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Brown Seaweed And Zinc Shown In Study To Help Acne

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(@gingergirl22)

Posted : 02/21/2013 7:47 pm

I was just reading about brown seaweed and zinc being helpful in treating acne. It was been formulated into some products made in the UK. Here's a link to an article:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2146684/Could-seaweed-based-face-ash-cure-acne-Scientists-claim-cut-spots-thirds.html

Has anyone tried it?

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(@the-uphill-battle)

Posted : 02/21/2013 11:47 pm

Interesting study. However, I was a little put off by the typo in the title; ash instead of wash..lol. smile.png Anyhoo, I'd be curious to see if this ingredient starts appearing in products. I'd be willing to give it a try. Thanks for the study.

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(@gingergirl22)

Posted : 02/22/2013 12:03 pm

I certainly understand about the typo, especially in a headline!

The article made it sound like the acne-fighting brown seaweed can only be found in Brittany. But I found that it is a common type of seaweed also known as Common Kelp, Oarweed and Kombu which grows in the North Atlantic. Here's another article that describes this type of seaweed: http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes/ancient/wild-food-entry.php?term=Oarweed

The DIY in me is wanting to find a way to use this plant in my own recipe. I'm not sure about the zinc aspect of it though.

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