pH Balance and Acne Skin Care - Rosacea Skin Care
Skin care really starts from the inside. Your skin is kind of the last bastion or indicator of your overall health. A dirty gut, means dirty skin. Learning how to cleanse your insides and to promote a healthy colon is important if you want to truly change the condition of your skin (the outsides).
Making sure your internal pH balance stays in proper range gives you a really big head start in your acne rosacea skin care. The start of these skin problems comes from the acid accumulation inside the body. If not eliminated properly from your body, acid builds up, causing sickness, disease, acne, rosacea, and other health issues. If you start watching the pH balance of the things you eat and drink you will see a big change in your overall health and specifically the health of your skin.
The old adage, "You are what you eat", applies here. The pH scale range is between 0 to 14. The goal is to consume foods and beverages that are high (alkaline) on the scale and to avoid foods with a low ph. A good rule to follow is, you should ingest only 20% in acid forming foods/drinks and 80% in alkaline forming foods and drinks daily. Here is a chart of foods and their acid levels and information about eating alkaline foods that heal.
Your goal is to slowly but surely work towards neutralizing the overall acid in your body. If you decide to change your eating habits to ones that will regulate your pH balance, you will start to see positive results in your acne rosacea skin care.
In order to monitor your progress in a scientific fashion you will want to learn how to test your saliva pH level with pH strips available at your local pharmacy or drugstore.
Using the right pH balanced acne skin care treatments is an external thing you can do to fight acne. One really great one is:
Rachel Perry Perfectly Clear ®
Herbal Antiseptic helps to fight bacteria 
in order to prevent and clear up blackheads, breakouts and acne prone skin. Keeps the skin in its proper pH balance. Can be used to soothe minor cuts, abrasions and skin irritations. Removes dirt, grime and make-up that ordinary soap and water cannot reach. Dissolves and controls oil. Regular use helps to achieve extra clear skin. Can be used several times a day to continuously blot excess oil and control breakouts.
Especially formulated as an anti-inflammatory, acne fighting, natural herbal antiseptic, this tingling, high powered, herbal astringent/antiseptic cleanser will clear up skin and keep it clear. This is a liquid antiseptic cleanser that has an exhilarating scent from therapeutic essential oils and botanical extracts. When used in place of soap and water, it leaves skin totally fresh, clean and clear.
Natural Botanicals have been proven to be highly effective in combating problematic, blemished acne prone and excessively oily skin. They are all known for their abilities to help detoxify, cleanse, soothe and normalize.
Features a complex of high powered, anti-inflammatory natural botanicals such as Camphor, Eucalyptus Oil, Menthol, Peppermint Oil, Echinacea, Comfrey Root (Allantoin), Sage, Clove and Irish Moss. Contains Vitamin "B" (Panthenol).
Acne Skin Care - Natural Tips for Controlling Acne
1. Don't overly cleanse and scrub your acne-prone skin.
2. Avoid using a soap based cleansing product which can leave a residue on the skin's surface which can both upset the ph balance of your skin and block your pores.
3. Oily skin with acne might tempt you to cleanse more often than needed. Definitely cleanse as part of your bedtime routine, using a pH balance skin care cleanser, so that your skin can "breath", repair and regenerate while you sleep. In the morning give your face a nice wake-up with a gentle wash of cold water to close your pores & freshen up from the night's release of toxins. A good pH balance antiseptic, such as the one above is also a good morning treatment. For daytimes or hot weather with oily skin, use cosmetic blotting sheets to absorb excess oil. Blotters are a natural chemical-free gentle solution to maintaining a matt complexion. Simply blot them on your oily areas and discard. You can carry them in your purse and travel with them also. Very handy and helpful.
4. Never use harsh chemicals on your acne. Use only natural pH balance skin care products.
5. Avoid foods that have high levels of cholesterol and saturated fats such as milk and dairy products and processed foods.
6. Drink plenty of fresh water and eat lots of raw, fresh fruits and vegetables. Always use organic sources to avoid the added toxicity levels of pesticides and man-made fertilizers.
7. Do use a natural and nutritous moisturizer - including acne prone and oily skin and skin with overactive or blocked sebaceous glands. Withholding moisture can actually bring on the very problem you are trying to combat. Feed your skin and it will treat you nicely.
8. Get in the habit of checking the ingredients in your food and skin care products. Choose products that have truly natural ingredients as man-made chemicals can cause premature aging, cancer, and other terrible health problems. Toxic chemicals in many highly touted skin care lines build up in the body and then try to "break-out" in the form of acne, pimples, sores and rashes. Consider your skin your largest organ and never put anything on it, that you wouldn't not feel good about putting in your stomach.
9. Never use home micro-dermabrasion kits and exfoliation creams while combating acne.
10. Get plenty of good exercise, lots of fresh air and a little sunshine (vitamin d) everyday.
Article: "The remedial powers of beer sediment were discovered in ancient Egypt over 4,000 years ago. Today the German company Dayenne claims that brewer's yeast may be used in biological cosmetics to maintain a balanced pH level and to combat acne."
