Alternative treatments for acne
The basic principle of homeopathic alternative acne treatment is to heal "like by the like", in other words, to supply the unwell body (or organ) with the substance that caused the disease, but in very small doses. Homeopaths consider that the illness occurs when the body "forgets" the way to heal itself; by adding a weaker version of the similar disease homeopathic practitioners believe that the body will heal this replica of the illness together with the "original version".
All the homeopathic alternative acne treatments are made with natural ingredients and all the treatment is taken by mouth, either in solid or liquid form. Most anti-acne homeopathic medicines contain sulphur, pulsatilla, and silicea. For instance, the anti-acne composition by Dolisos that I used contains Saponaria, Fumaria, Sarsaparilla, Hydrocotyle, Viola Tricolor, Rhus Vernix, Lappa Major, and Berberis Vulgaris.
To me, the whole concept of homeopathy is very appealing, and I wish I had enough patience to take it for several months needed to see real results. I am sure that if taken consistently, these homeopathic alternative acne treatments make wonders, cleansing your skin right at the root of the acne problem, from nerves and blood to the top skin layer.
Another great alternative acne treatment is laser and light therapy. The FDA approved narrow-band, high-intensity blue-light therapy as alternative acne treatments. Now widely advertised, this is probably the best-known light therapy for acne treatment. Blue light works by killing the acne-causing bacteria, P. acnes, and is being used to treat inflammatory acne vulgaris that has not responded to other acne therapies. The blue-light products of today do not contain ultraviolet (UV) light, which was a staple of former light therapy used to treat acne. UV light can damage skin and is no longer used to treat acne.
Patients receive blue-light therapy in increments. Generally, eight sessions are given over a four-week period, and each session lasts about 15 minutes. Side effects tend to be mild and include temporary pigment changes, swelling of the treated areas, and dryness. As the results from the following studies show, many patients — but not all — see noticeable improvement with about 55% clearance.
SOURCE: www.derm-infonet.com
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