I just happened to run across a new device (at least new to me) called ANSR, which is a small, round hand held device that emits one half blue light and one half red light for intense photo therapeutic acne treatment, and a shot of anti aging treatment in there as well with the red light. We’ve talked about blue light therapy for acne before, and how incredibly effective it can be, especially when paired with other acne treatments or supplements, or even just the right diet and lifestyle to treat your acne and keep it at bay.

This little device is just a tad over a hundred bucks, and it has really gotten some rave reviews so far from it’s users, both those that are using it for acne and those that are primarily using it for the anti aging properties of the red light.

Blue light is best for acne, but combined with red light, you basically get the best of both worlds because you are treating your skin with blue light to help kill surface bacteria, which will keep your skin free of the bacteria that causes acne lesions, bumps and lumps and redness, and with the red light, you are giving your skin a nice infusion of collagen boosting every day, making your skin plumper, more resilient, and ready to defend itself against the ravages of aging and gravity every day.

Basically, the reason our skin starts sagging and looking worse as we age is because it lacks the abundant collagen that it once had when we were kids and teens. This device may be the perfect inexpensive alternative to acne AND anti aging for those of us that are maybe in our thirties or even forties and still have acne but also are starting to show the signs of aging. Heck, even if you’re in your twenties, this ANSR device might be good for keeping wrinkles, lines and the other sagging that comes with aging at bay.

I have not yet tried this device, as I do have a hand held red light laser already and sad to say I lack the discipline to use it every single day, but I can tell you that when I do use it, it has a great effect on my face and the way it looks. I say if you’re looking for an acne hand held, inexpensive alternative to getting blue light treatments in a Doctor’s office, you may want to at least look into the ANSR device.

Blue light treatment can be the best treatment for the patients who have a minimal success with some medical and natural products. This is the most comfortable treatment available! Most of us know that when you expose the skin on the sun usually helps clear up acne at least a little. That’s because the light kills bacteria. It will clear acne, reduce pimples, removes sun damage underneath your skin.

The whole process for the patients using blue light treatment lasts for about thirty minutes. Like we said it is a very quick and safe treatment. The instructions may include avoiding certain medications, like not smoking and protecting the skin from the sun for the appropriate period of time, because it can be damaging for your skin.

Patients should wash and dry their faces before exposing their skin to blue light. Blue light therapy can be dangerous for the eyes, so eye protection is always necessary.
Although blue light systems can be purchased and self-administered at home, a dermatologist should oversee its use and set-up the equipment. If you want your treatment to be successful, it is advisable to consult your physician. A number of dermatologists use this light treatment for acne because this process seems to be safe and successful.

More and more people are starting to learn about this method of blue light therapy treatment for acne. Acne light treatments have been getting more attention in recent years, because blue light therapy is proving to be successful.  Are the results positive? This will vary according to skin type and lifestyle, but following a course of treatments you can expect to see an overall improvement in the appearance of the skin.

We can certainly recommend this kind of treatment as we this is the most advanced technique available today for improving the health condition of your skin and face in general.

I had a few little minor – very minor acne lesions on my face (I told you I’d been breaking out lately thanks to mega stress) when I did the peel last weekend. I noticed that the peel really BURNED a lot more than it usually does this time, and I chalked that up the fact that I hadn’t done it in a while. These peels are not mild, they are very serious, so you can only keep them on your face for a few minutes at most. They are uncomfortable almost from the outset, creating a tingling and burning sensation instantly, so it can be a challenge to keep it on even for a few minutes.

Your skin looks bad when you first do it, but you do notice an improvement a few days later in the clarity and tone. This time, I noticed that the peel seemed to literally “melt” some of my zits so that I was left with a tiny little speck of scab on my face, so I’m thinking I may have left it on too long this time. That, and the fact that my face was beet red when I was done and still significantly burned afterward sort of tipped me off to that fact.

If you’re looking to do a peel in your own home, you can ones that are almost identical to the ones you get in a professional’s office, you just have to use extreme caution and due care in how long you leave it on for. If you have sensitive skin, instead of going with glycolic acid, which is probably the most harsh and deeper penetrating option, you should go with something like lactic acid only or salicylic acid only to make sure you don’t inflame or irritate the skin too much. These peels are great for keeping clear pores and ensuring your skin cells turn over, for fresh, radiant skin allover your face.

And guess what? Anxiety leads to acne, so anything you can do that can naturally eliminate, reduce, or make your anxiety tolerable and lower, is going to ultimately benefit your skin. Have you ever heard people refer to the “happy glow”? Well, when your mind is at peace or happy, your skin tends to follow suit. Of course there are other elements like diet, exercise and hormones that enter into it, but funny how these all tend to follow one another when you’re in your best states of mind. You tend to eat right, exercise more and look better when you’re happier, and vice versa.

Ayerveda, an indian philosophy in medicine and natural treatment of one’s body and mind, employs a specific type of massage with essential oils that benefit those with acne, to help one get rid of acne naturally by giving their body what it needs to fight acne, which is calming, anxiety and stress reduction, and essential oils that help to fight acne on the external body. The rest is all internal, which is what supplements like my favorite one by Zenmed help to do – they help to calm those raging hormones inside that tend to get out of control when our emotions are out of control.

Through massage, you not only get the benefit of some detoxification and stress reduction and ultimately peace of mind, but you also get the benefit of increased circulation, which can help your skin looks it’s best and most glowing at all times, and gives your skin the tools it needs to internally fight acne off and to have clear, clean skin with reduced oil production more often. Plus, massage feels awesome and makes you feel like a million bucks. Hence, it’s a huge industry with lots of customers in this wild and crazy life we have these days of no rest and running all the time.

I want to review and talk about one today that is particularly interesting because of all the good feedback it has received, one called the Blue MD light therapy device.  It looks like a lamp that you would see in a bleak office.  It’s a silver metal, and reminds me of one of those old school, plain looking desk lamps from the fifties that’s very utilitarian in nature.  The blue MD has four light bulbs in it that emit pure blue light onto your facial skin or other affected area of your choice that you need to treat for acne vulgaris.

Why would light that’s colored different, or emitted at a different frequency have any benefit to your skin you ask?  Well, blue light is known for being excellent at killing bacteria. And guess what ultimately contributes to the formation of new zits?  You guessed, it, bacteria.  Blue light therapy for acne is actually an FDA approved treatment for those that suffer from it, so it is used commonly in Dr. offices as well, but only of course it’s much more expensive than if you buy a home unit that actually meets the FDA standards for the treatment as you get a lot more out of it that way.

The Blue MD acne therapy system is one of the ones I’ve seen the best reviews on, many many customers are satisfied with it and they even have some impressive before and after photos of people who have had acne pretty badly and cleared up beautifully.  You only have to use the unit for twenty minutes, 3 times a week, which is a huge bonus since a lot of people will abandon something that takes up too much time since it’s just a pain in the you know what.  The product costs just over $200, and although that sounds expensive, you will get many uses out of it.  I think it’s well worth the money for what it does, and sometimes that benefits outweigh any reservations about cost.  It could save you a fortune in professional skincare too, so I always try to think of it as an “investment in myself”.

Kangen water is a special ionized, higher pH water that promotes alkalinity in the body over acidity.  Acidity, as you know, may be linked to acne since high acidity is linked to inflammation, and acne is a skin condition that stems from inflammation in the pores.  The purifier and ionizer is promoted, but the representatives are encouraged to give people the water for minimal donations so that they may be enticed to buy a machine for themselves, which from what I understand runs around $4k.

The water can be made at varying pH levels.  The one they make the skin beautifying spray out of actually contains a lower pH, which means it is a bit more acidic in nature, but that is supposed to be excellent for tightening the pores, and even for treating skin conditions such as cellulite and acne.  She did say that she sprayed some on her preteen daughter’s face, so I’m going to follow up with her and see if it helped clear up her small pimples on her forehead at all. The lower pH water is also supposed to help tone the skin and soften the hair and add shine.  You can use it as a final rinse after your shower or bath to firm the skin and it has even been reported to help regrow hair.

The skin beautifying spray is also supposed to help soothe rashes, and can be used to clean hardwood floors gently.  It can even be used to water your plants for a natural rainwater-like treatment that helps to promote growth and health of the plant.  Talk about a multi purpose spray!  I have to admit, after reading about the kangen water just for drinking, I was inrigued simply by the health benefits it migth be able to give.  I’ll keep you posted if I have any more information on this interesting concept.

However, as with just about every other single acne treatment under the sun, including the herbal acne remedies that I tend to talk about so much, blue light therapy for acne does not work for everyone.

Some dermatologists say that blue light therapy works on about 90% of their patients, and I would think that would be just about accurate.  Because dermatologists are able to offer the highest form of the treatment with the most strength, they should get the best results, and usually patients don’t have to do it daily but instead roughly once a  month – which is a good thing because they usually cost anywhere from fifty bucks to a hundred bucks a pop.

Blue light therapy is supposed to work much better on the specific skin problem of acne, whereas red light phototherapy is supposed to work better on aging skin to help soften wrinkles and lines, reduce age spots and rejuvenate the production of collagen.  Blue light is supposed to target the bacteria deep down in the pores that causes acne blemishes, and that is why it is the recommended light for acne.

Many, many patients have seen dramatic improvements in their skin from using blue light acne therapy, and there are also several home blue light acne treatment devices that cost a tidy sum but also that in the end save you hundreds of dollars over dermatologist office treatments.

I like this program and book because it does not just advocate a pill or a special face wash, but rather it tells you how to approach treating your acne successfully and for good, through lifestyle habits which can make or break good skin.  So many people have reported that this program has given them new hope that there is a way to successfully, naturally get rid of their acne, and as a lifelong answer to this dilemma which seems to afflict so many teens and an increasing amount of adults with adult acne.

Acne Free in 3 Days is very inexpensive, especially considering that you have it for life and go back and refer to it any time you need to, it’s the “gift that keeps on giving”.  For those that have tried everything, including topical products, supplements, certain dietary restrictions, facial masks, facial and body creams and lotions and gels, and medical treatments that just don’t work, or only work for a little while and then stop being effective, this is the answer that people can always come back to, start adhering to, and see immediate results. 

I have reviewed this program here Acne Free in 3 Days review, so if you’d like to check out the review in it’s entirety, go there and you can read more about it and see if it’s something that seems like it may be up your alley.  Like I said, I feel that it’s an extreme value for the money you pay, and it can be used in conjunction with most other programs and products that are used to treat acne. 

I settled on teh Starlite skin laser because it is advertised as being a better value and more effective than “other leading home lasers” because it is a more concentrated stream of soft red light which is supposed to be able to penetrate deeper into the skin tissue and be more effective at healing the skin (acne), helping soften scars, and rejuvenate collagen production and circulation, all of which are excellent for the skin.

Not only is it supposed to help acne and acne scarring, but it is also supposed to dramatically smooth and soften wrinkles and lines and age spots on the face with continued use.  I will be reporting to you shortly on how this new laser is working.  Price isn’t bad either – $109 with free shipping!  The only thing I can tell you I won’t like in contrast to the Beurer laser is that this one doesn’t come with a free battery charger, and instead of two AA batteries, it takes three AAA batteries, and does not come with the free charger, which kind of stinks.