ACNE AND GREEN TEA

ACNE AND GREEN TEA
BY: ELAINE CLAY
green tea is used by the chinese as a
traditional medicine to treat many ailments
INCLUDING ACNE AND TO IMPROVE GENERAL
well-being. but does it provide an effective
herbal alternative to modern medication?

the answer seems to be `yes'. there are only two
herbal treatments that are known to be effective
IN TREATING ACNE AND GREEN TEA IS ONE OF THEM.

in a recent study by jennifer gan-wong, m.d. a
GREEN TEA CREAM WAS TRAILED AGAINST A 4% BENZOYL
peroxide solution on people suffering with
moderate to severe acne. the results from this
RESEARCH STUDY SHOWED THAT GREEN TEA WAS JUST AS
good in treating acne as the benzoyl peroxide.

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.
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