Many people prefer to treat acne in the privacy of their own home. This can be good for at least two reasons. First, an acne home treatment is more likely to consist of natural skin products. Natural acne skin care products have less side affects and tend to produce better long-term results. Second, treating acne with the harsh chemicals contained in many commercial products only irritates the skin and reduces the likelihood of clearing your acne condition.

Follow a Good Skin Care Routine
The best home treatments for acne always consist of a good skin care regimen. This includes gently washing your face in warm water with a gentle skin cleanser at least twice daily. Avoid harsh soaps. If you use soap, use a product like Ivory, which is gentle on the skin.

Avoid irritating your skin. Don’t scrub it hard with a washrag. Avoid picking or pinching pimples. Avoid any products that tend to overly dry the skin. All this will do is continue to keep your skin in a state of irritation. When your skin is irritated, it will not heal properly and acne breakouts will continue to occur.

Your Diet and Acne
What you eat and drink can significantly affect your acne condition. Most people do not drink enough water. Their body and skin are dehydrated and they don’t know it. You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day to keep your skin healthy and strong.

You should also eat a low fat diet, which includes lots of vegetables and fruit. Avoid eating junk food, chocolate and carbonated drinks. These are frequently associated with acne. If you have an outbreak of acne, you should try to determine if it was something you ate. Poor quality food or allergic reactions to certain foods can cause acne breakouts.

Many people also take vitamin supplements to enhance their healthy eating style. For example, vitamins, A, C, B6, B-complex and E are all good for your skin.

Exercise and Acne
There are two primary benefits for a regular exercise routine. First, it helps reduce stress. Stress is frequently associated with acne breakout. A healthy strong body is better prepared to fight off infections that could cause acne.

Second, the normal process of sweating helps eliminate toxins from your body. These toxins can cause acne breakouts. Ideally, you should work out for 20-30 minutes at least three to four days a week for maximum benefit.

Consistently Use a Gentle Moisturizer on Your Skin
Get in the habit of using a gentle oil free moisturizer on your skin. This will soothe your skin keep it softer and healthier.

A good acne home treatment routine that focuses on natural acne treatments can be much more effective and less costly than many commercial acne products.

Larry Andrew is the author and publisher of the Treat Acne Resources website at treat-acne-resources.com treat-acne-resources.com It is your one stop resource for the best acne products and treatments.

Play therapy is increasing in popularity as a treatment tool. Search the internet and you will find loads of toys for the treatment provider. Most sell products and toys with no explanation as to how to apply the tools. Purchase a family of dolls without gender allowing the treatment provider to identify the gender. All based on a model that says that it’s important to allow the therapist to help the client identify the toys the way the child wants to view them.

The debate continues as to whether or not treatment is directive or reflective. Direct treatment processes often take an active approach to treatment. The reflective approach allows the client to lead the sessions, and the treatment provider acts as a mirror for how the client wants to proceed in treatment. The majority of models ignore the family system, focusing solely on the child. After all, the assumption is that play only works with children. It certainly doesn’t apply with adults, or men.

Need a tool that appeals to different races, then look at the “black” dolls, or the “hispanic dolls”. The implication is that if one plays with a doll associated with one’s race, then that will be more effective than a doll that doesn’t. I say there is tremendous need for toys that transform issues of race or gender, while recognizing race and gender.

The skill needed to apply toys in clinical practice is dependent upon the skills of the treatment provider. So many of these toys are sold without out skill based manuals. They frequently ignore processes of which the toy is intended.

I developed a play therapy technique, for treatment providers that is both innovative and creative in it’s application. One search on the internet demonstrated many replications, and variations since it’s origination. However the training to apply the tool is missing. A toy can be sold as an innovative play therapy technique, but without training in it’s application it might as well be a toy sitting on the shelf, and there are a zillion toys sitting on shelves.

I invite you to learn more about this model, and it’s effectiveness with people of every age, race and socioeconomic group. I have organized the teachings into a total toolkit to provide you with rapid assessments and interventions. I invite you to visit my website at teddybeartherapy.com teddybeartherapy.com and purchase this toolkit for your group or practice.

About the Author
Tammy Stoner is a licensed clinical social worker and trained family therapist. She developed the Teddy Bear Technique® following the sudden and unexpected death of a spouse and discovered a very fast method of generating treatment results when exploring family systems. She has authored a book called The Seven Minute Social Worker, and has published many articles. She has been featured on television and radio, and in newspapers throughout the United States.