Sunday, July 19, 2009

Green Tea

Green tea has proved to be anti-bacterial that reduces inflammation, decreases hormone activity, capable of killing the potentially deadly Staphylococcus Aureus and the bacteria that cause Bacterium acne.

Green tea's antioxidants have been shown to be highly beneficial to acne prevention. These antioxidants help your body to fight against free radicals that cause damage to cells and tissues in your body. Green tea therapy is less toxic and has fewer or no side effects as compare to other drug based products.

But benzoyl peroxide dries out skin causing itching or allergic reactions. Unlike green tea that has the added advantages of natural anti-bacterial properties and antioxidants, particularly epigallocatechin gallate which is 200 times more powerful than vitamin E at fighting free radicals.

Green tea also helps to reduce inflammation, hormonal activity and aids in detoxification - which is all good news for acne sufferers.




Green tea extract is an extremely versatile herbal supplement - it can be administered topically, often being used in creams, taken as a in the form of a pill or incorporated into your diet and drunk as a tea.

This last method is very popular (Green Tea with Honeysuckle is often known as 'Pimple Tea' in many Chinatowns) when drunk after a meal it aids digestion and helps to detoxify your system, getting rid of the toxins that can cause acne. Tip: don't drink it with sugar, this will neutralize the worthwhile effects of the tea.

It seems that taking green tea for acne is a win-win situation. It has many beneficial properties which promote good all-round health with little or no known side effects and for the price, green tea it's definitely a herbal treatment that's worth trying.



Author:

Elaine Clay is the owner of Acne Treatments Online.com

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Green Tea Acne Home Remedy

Making a facial mask; some people have discovered through their experience that making a facial mask from green tea leaves can really improve acne as well as give their skin a tight youthful appearance.
How To: boil your green tea let it cool and mix with the white of the egg. Mix thought and apply to face after you have first washed you face and held a warm wash rag on you face. Keep the mask on until it dries and you can feel the skin feels tight. Then wash it off with warm water and blot your face dry, do not rub.
Another way to treat acne is to use the tea bag, after making your tea and gently dab the residual tea on the acne infected areas of the body. Once the liquid has dried, wash it off. This makes and effective green tea acne treatment for some people.

Green Tea Facts
Green tea contains tannic acid, which helps to reduce swelling and shrink pimples. However, black tea does the same thing.
Some women suffering from acne Rosacea have reported that switching from coffee to drinking green tea extract has helped improve their acne skin condition.
Studies have shown that acne creams made from tea extract as just as potent as 4% solution of Benzoyl peroxide. As a result, it makes an excellent natural alternative to acne products made from Benzoyl Peroxide solution.
Green tea helps reduce inflammation, natural occurring body oil and acts like a natural detoxification agent to rid the body of poisonous chemicals.

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