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There is very little evidence regarding the effects of drugs on acne. However, most drugs increase the stress hormone cortisol, and some drugs increase inflammation in the body. Since stress...

Candida is a yeast that lives on the bodies of about 70% of people. For most people, Candida does not cause any problems, but it can occasionally lead to serious infections in people...

As with all ethnicities, acne among people of Asian descent is very common. The limited research that has been performed points toward a tentative possibility that both Asian teens and...

As with all ethnicities, acne is common in black skin. Like any non-Caucasian ethnicity, black people also experience more hyperpigmentation (dark/red spots left behind after an acne lesion heals). Black people...

While there is no research concerning topical apple cider vinegar as an acne treatment, people have been using topical vinegar medicinally for thousands of years. Vinegar has well-documented antibacterial effects...

People have been using vinegar medicinally for thousands of years, and information which indicates that vinegar is therapeutic for a variety of bodily ailments is accumulating. The available science suggests...

Witch hazel can come in two forms, Witch hazel water, the type available at drugstores Witch hazel cream, which is in some medications To date, there is no data from clinical trials that...

The Acne.org Regimen is a 3-step system that was the impetus to start Acne.org over 20 years ago. It can reliably help people achieve not just improvement in their acne,...