The Difference in teen ACNE versus adult ACNE

The first of the two big differences between acne in these age groups is location.Teenagers tend to have breakouts on the forehead, nose, cheeks, and chin, while adults tend to have breakouts around the mouth, chin, and jaw line.

The second major difference is the underlying condition of the skin. Adult skin is usually weaker and more damaged than teen skin. That means adults with acne need to simultaneously address both the symptoms of acne and the symptoms of aging, such as fine lines, wrinkles, dryness, and uneven skin texture. Products made for teens often irritate fragile adult skin and actually accelerate the appearance of aging.

For patients experiencing adult acne, I recommend a treatment that takes into account all three components of my inclusive health philosophy—internal, topical, and emotional self-care. Internal care means eating healthy, nutrient-rich foods and taking supplements to protect and promote cellular integrity, which improves all systems in the body, including the skin—its largest, most visible, and most connected system. Eating foods rich in vitamin A—such as apricots, shiitake mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and mangoes—increases cellular turnover and helps keep pores clear. Topically, it’s important to use products that treat both acne and aging concerns. In addition, there are steps you can take to lower your skin’s exposure to irritating bacteria: regularly changing out pillowcases and towels, replacing makeup sponges often, and gently washing skin with lukewarm water (scrubbing or using hot water will lead to additional irritation).

Reducing stress by maintaining a healthy connection with friends and family and structuring a positive social environment will help address your emotional self-care.

Focusing on the whole body helps target and eradicate one of the root causes of adult acne—cellular weakness. By optimizing your internal, external, and emotional environments, your population of cells will be younger and stronger, which will help to rapidly resolve adult acne.

Howard Murad, M.D., is an associate clinical professor of medicine at UCLA, the founder of Murad In , and the author of the upcoming book The Water Secret: The Cellular Breakthrough to Look and Feel 10 Years Younger (September 2010, Wiley).

Clearing Skin Disorders Naturally * Eczema, Dry Skin, & Dandruff

The Kasia Team is committed to restoring the lasting foundations of beauty with the encouragement of a  nutrient dense lifestyle whether that be nutrition, supplementation, or topically -   providing the essential building blocks for clear, healthy skin and hair.

Let's step into some "Functional Medicine/Beauty" and get to the ROOT of  Clearing Skin Disorders Naturally

Key points

1. The skin is the largest and most visible organ of the body.

2. Heredity, diet, toxins, and allergen factors involved.

3. Detoxification is essential for people with skin disorders. The liver is the major organ involved.

4. Proper balance of the liver, lungs, kidneys, and digestive system maintains healthy skin.

Natural Acne Solutions

1. Probiotic +  (Acidophilus & Bifidus)  or high quality plain yogurt & kefir

2. Sulfur rich foods: eggs, fish, garlic, broccoli, and or MSM supplements

3. Vitamin A 25,000-100,000 (use with caution at higher levels and short term for a month or so)

4. Silica

5. Pantothenic acid 250-1000 mg

6. Zinc 30-60 mg

Eczema

1. Inflammatory skin reaction characterized by itching, redness, blisters, or dryness.

2. A sign of toxins from inside your body. Treating with creams is not addressing the root causes of toxicity.

3. Detoxify to expel the toxins, thus preventing the problem from returning.

4. Homeopathic remedies: Silica, Sulphur, Graphites, Psorinum

5. Dietary factors/allergens common

Psoriasis

1. Auto-immune, inflammatory skin condition. Caused by faulty immune system which over-reacts and

accelerates the growth of skin cells. Normally skin cells mature and are shed every 30 days. In psoriasis,

skin cells mature in 3 to 6 days, and pile up.

2. There are five types. Some get a related form called “psoriatic arthritis,” of the joints.

3. Plaque psoriasis is the most common type. It appears as patches of raised, reddish skin covered by silvery-white scale. These patches, or plaques, frequently form on the elbows, knees, lower back, and scalp.

Dry Skin and Dandruff

1. Water: 8-12 glasses pure

2. EFA’s: Flax seed oil, Cod liver oil, fatty fish

3. Use filter in shower to reduce chlorine

4. Minerals: sodium (sea salt/ Nat Mur) and potassium

5. Sugar is a culprit so need to eliminate. Also need to increase B-complex

6. Gall Bladder? Liver? Candida?

Atopic Eczema

Atopic eczema is associated with a genetic predisposition to non-regulation and imbalance of the immune system. People with atopic allergies lack cellular immune defences (TH1) and have too many humoral immune defences (TH2). The cause of this is most likely to be environmental stress – poor diet, pollution etc. Excessive cleanliness is also cited as a cause of atopic disease – this cause is known as 'The Hygiene Hypothesis'. The goal for treatment, therefore, is to rebalance the immune system to have an equal strength of TH1 and TH2 defences. Treatment possibilities include:

• Correcting faulty digestion;

• Increasing the ratio of omega-3 fats in our diets;

• Boosting glutathione and antioxidant levels. Glutathione is the most important antioxidant. Others include selenium, vitamin E, alpha lipoic acid (ALA) and NAC (N-Acetylcysteine).

• Checking for low stomach hydrochloric acid. Supplementing Betaine Hydrochloride;

• Supplementing  Probiotics

• Supplementing with vitamins, herbs and minerals, including magnesium, zinc, iron, manganese calcium, vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and B-vitamins especially B6;

• Increasing intake of monunsaturated fats: found mainly in nuts and olive oil;

• Reducing numbers of yeasts and bacteria on the skin and in the body;

• Exposure to moderate UVA: sunlight improves atopic eczema;

• Increasing exercise: this balances the immune response, gets oxygenated blood flowing, and improves appetite, digestion, sleep and endorphin release;

• Controlling stress: stress exhausts the hormonal system, causing worsening atopic systems. The adrenal gland releases cortisol when the body is under stress, overworking the endocrine system.

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A Poor Diet is Bad for Your Skin

Beauty and vibrant, clear, healthy skin comes from the inside out, not from the outside in.

Do you suffer from acne?

Have you noticed if your skin looks better or worse when you eat certain foods?

What steps have you taken to keep your skin healthy?

The only  exceptions to this are wrinkles and skin cancers, which come from sun damage. But even these, too, are worsened by internal inflammation and oxidative stress caused by things like smoking and poor diet.

Now let's look a little at the problem of acne

Facts co-stated with Mark Hyman and the reviewed book: The Clear Skin Diet:

A Poor Diet is Bad for Your Skin

• Skin health, and acne in particular, are tied strongly to diet.

• Acne is caused by inflammation and oxidative stress

• Traditional indigenous cultures have little acne, but as soon as they adopt a Western diet or SAD (standard American diet), they see increasing levels of acne.

• Sugar raises insulin levels, which promotes the production of testosterone in women, and inflammation in general, causing acne.

• Saturated and processed fats increase arachidonic acid levels and compete with omega-3 fats in the body, leading to more inflammation and acne.

• Milk and dairy consumption is closely linked with acne (and many other skin and health problems) in part because of the hormones (including growth hormone) in dairy and because of the saturated fats.

• High-sugar milk chocolate can increase acne by increasing inflammation, but dark chocolate does the opposite.

Nutritional Deficiencies Promote Acne

• Widespread nutritional deficiencies of zinc, omega-3 fats, and some anti-inflammatory omega-6 fats like evening-primrose oil promote acne, while supplementing with them can help boost immunity and reduce inflammation and acne.

• A topical form of vitamin B3 (nicotinamide) can reduce inflammation and help acne.

• Antioxidant levels are low in acne patients -- especially vitamins A and E, which are critical for skin health.

• People who eat more fruits and vegetables (containing more antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds) have less acne.

• Certain foods have been linked to improvements in many of the underlying causes of acne and can help correct it, including fish oil, turmeric, ginger, green tea, nuts, dark purple and red foods such as berries, green foods like dark green leafy vegetables, and eggs.

Hormonal Imbalances Cause Skin Problems

• Hormonal imbalances trigger acne -- and diet influences hormones like testosterone, IGF-1 (insulin-like growth hormone), and insulin, which promote acne.

• The biggest factor affecting your hormones is the glycemic load of your diet (how quickly the food increases your blood sugar and insulin levels).

• Eating omega-3 fats and fiber (to reduce testosterone in women), cutting out sugar (to reduce insulin), and using soy foods (to reduce toxic testosterone levels) help balance hormones. Exercise also helps improve insulin function.

Leaky Gut and Food Allergies Cause Acne

• Delayed food allergies are among the most common causes of acne. Foods like gluten, dairy, yeast, and eggs can be problems if you have a leaky gut.

• Taking probiotics (such as lactobacillus) can improve acne.

• Good bacteria from probiotics also take up residence on the skin, helping with acne.

• Serious cystic acne resulting from gut imbalances and parasites that resolve when the gut is fixed.

Your Brain Can Cause Acne

• Stress causes acne flare-ups.

• Stress does this by causing increased inflammation and oxidative stress, raising cortisol, and depleting zinc, magnesium, and selenium, which help control acne.

• Stress causes poor dietary choices.

• You can manage stress through meditation, yoga, saunas, massage, biofeedback, aromatherapy, and more.

So getting healthy skin and clearing up acne truly depend on the optimal function of many of the core systems of the body -- your nutritional status, your immune system, your gut, your hormones and your mind-body health.

Resource: Mark Hyman, M.D.

Best Tips for Makeup at Every Age

IN YOUR 20s - Forget about less is more. You can really go for it.

Go for a bright red or mauve lip, experiment with a bold eye like Beyonce.  20’s are a time you can play with colors and get away with it.

IN YOUR 30s - The idea in your thirties is to be powerful. Find you own style and work it to bring out your best features.

Whatever your strong feature is, play with that. The rule of thumb is to choose one. If you have a strong eye, have a softer lip and vice versa. Color is in for Spring with beige, lt. olive, café, pinks, amethyst, blue to showcase the season.

On lips sheerer shades are always best because a deep tone can be aging as lips lose fullness. Use a lighter gloss to tone down any rich winter color.

IN YOUR 40s - It’s all about being classic. You have to think of it as a black cashmere turtleneck - it never goes out of style.

Avoid anything too trendy. Skip liquid foundation because it settles on wrinkles. Go for the tried and true…use lipstick, which never goes out of style, bronzer to enhance cheekbones and bring the skin alive, brow powder to create a lift in the eye area and always two coats of mascara.

Eye shadow - a sultry, neutral palette works best.  Add a pop of color in blue or green.

IN YOUR 50s - GO FOR THE GLOW!

A deeper foundation color and blush will warm up the skin and make you look younger.

Wear Natural Eye Makeup - Keep eyes fresh-looking with brown eyeliner instead of black—and stick to no more than one coat of mascara.

Always apply with a lighter touch wherever you are applying.

Do not use Matte powder - It makes one look like they’re wearing a mask, always go for the sheer luminating look – not shimmer.

IN YOUR 60s – is all about soft colors and appropriate ingredients.

Don’t think that you have to highlight the eyes, or lips or cheeks. Applying makeup to more mature skin is all about a fresh, whole-face application that doesn’t highlight one particular area but flatters the whole face.

Less is more keeping skin moist with a bit of color will do the trick.

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LA BELLA DONNA MINERAL MAKEUP

La Bella Donna is a revolutionary, pioneering concept in cosmetics: Minerals that behave like makeup. It is a complete collection of mineral-based formulas that are actually healthy for the skin because they are made from natural elements-mineral-based pigments for natural-looking colour and micronized Titanium Dioxide, a non-chemical sun block (SPF 20), for environmental protection. Iron Oxides provide the source of colour while Bismuth Oxychloride and Zinc Oxide act as anti-inflammatories. La Bella Donna products balance the moisture content of the skin, allowing it to breathe while blocking out the sun's harmful, damaging rays. They provide excellent coverage in a wide range of shades, containing no FD&C dyes, oil, talc, alcohol or fragrance.

Why put Organics in your body and then junk on your face?

La Bella Donna Minerale is the safe, "green", organic alternative to traditional make-up ingredients! There are no talc, cornstarch, extracts, mica or fillers found in the La Bella Donna Loose Mineral Foundation, unlike other foundation or mineral make-up brands. They are simply made of only 4 pure rock ingredients that are jet-milled into a fine dust:

The "Rock Stars"

Iron Oxide: many colorful rocks are blended for pigment instead of chemical dyes.

Bismuth Oxychloride: Anti-inflammatory rock that calms and soothes irritated skin.

Titanium Dioxide: Natural sunscreen from rock.

Zinc Oxide: Waterproofing rock, sunscreen, anti-inflammatory, keeps bacteria off the face, soothes redness and irritation.

Unique Benefits of LBD versus Traditional Make-up or Other Mineral Make-up Brands:

- Rock is insoluble in water and since LBD only uses 4 rock ingredients, by science alone it cannot penetrate the water barrier of skin, hence not be absorbed into the pores or bloodstream to pollute or leave traces in the liver.

- Giving your skin the benefits of all day waterproof sunscreen.

- Make-up for Cystic Acne, Rosacea, Discoloration Auto-Immune Disease, Sun damage.

- Medical Make-up Alternative for those undergoing Chemo Therapy, Post Laser Treatment, Post Facial Surgery, and Post Dermatological Treatments.

- Best make-up alternative to protect skin after a Facial. Not only will it not clog your pores, but the dust will protect renewed, clean skin with a waterproof barrier from pollution, dust mites, dirt, etc for when you leave the spa.

- Does not comes off until you remove it with cleanser at the end of the day.

- Health and Wellness alternative to traditional make-up ingredients.

- Best make-up alternative for pregnant women.

-   Complete Make-up Alternative Line

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Treat your skin & Wake UP to new beauty in the morning

Wake up to new beauty in the morning.

During the day, the skin is subject to external and internal stresses (pollution, sun, cold etc.). It largely carries out on our skin and its protective functions at this time.

These many factors release unwanted toxins which interfere with the functioning of the cells and damage supporting tissue over time.

What are the consequences of this?

• Your beautiful features end up being drawn, marked and tired.
• The complexion becomes lifeless and grey because the skin recovers less quickly.

Sleep and Science, and Body Chemistry.

At night, the biological rhythm of the skin changes

1. Between 11 p.m. and 4 in the morning, microcirculation of the blood

is particularly strong. Intake of nutrients and elimination of toxins is greatest during the first part of the night.

1. Multiplication of cells in the epidermis is highest around 1 in the morning.

1. Sleep is used to regenerate cells and eliminate toxins throughout the body and the skin is also governed by this principle. If we lack sleep, regeneration of cells is reduced. Because the skin is adversely affected, it performs its night-time functions less well.

1. At night, the body is at rest, while cells enter an intense phase of activity.

1. During sleep, the skin is highly receptive to the active ingredients released by nightly dermal products.

1. More receptive, less stressed and strained, this is the ideal time to treat the skin and intensify the refreshing effects of sleep.

Sleeping Beauty Secret Benefits:

Kasia ByNight Serum

So why apply byNight Serum?

* Stimulates cell renewal and metabolism.

* Growth factor aids collagen regeneration.

* Strengthens the skin’s protective barrier function.

• Cell renewal is three times greater at night.
• Naturally,  full of active ingredients.

The Secret:

A natural alternative to Retinol, Vigna aconitifolia is an active botanical extract that helps stimulate cell metabolism and collagen synthesis. Its anti-aging/anti-wrinkle action is irritation-free. A blissful way to rejuvenate your skin while you slumber.

Excuse me….I’m off to catch some ZZZZZZ’s……

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A Beautiful Diet

Nutrients for youthful skin

While it’s true that what you eat may show up on your hips, researchers found that it also shows up on your face. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition1 by head researcher Maeve C. Cosgrove, Ph.D., and her colleagues provides more details. If you want your skin to appear more youthful as you age, you’ll make sure to get plenty of vitamin C and linoleic acid. You’ll also avoid eating a high-fat, high-carbohydrate diet.

The study examined data from 4,025 women aged 40–74 from the first National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES I) to see if certain nutrients affected skin aging. NHANES I was a study conducted in the U.S. with 30,000 participants from all walks of life between 1971 and 1974 on a variety of topics pertaining to health and nutrition. These women had been evaluated by dermatologists to assess skin aging, which was defined by three factors: wrinkles, dryness from aging (senile dryness), and thinning of the skin (skin atrophy).

Most studies on nutrients and their impact on skin aging and appearance have been done by evaluating women taking supplements. Dr. Cosgrove’s team looked at daily intake through foods instead. Their results were somewhat unique, too, in that they were the same regardless of age, race, education, sunlight exposure, income, menopausal status, body mass index, supplement use, physical activity, and energy intake.

According to the study, women were less likely to have wrinkles if they got plenty of vitamin C in their diet. Dr. Northrup explains why this makes sense, “Wrinkles result from the breakdown of elastin and collagen fibers in the deeper layers of the skin. Vitamin C is essential for the production and repair of collagen, the substance that gives skin its youthful appearance. Vitamin C is also a powerful antioxidant—an anti-ager—that’s been shown to help restore a smooth surface and youthful glow to skin.”

The researchers found that women with higher intakes of linoleic acid (an omega-6 essential fatty acid) had less dryness and less skin atrophy. Dr. Northrup continues, “Linoleic acid is found in nuts, whole grains, most vegetable oils, eggs, and poultry—foods that are healthy for the entire body as well as the skin. In addition to these foods, I also recommend that women get more omega-3 fats in their diet. The typical American diet is deficient in healthy omega-3 fats. And fish oil, a terrific source of omega-3 fatty acids, is one of the best beauty supplements for skin, hair, and nails.”

The study concluded that if a woman’s diet is high in fats and carbohydrates, she’s more likely to have wrinkles and skin atrophy. Dr. Northrup adds, “No one doubts there are health benefits of nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables, healthy fats, and enough fiber. What most people don’t realize is that the same diet that prevents diabetes and heart disease also provides you with a radiant complexion. A diet too high in refined carbohydrates results in cellular inflammation and free radicals. These age us from the inside. And ultimately it’ll show on our face."

“You can protect your body and enhance your beauty by eating a low-glycemic diet, getting lots of fruits and vegetables, and taking vitamin/mineral supplements that provide comprehensive antioxidant protection. This would include coenzyme Q10, vitamins C and E, and grape seed extract.” Dr. Northrup continues, “You’ll also want to protect your skin from smoke and excessive sun exposure. And I highly recommend that you adopt a beauty ritual that pampers your skin with high-quality skin care products that support skin health.”

Dr. Northrup adds, “There’s nothing more beautiful than a woman with a smile. It makes wrinkles fade into the background. Live your life joyously and let it show on your face.”

Thank you to Christiane Northrup, M.D:

Learn More | Recommended Reading

* The Wisdom of Menopause by Christiane Northrup, M.D. Chapter 11, From Rosebud to Rosehip: Cultivating Midlife Beauty

References

1. Cosgrove, M.C., et. al, 2007. Dietary nutrient intakes and skin-aging appearance among middle-aged American women. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October:Vol. 86, No. 4, 1225-1231.