Archive for August, 2009

Therapy For Acne

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Something I found interesting was the fact that a woman I know decided to actually put her kids through therapy to deal with acne problems. Well, that wasn’t the only reason. She also apparently thought that the therapist would side with her and tell her kids that they were wrong if ever there were a disagreement or other problem. But on the topic of using the therapy for acne treatment, in a way it’s not a bad idea. A lot of kids actually suffer from psychological issues, low self esteem, and other problems surrounding acne.

Now the patient and therapist should have a repore over time, client should be able to trust therapist in general terms, or else it really doesn’t work no matter how skilled the therapist actually is. This is definitely something to figure out. However, in terms of actually helping them, if that is your aim, well it certainly wouldn’t hurt anything unless they think you’re doing it because you think they’re a “troubled child” or something like that. That could do some serious damage for obvious reasons, and moreover, of course the whole thing is a confidential process for a reason. People in general aren’t always the smartest about these things. So it’s something to consider in large part depending on your individual case.

Covering A Zit

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

If you have a huge zit, chances are you want to conceal it. You may have an event in a few hours and not necessarily know if a spot treatment is going to get rid of it. Chances are, it might go down, but it won’t completely go away. And of course, if you’ve popped it or something else, that will cause various other problems. So remember a few things.

First of all, use an anti inflammatory like Neosporin or make sure your spot treatment has natural anti inflammatories such as white willow bark before using them. This will help you to reduce the inflammation and therefore make it easier to cover up among other things.

Of course powerful acne fighters like tea tree oil are also necessary. But the redness may not go down quite as well as you think. So we would also suggest finding a good concealer. You can find spot concealers. They should not be heavy or clog the pores, which is a really big thing. But there are also some with salicylic acid for example to fight acne in other ways. All of these can help you to achieve better results and otherwise better cover up your zits rather than making them worse or otherwise.