will switching to whole foods/organic help clear up acne?

I would be more worried about what you’re putting on your bodies instead of in them. Changing your diet to include more Omega oils and immune boosters will help, but not if you’re slathering pore clogging lotions on stripped dry skin.

Find yourself some castile or any all natural soap, (many health food stores carry a line of soaps) and read the ingredients. Stay away from alcohols, petroleum products, sodium-laurel(or laureth)-sulphate, and any other ingredient that sounds chemical. Also look for antibacterial essential oils such as Tea Tree and Lavender as these will help.

Please stay away from clear soap/ “glycerin soap”. Although glycerin is a natural product of the soap making process and is wonderful for your skin, “glycerin soap” is not . The clear soap sold in stores as “glycerin soap” is actually clear because of the alcohol used in making them. They are filled with harsh detergents and the amount of glycerin in those bars doesn’t even come near the amount in bars of handmade soaps. Clear does not equal pure or healthy.

Most people fine that using real, handmade soap eliminates the need for moisturizers, but if after you feel the need to moisturize, do yourself the favor of trying natural “body butters”, or “body oils” instead of using petroleum based lotions*.

At your health food store look for coconut oil(solid when cool), cocoa butter(solid), and jojoba(liquid). Melt these three in a double boiler then pour into a heatproof container(jelly jars work well) let it cool and you have your very own moisturizing cream that smells faintly of chocolate. (Substitute shea butter for cocoa butter if you don’t like the smell of chocolate)

Wow… I seem to have gotten on a bit of a tangent…lol. Message me if you need to know more about natural bath and body products. Other then that I guess I’m done here.

Best wishes,
- Willow

*P.S. Petroleum jelly(Vasseline) and baby oil are made from the same crude oil as gasoline… that’s why they’re so cheap.

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Hi There

Here are some ideas to heal the issue.

Quick Action Plan for Acne

1. Massage your skin, where needed, with bergamot, camphor, geranium, juniper, lavender, or neroli essential oils.

2. Ayurvedic practitioners recommend making a paste of ½ tsp each of turmeric and sandalwood paste with enough water, and applying to pimples. Also, drink half a cup of aloe vera juice twice daily until acne clears.

3. Eat an organic whole foods diet, with plenty of organic cooked and raw vegetables, and whole fruits. Reduce animal fats and stressor foods such as caffeine, refined sugars, and alcohol, as well as colas, candies, and frozen and processed foods. Include more high fiber foods.

4. Drink eight glasses of pure, filtered water daily. Also, daily have two glasses of raw juice, combining carrot, beet, and celery juice, or, carrot, cucumber, and lettuce (not iceberg), and spinach, with carrot predominating.

5. Add 3-5 drops of crab apple flower essence to pure water and drink during the day. Rescue Remedy® is good for stress.

6. Combine the tinctures of herbs such as sarsaparilla, burdock, and cleavers in equal parts, taking ½ tsp three times a day. Drink an infusion of nettle several times a day and apply tea tree oil topically. An infusion of calendula mixed with equal parts of distilled witch hazel can be used as a cleansing wash. Steam sauna your face with red clover, lavender, and strawberry leaves.

7. Useful homeopathy remedies are Pulsatilla, Silicea, Berberis, Ledum, Sulfur, Arsen alb., Belladonna, and/or Carbo veg.

8. Enjoy full body immersion hydrotherapy treatments such as steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation, hot and/or cold compresses, and steam sauna your face with red clover, lavender, and strawberry leaves.

9. Useful supplements are vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin B complex, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc. Also include omega-3 fatty acids, brewer’s yeast, chlorophyll, and pancreatic enzymes with meals.

10. Expose your face to sun and air at least 30 minutes a day, and exercise daily. Keep your skin clean by washing your face three times a day with soap made from the herb calendula officinalis, or using other alternatives to soap. Rinse with warm water and pat dry. Squeezing pimples or whiteheads may cause infection. Keep the skin free of oil and use water-based products. Get sufficient sleep.

11. Make facial masks from natural products; leave on overnight to help dry the skin if acne is caused by excess oil.

12. For long term relief and health be sure to do a colon cleanse. This clears out the toxins in the blood and excess waste in the body. Colon cleansing will healp clear up a lot of issue, expecially acne.

Cause
Acne may be worsened at adolescence, during the pre-menstrual and/or mid-menstrual cycle due to hormonal action, and when under stress, on contraceptives, eating a poor diet that causes an over acidic system, or taking prescription and non-prescription drugs.

Blackheads can form when the oil combines with skin pigments and gets trapped. Blackheads may suggest the need for better hygiene, or magnesium and vitamin A. Chronic, numerous whiteheads can also form during acne outbreaks, suggesting vitamin B1 deficiency or absorption problems. Consistent raised spots on the outside of the arms and sometimes even the thighs, resembling “chicken skin,” may suggest need for magnesium, vitamin A, or essential fatty acids or the need to avoid foods that inhibit the absorption of these nutrients, such as trans-fatty acids found in margarine and hydrogenated oils, such as cottonseed oil and palm kernel oil.

Food allergies, allergies to facial creams, soaps, shampoos, makeup, and excess intake of refined sugars, can all cause or contribute to acne. Certain foods can also aggravate acne conditions because of their high-acid forming effects on the body, especially fried foods, trans fats, iodized salt, alcohol, hot and spicy foods, all processed foods, chocolate, fruit juices, carbonated beverages, caffeinated beverages, and dairy products. Excessive long-term intake of seafood or other high iodine foods may also cause acne in some people.

Coexisting gum problems suggest the need for folic acid. A separate acne condition may occur in women 30-40 years old due to physical exercising or working all day with face makeup, lowered resistance due to stress, or hyper-response to bacteria or hormone problems. Another acne problem, acne rosacea (reddish spots in a pattern over nose and cheeks), may be a sign of low B vitamins or low hydrochloric acid in the stomach.

Best of health to you

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