| Drinking Tea for Acne | | | | tested alongside Benzoyl Peroxide by Jennifer |
| Acne is a condition which affects thousands of | | | | Gan-Wong, MD. In the study it was found that the |
| people each and every year and it also has hundreds | | | | Green Tea paste actually worked just as well as the |
| of treatments dedicated to it. However, most of | | | | Benzoyl Peroxide, only it was a lot kinder to the skin. |
| these over the counter treatments simply do not | | | | Anybody who has ever tried Benzoyl peroxide will |
| work and so often people turn to natural forms of | | | | know that whilst it is extremely effective, it can |
| treatment. One of the best natural acne treatments | | | | leave you with severe itching and there could be |
| is tea. | | | | some redness on the affected skin too. So it is not |
| Tea has a number of benefits and it has been used | | | | always suitable for everybody, yet the natural |
| by the Chinese for hundreds of years. Green Tea in | | | | effects of Green Tea were a much better solution. |
| particular is good for acne and there are a number of | | | | Another advantage which makes tea so effective is |
| reasons for this. So how does tea help acne? | | | | the fact that it also helps to control the hormones. |
| Why Tea Helps Clear Up Acne | | | | Acne tends to be a condition which develops |
| The reason why tea seems to be so effective when | | | | because of hormone trouble and so if the tea can |
| used to treat acne is because it contains natural anti | | | | control the hormones and balance them out a little |
| bacterial properties as well as antioxidants. It also | | | | better, you should notice that your acne clears up |
| helps to reduce stress which is known to cause acne | | | | over time. |
| to become worse. (The connection between stress | | | | Now if you drink tea each and every day, you will |
| and acne was proven in a study done at Stanford | | | | help prevent any further acne breakouts. The only |
| University even though most dermatologists will tell | | | | thing to be aware of is that while tea can be really |
| you otherwise) | | | | effective, it won't get rid of acne by itself. To do |
| As mentioned, Green Tea is a particularly good type | | | | that you need a system that focuses on all the |
| of tea to drink as it seems to have the best results | | | | things that cause acne, and that what the Acne X |
| when it comes to acne. A Green tea paste was | | | | Factor does. |