2a. Re: OT: women experiencing acne?

[Guest guest]

Vandana, just a couple opinions.

Kefir whey may work, as well as the aged KT as an astringent

for your acne.

Apply a hot towel first to open the pores, apply the KT for

a few minutes, then a cold splash to close the spores.

One note, if the acne flared up after drinking KT and to

determine if its a Detox/ Healing Crisis, or allergic

response (the symptoms are often the same) is time. The

usually answer is to reduce by 1/2 your KT and increase your

pure water intake. (recommend 1/2 of your body weight in

ounces of pure water daily. So if you weigh 100 pounds drink

50 ounces of water) A Detox/Healing Crisis then should

resolve within a few days. An allergic reaction will

continue as long as the allergen is present. The oil may be

preventing the elimination. The KT (IMO) should not be

causing any problems unless it is part of the detox - or you

have an allergic reaction to something in the KT.

Kefir and raw milk is an excellent probiotic and

encouraged, but during flare-ups or detox they may be

contributing more to the problem of elimination of the

toxins. (very useful for eliminating the root cause of the

problem / just need a better vehicle to get the toxins out

of the body - that's where KT and pure (distilled) water are

better at.

Ed Kasper LAc. Licensed Acupuncturist & Herbalist

Acupuncture is a jab well done

www.HappyHerbalist.com Santa Cruz, CA.

2a. Re: OT: women experiencing acne?

Posted by: " Vandana Purohit " vandana.purohit@...

vapurohit

Date: Tue Aug 15, 2006 6:23 am (PDT)

It's been week 3 for me of drinking KT's kombucha and i'm

still experiencing

acne i still only have abt a cup a day. i do have oily

acne prone

skin..but my skin was definitly smoother before i started

the kombucha. i'm

still continuing with applying some virgin coconut oil to my

face each

night.. maybe it's the combination of kombucha, oil and

humidity. who

knows. but i want to be patient because of the message

below by Bev. i'm

hoping this is a detox.

a, i'm thinking of trying your yogurt lemon mask. do

you think it would

work well with kefir too? i think kefir has more beneficial

bacteria than

yogurt..and beneficial yeast, so i was thinking it may work

even better?

have you tried it? also, i make my kefir with raw cows

milk.

vandana