dermatologist prior to applying over the counters on inflamed and highly sensitive skin.

When you are suffering from acne, it’s an indication that one or more of your bodies systems are not operating as they should. Acne is an indication that you need to re-evaluate your lifestyle. Rather than slapping some of the latest potion on your acne, take it as an opportunity to consider how you can change your lifestyle so you can be more healthy and vibrant.

Yes there really is a natural treatment for acne and zits. Before you spend another day suffering and before you spend another PENNY on acne medicines, visit TreatmentForAcneAndZits.com for news and ideas that can help.