Daily Skin Care Tips

• Thyme more effective than marigold, myrrh and acne  chemical benzoyl peroxide

by Fiona Macrae

PUBLISHED: 09:49 EST, 27 March 2012 | UPDATED: 09:49 EST, 27 March 2012

Beating acne may be simply a matter of thyme.

Research shows that the herb may be better at zapping spots than expensive creams, gels and lotions, including some are available on prescription.

It may also be kinder to the skin and, unlike these powerful peroxide-based treatments, it would not leave irritating bleach marks on pillow cases and clothes.

Thyme was the most effective of the trio, killing around 100,000 bacteria per ml – …

Chest acne affects us differently than acne on the face, doesn’t it? It’s not better or worse, just really different. on the good side, people don’t see it as often or as noticeably as the acne on our face, in most cases. on the other hand, chest acne is rare enough that when we do have it and it is in view, people’s eyes go right for it

Furthermore, the message you feel like you’re sending when you have chest acne is, I’m REALLY unhygienic. I’ve even got pimples on my chest I never wash. Of course, that’s not true. …