How to get rid of acne?

While European cosmetics are based on advances in the chemical industry, Chinese cosmetic products also incorporate the experience of healers and specialists in herbal treatments.

The formulas of the products in the Master Herb line include natural ingredients whose efficacy is confirmed by the centuries-old practice of traditional Chinese medicine.

The Master Herb cosmetic line includes extracts from 12 herbs and plants: Salvia miltiorrhiza, Aloe barbadensis, Lonicera caprifolium, Hibiscus sabdariffa, Camellia sinensis, Mentha piperita, Chrysanthemum parthenium, jojoba, Echinacea purpurea root, Hamamelis virginiana, Algae, Bambusa arundinacea leaf. They form a complex system for caring for problem and oily skin.

Oily skin is in fact a type of problem skin, confounding those who have it. Problems include unsightly shine, dilated pores and blackheads with acne.

Even specialists assertion that oily skin ages more slowly than dry skin is of little comfort. Oily skin is a result of the excessive activity of sebum-producing oil glands (glands that generate skin oil).

Oil glands are located nearly everywhere in the human skin — only the palms of the hands and soles of the feet are devoid of them. The number of oil glands reaches 800 per 1 cm2 in the regions of their maximum density (scalp, forehead, chin, back).

Under normal conditions, sebum serves as a lubricant for the skin and is essential to skin protection, as it prevents possible dehydration. But excess sebum results in the clogging of pores, development of inflammation, sloughing and skin irritation.

The cells of oil glands are driven to “suicide”: having accumulated skin oil, sebocytes are destroyed like a Samurai committing harakiri. Sebum is the result of sebocyte degradation.

Caring for oily skin is aimed at the regulation of oil gland activity. Many people take care of oily skin generously yet incorrectly, thereby only aggravating the problem. For example, it is widely believed that oily skin should be cleansed until it’s “squeaky clean,” but this results in damage to the epidermal barrier, which consists of much more delicate lipids than sebum. When the protective epidermal barrier is damaged, irritating and comedogenic substances penetrate the skin; as time passes, this may lead to increased oiliness and the development of blackheads.

The opposite situation can also occur: people who are aware of the need to cleanse oily skin carefully sometimes choose products that are oversaturated with fats and oils and poorly remove sebum.