A health freak mom's thoughts on health and all things healthy
“Maskne” or acne mechanica, is pimples located in areas where your face mask touches your face. Maskne occurs when sweat, oil and bacteria are trapped on your skin while wearing a tight face mask with very little air flow, creating the perfect breeding ground for skin bacteria to flourish and cultivate. My two older teenage…
My pre-teen 12-year old daughter has pimples on her back and face, especially on her T-Zone. I’ve tried almost a dozen of topical acne agents off the shelves from creams to gels, lotions, essential oils and washes with ingredients targeting acne but none worked. I’ve even tried fresh aloe vera gel directly from the plant…
Do you always break out on your chin? Or maybe acne always seems to crop up on your cheeks or your T-zone. There are reasons you might be breaking out in one particular area over another. I hardly ever had acne or pimples in my teenage years right until now. Every once in a while,…
My mil roasted some peanuts several days ago and I have been nibbling on them. After 2 days, zits started to appear on my chin and forehead. The Chinese say that peanuts are very ‘heaty’ and may cause zits but some people say it’s only a myth. I really do think peanuts are ‘heaty’ and…
For almost 2.5 years during the hiatus of my menses, my hormones were rather calm. Now that my menses has resumed again, those raging hormones are wrecking havoc in my body again at different times of the month. I would have some zits on my chin and forehead towards the time of the month when…
During my 3 pregnancies, I did have that glow on my face like some women would have. Though I was still slim except for the belly, my face had acne outbreak during the first trimester. I dared not apply OTC pimple cream like Oxy 5 on my face and only relied on toothpaste to treat…
From my personal experience, the best ways to keep those zits and acne at bay are to drink lots of plain water (water flushes out toxins from your body), eat lots of fresh fruits that are high in vitamin C, get enough sleep, keep your skin clean, exercise, move your bowels everyday, pop Vitamin E,…