Hi LOLS,
I used to have severe acne too, that's why your thread attacted
me.
But it's clear now, and I have some best practices
I'd like to share with you:
1) Avoid the oily and heaty foods like prata, char quay teow,
banana fritters, fast food, fries etc...
Although the doctors say it doesn't make a difference, I swear to
you it does. If you ask a TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine)
doctor, he'll tell you such foods produce pathogenic heat which
increases sebaceous secretion and worsens acne.
I have a friend who never believed what I told him and continued to
eat all the fried and oily stuff.... today, 8 years later, he still
has bad acne. And he's way out of puberty too.
2) Intake cooling, greaseless, healthy foods like salads, veggies,
fruits, tomato, cucumber, celery... make it a habit to blend your
own fruit juice and drink that as a complete meal.
This means you'll have to find a healthier alternative for a lot of
the things you eat. A bit hard to find, but not impossible. There
are always healthier choices available.
3) Use a good face wash. And don't scrimp on using it. My friend
bought this expensive $60 face wash and squeezes less than a dime
each time.... NOT EFFECTIVE. Just get a $10 one and use it in
copious amounts.
4) Use acne medication, those you can get from a skin
specialist.
5) Don't squeeze. You can soak a small towel in hot water and place
it on the pimple to draw the sebum to gather into a head. It'll
take maybe two days of application every 3 hours. Once it's in a
head (yellow dot of puss) then it's safer to squeeze, but I
recommend you just let it burst by itself when you wash it.
6) Use a facial mask to draw out the sebum at night. I've had good
success with this brand called BLACKMORE's. Available at most
pharmaceutical outlets.
7) Drink genuine herbal cooling tea. The kind you buy from a
chinese herbalist. Maybe Eu Yan Sang. This really helps to relieve
pathogenic heat. OR, you can just blend 5 tomatoes and 3 sticks of
celery and drink that.
Cheers,
Lance
