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Below are some helpful, cheap and natural tips on what to do to keep your pimple under control and keep your skin clear. Almost 100% of people between the ages of twelve and seventeen have at least occasional breakouts of whiteheads, blackheads or a pimple, now and then. Because I'm a registered nurse and have come in contact with many pimple patients, I've learned a lot over the years about pimple, pimple scars, and pimple treatments.
Pimple is the most common skin disease. The most common type of pimple is pimple vulgaris. Pimple is one of most common skin conditions in the world, affecting more than 40 million people. Pimple will affect almost every person at some stage of their life.
Experts just can't agree on what causes pimple. Doctors think certain factors might cause or contribute to pimple including hormone increases in teenage years, hormone changes in pregnancy, starting or stopping birth control pills, heredity, medicines and greasy make-up. The cause of pimple is unknown and there is still much to be learned.
For the best pimple treatment, which has worked for many, apply virgin coconut oil to the area daily; try it on a small test area for a day or two first. Some natural home remedies include dabbing on non-gel toothpaste or lemon juice to dry out zits. Try a diligent application of coconut oil several times a day and at bedtime to see the healing benefits.
There are many natural pimple home remedies; you may have to try several to find one that works best for your skin type. This is a little messy but you can try making a paste by mixing three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon together and applying the paste on your pimples at bedtime for two weeks, and wash it off each morning; honey has anti-bacterial action - a cheap, natural home remedy. Try applying a thin layer of coconut oil and massaging it deep into the skin to heal and soothe the affected area.
Besides pimple, if you also have eczema or dry skin, coconut oil will treat those skin conditions too. Remember, that even the most gentle and natural products you might use to clean your face can leave your skin a bit dry; use coconut oil as an excellent way to re-hydrate the skin after using any pimple commercial or natural cleanser. Make sure to stay out of the sun if you're taking any pimple medications.
A new, non-invasive treatment using red light and blue light in combination has been extremely successful on severe pimple. Pimple and its treatment is one of the most misunderstood topics there is when it comes to pimple skin care. Shave carefully and try both electric and safety razors to see which works best for you.
Never underestimate the healing, restorative power of a good night's sleep. A skin specialist in New York is using the new red light-blue light combination therapy to treat severe cases of pimple successfully; ask your skin doctor or dermatologist if he's familiar with it.
When your liver gets overloaded with toxins it'll send the toxins out through your skin as well as other organs of elimination. To cure yourself of pimple, you need to correct the problems going on inside of your body that are causing the pimple. The best pimple treatment is a diet that will help the body eliminate waste; if you're eating the standard American diet (SAD) it'll be reflected in your skin.
Essential fatty acids are particularly important to people with inflammatory conditions such as eczema and pimple. Besides external pimple treatment it's even more important to work from the inside out too.
Eat high-fiber snacks like raw nuts, raw seeds, fresh or dried fruit, such as dates, and figs. The two most common digestive concerns that affect your skin are not enough water and not enough fiber. Drink plenty of pure, filtered water, a minimum of a quart a day.
Get plenty of sunshine on your arms and legs; sunshine triggers the production of Vitamin D3 which is essential to having healthy skin. The next time you want to have a snack, instead of junk food, help your skin - have an apple, orange, peach, pear, banana, plum, berries or any other fruit.

The role of diet in the development of pimple has been a controversial topic since a long time. Although there have been several case reports, surprisingly, very few systematic studies have been done on this topic.
Fulton et al (JAMA,1969) in a short-duration study of 65 patients, showed that there was no association between the consumption of chocolate bars and pimple, sebum production and composition, and comedogenicity. Interestingly, the chocolate bars used in their study had very low milk component, in contrast to a typical chocolate bar of that period. The perceived association with commercial chocolate products may, therefore, be a result of the presence of milk in them. The above study has also been refuted by Bruce and Laila Mackie (Australian Journal of Dermatology,1974) for not making adequate allowances for the dietary properties of chocolate. They hypothesized that fats with higher melting points may reduce sebum flow, and thus cause the plugs to become comedones, the primary lesions of pimple.
In another study, patients were fed large amounts of food that they believed exacerbated their pimple, but no noticeable effect was found after one week.(Anderson PC, American Family Physician, 1971).
In contrast, as early as in 1949, Robinson had reported in South Medical Journal that 1925 patients who kept food diaries had noted that milk was the most common food associated with their pimple flares.
The incidence of pimple in young black populations (eating a traditional diet) in both Zambia and Kenya is much less than that of young blacks in the U.S. Observational studies indicate that a low fat, high fiber and low refined carbohydrate diet may be beneficial for pimple (Frank, 1971; Kaufman, 1983; Ringsdorf et al, 1976).
A study by nutritionists at RMT University in Melbourne found significant improvement in the pimple lesions of 25 adolescent boys when they were put on low glycemic index(GI) carbohydrate food like wholegrain bread, pasta and legumes along with lean meat and seafood. High glycemic index carbohydrates stimulate increased insulin release into the blood stream.
Recent research has indicated that this hyperinsulinaemia, through a hormonal cascade action, promotes unregulated tissue growth and enhanced androgen production. Note that the two main pathological events that take place in pimple(hair follicular epithelial growth and androgen mediated sebum secretion) can be induced by hyperinsulinaemia!
To determine whether milk or other dairy products is associated with pimple outbreaks, Adebamowo from Harvard University and his team analyzed survey responses from 47,335 women involved in the National Nurses Health Study( Journal of American Academy of Dermatology, 2005).They found a positive association with pimple for intake of total milk and skim milk.
The same team led by Adebamowo, in a prospective study of US girls aged 9 to 15 years in 1996, found that greater consumption of milk was associated with higher prevalence of pimple. They did not find an association with dairy fat contents and pimple. They hypothesize that the association may be caused by the hormones and other bioactive molecules in milk, especially when most of the milk available in the market comes from pregnant cows.
The link between increased dairy consumption and teenage pimple may also be explained by the high iodine content in milk. Farmers give their cows iodine-fortified feed to prevent infection. They also use antiseptic iodine solutions on their cows' udders and milking equipment.
Another important study by Loren Cordain et al in the Archives of Dermatology (2002) found no evidence of pimple among 1,200 Kitavan Islanders aged 10 or older, including 300 between the 'pimple' ages of 15 and 25. They ate primarily fruit, fish, tubers and coconut but almost no cereals or refined sugars. The researchers also saw no pimple among 115 Ache hunter-gatherers, including 15 aged 15 to 25. Their diet consisted mostly of the root vegetable sweet manioc, peanuts, maize and rice, as well as some wild game. About 8% of their diet was made up of Western foods such as pasta, sugar and bread. The report also cites previous studies where it was found that pimple is rare or nonexistent in people living in non-industrialized(non-fast food) cultures but tends to appear when they transit to a Western way of life.
These findings are quite contrary to the belief held by many dermatologists that there is no link between diet and pimple!