Green Tea and Acne Information

Over the past few years, many claims about green tea have been made. There is a perception out there that it has the ability to treat acne as well as prevent certain types of cancers and various other diseases. However, according to FDA most of these claims are unsubstantiated and have very little scientific data to support those claims.

Yes, Green tea is a drink of choice for many of the Chinese, Japanese, as well as Korean people for many centuries because of the many heath benefits it claims to have. And yes many people claim that their acne subsided or vanished completely. However, according to FDA studies, there is no evidence to support that green tea improves the skin condition of an acne sufferer or that it offers any other health benefits. But this does make one wonder, could so many people be wrong? And does FDA always tell us the truth?

Studies conducted by many of the well respected and credible institutes seem to suggest that green tea does in fact have many benefits and can aid in healing or preventing many different types of diseases including acne. For example, according to a study by CWRU's School of Medicine published in the April 13 2005 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concluded that antioxidants found in green tea prevents or help treat rheumatoid arthritis. Another example which illustrates the benefits of tea is a paper published by Yale University School of Medicine. This paper provided a review of over 100 different studies done on green tea and concluded that high levels of polyphenols and other antioxidants found in green tea are directly related to low cancer cases in Asian people despite the fact that they smoke more than westerns.

While there are many more studies showing the benefits of green tea, everything from healing small cuts and wounds to preventing cancer and HIV infection. However I have not come across a single study specifically relating to green tea and it’s effectiveness as an acne treating agent. As such, before you rush off to buy green tea as a solution to your acne troubles, I would suggest you wait for solid evidence. In the meantime, you are more than welcome to visit our list of top acne treatments which have already been proven to work and yield solid results.

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Green Tea Acne Home Remedy

Making a facial mask; some people have discovered through their experience that making a facial mask from green tea leaves can really improve acne as well as give their skin a tight youthful appearance.
How To: boil your green tea let it cool and mix with the white of the egg. Mix thought and apply to face after you have first washed you face and held a warm wash rag on you face. Keep the mask on until it dries and you can feel the skin feels tight. Then wash it off with warm water and blot your face dry, do not rub.
Another way to treat acne is to use the tea bag, after making your tea and gently dab the residual tea on the acne infected areas of the body. Once the liquid has dried, wash it off. This makes and effective green tea acne treatment for some people.

Green Tea Facts

Green tea contains tannic acid, which helps to reduce swelling and shrink pimples. However, black tea does the same thing.
Some women suffering from acne Rosacea have reported that switching from coffee to drinking green tea extract has helped improve their acne skin condition.
Studies have shown that acne creams made from tea extract as just as potent as 4% solution of Benzoyl peroxide. As a result, it makes an excellent natural alternative to acne products made from Benzoyl Peroxide solution.
Green tea helps reduce inflammation, natural occurring body oil and acts like a natural detoxification agent to rid the body of poisonous chemicals.

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