August already.
Oh yeah.....
Summer is
almost over, which brings us to
high school + college
Nothing seems
worse than a
face full of
acne or
break-outs when you're just beginning your
new semester.. And
stress can launch a
barrage of
pimples.
What's a
girl to do?
Well,
some of you
already apply an
acne prescription cream and are having
good results. But for those of you who keep breaking out, you might want to give this
bizarre acne treatment a try.
So.....get out a
bottle of
MoM, otherwise known as
Milk of Magnesia. The
chalky-looking white liquid in the
familiar blue bottle?
That's the one!
Nope....not gonna drink it to zap
zits. Instead, you will apply the
Milk of Magnesia on your
acne or
break-outs as a
topical acne treatment.
As
most of us know,
MoM has been used to take care of
occasional constipation. How
some folks got the
idea of applying it on to
pimples is a
mystery, but there is REAL
science behind it.
We found that out in the PalmBeachPost.com. Joe & Terry Graedon of the People's Pharmacy brought forth this little skin care nugget:
"A letter in the Archives of Dermatology (January 1975) suggested that topical application of milk of magnesia nightly could help reduce redness and inflammation associated with acne. Other readers also have shared their success with this remedy."
It's cheap, too. A big, 12 oz. bottle of MoM for just $6.49
at your neighborhood
CVS.
Others have found that MoM is also helpful at treating rosacea, seborrhea, and other tough-to-tackle skin conditions.
Sometimes, home remedies can really make a difference.