Finally, some good news for sun worshipers. Researchers at
the Harvard-affiliated Dana Farber Cancer Institute in
Boston provided reasons to be less paranoid about tanning.
In an upcoming edition of the Harvard Health Letter,
investigators clarified that a suntan is the body's best
effort to fend off the known cancerous effects of
ultraviolet (UV) light, not a mere symbol irreparable skin
damage.
As ultraviolet light penetrates the skin, it mutates DNA.
This mini mutation helps create that sun kissed look that
no tan-in-a-tube can emulate. While this is good news for
seasonal beach bums, it's spectacular news for acne
sufferers.
For years, sunbathing has served as an anecdotal cure for
acne. But who wants to treat acne with sunshine if this
therapy could cause skin cancer years later? Now that
medical insights reveal sunbathing with an 45 SFP sunscreen
significantly reduces cancer risk, acne sufferers can enjoy
a free solar acne treatment, minus the cancer threat.
Using the Sun as an Acne Treatment Acne lesions can form
from a motley of bodily processes including hormonal
fluctuations, dietary allergies, improper skin shedding and
an encumbered immune system.
When acne pustules grow into large, inflamed and painful
lesions, it's because agents called Langerhans cells are
responding to the irritating oils, hairs and debris trapped
within the developing pimple.
Yet something unorthodox happens when you put a pimple in
the sun. The bacterium know as Propionibacterium acnes,
which is readily implicated in provoking acne, produces an
inflammation taming agent called porphyrin. These
porphyrins can in reduce the presence of Langerhans cells
in the skin. With fewer Langerhans cells circulating, an
inflammatory response becomes less likely, as does the
chances of experiencing acne lesions.
No doubt, skipping the sunscreen will leave you to inherit
skin that looks like a dried up river. But when combined
with adequate protection, the sun transforms into serious
skin care capable of healing a body ravaged by acne.
Here's how to implement your own day-the-sun natural acne
treatment:
1. Buy a non-pore clogging (noncomedogenic) sunscreen with
at least an SPF of 45.
2. Apply the sunscreen according the manufacturer's
instructions, which usually means applying the lotion 20
minutes prior to sun exposure.
3. Use the Environmental Protection Agency's website to
check the UV Index in your area and ensure that you won't
get seared on your tanning day.
4. Enjoy the sun and watching those zits dissipate.
5. After sunning, soothe your skin with an aloe vera gel.
Sources:
Harvard Health Publications. Could a Suntan be Protective?
Newswise, July 13, 2007.
Hayami, Junji; Hiroyuki Okamoto, Akira Sugihara & Takeshi
Horio. Immunosuppressive effects of photodynamic therapy by
topical aminolevulinic acid. The Journal of Dermatology;
May 2007, vol 34, no 5, pp 320–327.
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Naweko Nicole Dial San-Joyz pioneered the acne trigger
approach to naturally controlling acne in her
internationally published book, "Acne Messages". San-Joyz
continues to serve the acne patients by developing
customized acne spot removal treatments for the face and
body at the San Diego based skin research firm Noixia. If
you want free tips for naturally removing acne marks, visit
http://www.Noixia.com .
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