Since a reader commented on the Coconut Oil page that all oil is the same, I’ve had my eye out for information about oil. The writer of the article below says that vegetable oil was the cause of his acne. It’s not surprising when you consider that many unrefined vegetable oils go rancid at room temperature and many refined vegetable oils are extracted with toxic chemical solvents such as hexane, then undergo treatment to remove the solvents and, finally, are subjected to very high heat and straining to deodorize and bleach the oils. Hard to imagine that this oil is healthy…
The Underground Acne Secret - What Causes Your Acne
By Jack Venta
Most acne sufferers don’t realize what causes their acne! I used to suffer from chronic acne, and it wasn’t until I found out about the underground secret acne causing factor that I began to really clear my skin. Today I have perfectly clear skin…
So what is this secret to destroying acne?
Food is a major cause of your acne. Like it or not what you eat every day determines whether you get acne. Eat the wrong foods and you will never clear your skin.
No amount of money spent on cleanser ’systems’ or ‘miracle’ acne pills will stop your acne unless you have an extremely mild form of acne. And if you are reading this article I would bet you have worse acne than that!
So you need to make some changes to your diet IF you want the clear skin you desire. There other factors to why you get acne, but at least 75% of your acne is caused by food. This is a fact that all nutritionists know, but your dermatologist will never tell you (and they probably don’t even know themselves!)
So what changes must you make to clear your acne?
The most important change is avoiding a general type of food called vegetable oil. Vegetable oil causes hormonal inflammation that usually results in the nastier breakouts that you suffer from. That being said, it should be the first food you avoid, starting today!
When I quit consuming vegetable oils like sunflower oil, rapeseed oil and soy bean oil, my skin improved so dramatically that people were commenting on how good my skin looked all of sudden! If you do anything new today to clear up your skin, start cutting out vegetable oil from your diet.
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13 responses so far ↓
1 Seppo // Oct 12, 2007 at 5:47 am
Oils and fats can play a huge part in acne. Fats reduce insulin sensitivity, which triggers a chain reaction that can lead to acne.
For example, insulin triggers a release of many of the hormones that increase sebum production and lead to clogged pores. This is a direct link to acne.
If you want more information about bloodsugar and acne connection read this page: http://www.natural-acne-solution.com/blood-sugar-acne.html
2 Brenda // Oct 16, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Thanks Seppo. Anyone struggling with acne, please check out Seppo’s site. It’s excellent.
3 Scott Jones // Jan 5, 2008 at 3:06 am
Many people get pink patches on their face if they consume vegetable/plant oils used in food, whether as salad dressing, or in cookies, or put on carne asada meat during the cooking at taco shops, for example, and many other things. This is very common, though, also, many people apparently don’t have reactions. But then, let’s refer to the maxim: “the poison is in the dose”.
Yes, moderation is good, but with some things such as plant oils used in food, normal ‘healthy’ quantities of the food prepared with the oil can cause the pink patch reactions. Whereas you can eat beef, cheese, eggs, and sour cream - of course all in moderation, normal quantities - without such reactions, though yes, even with those, too much of them can also cause similar reactions. My experience has shown that the plant oils are more likely to cause reactions in normal quantities. And of course, there is the issue that the oils ‘go bad’ / ‘go rancid’, more or less, whether detectable or not by normal senses, giving further ‘evidence of fuel’ as to why such reactions occur. Remember, the body reveals what is good for you and not good for you. It’s up to you to be aware of what your body is indicating to you, and to figure it out. And stop or reduce consumption of what is causing the reactions.
4 Colin // Feb 24, 2008 at 4:26 pm
I was about to dismiss this out of hand. I was working in research into acne until very recently and knew that up until about 2004 there had never been a study that showed any link between diet and acne.
I did take the trouble to do a quick review before I started writing just to make sure that nothing had come up in the meantime.
To my surprise there has been a respectable study that drew a link.
The study was published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. Unfortunately I don’t subscribe to that journal so I couldn’t read the whole paper. The summary simply said that rates of recovery from acne were higher in a group with a low glyceamic diet than a high one.
This is consistent with the proposal that dropping vegetable oil from the diet being helpful for acne. It is hardly proof though. It could simply be losing weight that is helping, as the authors themselves suggest. I would need a lot more evidence before giving up such a basic part of the diet.
5 Brenda // Feb 26, 2008 at 10:42 pm
People who have acne and get results through changes in their diet have proof enough, I should think.
6 Scott Jones // Feb 27, 2008 at 2:07 am
I understand ‘acne’ to be ‘pimples’ - ‘white heads’ or ‘pink mounds with puss’, and ‘pink patches’, such as what I refer to in my above post, to be merely a ‘rash like’ reaction of pinkish skin, that becomes flaky, without puss/pimple.
7 Brenda // Mar 1, 2008 at 4:48 pm
Thanks for clarifying.
8 Colin // May 28, 2008 at 6:12 am
If there is indeed someone who has found that stopping eating vegetable oil has cured their acne then that is interesting and should be followed up. But you really need a proper trial where people who reduce vegetable oil intake show an improvement greater than people who continue to eat it.
The major constituent of most vegetable oils is triglyceride. It is very hard to imagine what the mechanism is for these to cause acne.
9 Scott Jones // May 28, 2008 at 2:35 pm
The manufactured partially hydrogenated and hydrogenated vegetable oils, and fried foods, are the most likely to cause acne. The oils, or excess fats from other foods, such as some cheeses or how the cheeses are consumed and what quantities, without the hydrogenation manufacturing, typically won’t cause acne, but rather a pink rash, typically on the face, forehead, or temples area. Different people have different susceptibilities to these symptoms. Some people aren’t susceptible.
10 Brenda // Jun 2, 2008 at 8:33 am
Could it be the quality of the oil, or perhaps rancid oils that is the cause?
Sure ‘proper trials’ are needed. But in the meantime, people with acne could eliminate vegetable oil and see what happens. It will either work or not work.
11 Owen // Jun 12, 2008 at 8:05 am
Stressing about your diet probably does not help “acne” either. Keeping healthy with exercise might help. I think if you have acne (my own opinion), you should just ride it out. There are scar treatments out there, it is not the end of the world. It should go away by itself.
having said that, I have heaps of acne RIGHT NOW! It is not pleasant, but stressing about it is only going to make it worse. Eat whatever foods you like to eat, in balance with healthy fruits and vegetables. I do not think, for myself, after trying a modified diet, that diet contributes much to acne at all.
Having said that, proper trials should be run, on something like vegetable oil and acne. However, just think about this, people without acne consume heaps of vegetable oils, they do not get acne. It is stress and other issues probably.
12 Scott Jones // Jun 12, 2008 at 4:48 pm
The ‘cleanliness’ of the colon and lymph system could also be factors. And again, different people/different bodies, - different reactions. Some bodies/people have ‘greater’ ‘buffering systems’ or ‘eliminative systems’, some bodies/people have more ‘visibly symptomatic systems’. Everyone’s body does not react entirely the same because there are so many other variables in addition to being a different body with somewhat different physiology. However commonalities due to certain factors can be very evident.
My stand on this: Vegetable oils such as corn, soy, sesame, olive, safflower, canola,….don’t cause acne, but are more likely to cause pink blemishes, or small rashes, typically on the face.
However, fried foods(such as chips, fishnchips, fritos, fried whatever, etc.), and foods with partially or fully hydrogenated vegetable oils(some chips, various baked products containing them, snickers bars, etc.) are very likely to cause pimples/acne in some people.
p.s.
Stress correlations haven’t been evident to me. I’ve never had an acne problem though.
13 Owen // Jun 13, 2008 at 4:24 am
I used to eat junk food, sugary food, chocolates and just normal dietary needs, before I had a motorcycle accident. I did not have acne. I even drank canola oil straight for extra calories, I was looking to bulk up, I was doing weights. I never had very many pimples at all. Growing up, I sometimes only used to eat one meal a day, just chips from a hot food store, and years of non-healthy eating, but I did not get acne. Only right at the end of my high-school years, did I get a bit of acne, that was probably due to an SSRI drug the doctor gave me, which gave me this condition, I think anyway.
The point to my story is this. I had modified my diet for about a year or so, and it made very little differenct to my ACNE. However, I did get thicker hair and better nails, so eating a healthy diet does help keep you more healthy. However, it did NOTHING whatsoever for my skin.
If you suffer from acne, forget about the dietary links, until they are proven beyond any reasonable doubts, that certain foods cause acne definitely. Do not waste your time or stress yourself thinking that changing your diet will do much for your acne. It probably will not, it did not for me. This comes from 1 years experience, just eat what you like in balance, eat fresh fruits and raw nuts might help. Drink lots of water. These things keep you healthier to deal with acne.
I say it is other factors that cause acne. Do rich people get acne? Probably not. (just my theory about living conditions, and health in general)
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