How To Remove Pimples, Black Heads And Flesh Worms From The 1800's

It seems that a solution for acne or how to remove pimples, flesh worms and black heads has been an on going search for a long time. Lets take a look at some 1800 home cures on how to remove pimples, flesh worms and black heads.

To remove pimples mix 3ozs. of spirits of wine and 1/2 drop of liquor of potassa. This mixture should be applied to the pimples with a camel's hair pencil. If too strong 1/2 oz of pure water may be added to it.

A weak solution of carbolic acid in rain water will cure summer pimples and simple eruptions.

Comedones are minute particles of coagulated lymph, which close the orifices of some of the pores or exhalent vessels of the skin. they may be got rid of, and prevented from returning, by washing with tepid water, by proper friction with a towel and by the application of a little cold cream. the following lotions are recommended:

20 to 60 grams of sulphate of zinc, mixed with 1 pint of distilled rose water.

Fluid potash 1 drop, oil of sweet almonds 1 oz. shake well together and then add 1 oz. of rose-water and 6 oz. of pure water.

Rub the face for some time with a rough towel and then cover with the lotion.

Twice a day wash the face with warm water, and rub dry with a coarse towel. Then with a soft towel rub in the following lotion: 2oz. of white brandy, 1 oz. of cologne. and 1/2 of liquor potassa. some prefer sulphur soap to any of the above, as it not only cleanses the skin, but imparts a remarkable freshness to it.

Take 36 grams of subcarbonate of soda, and put it in 8 oz.. of distilled water, perfumed with 6 drops of essence of roses. Bathe the part affected.

I found this how to remove pimples, black heads and flesh worms in a book published in 1892.

Many pimples are removed by simply washing the face several times a day with warm water.

Sulphur water 1 oz., white wine vinegar 2 oz., liquor of potassa 1/4 oz., distilled water 2 oz., acetated liquor of ammonia 1/4 oz. Apply twice a day.

For black heads or flesh worms, wash and rub thoroughly with a towel and then apply the following twice a day: white brandy 4 oz., cologne 2 oz., liquor of potassa 1 oz.

What I would like to point out in the above solutions for acne is not so much the lotions but the cleaning of the affected area 2 and 3 times a day with a coarse or rough towel.

I also noticed that there was very little said about the cause of acne, pimples, black heads and flesh worms in the late 1800's and I think this may be the reason.

Various ideas prevail as to the reason for the occurrence of pimples upon the face. Some people ascribe them to a repression of the sexual instinct, and are firmly convinced that marriage would be a sovereign remedy, while others regard the occurrence of acne as evidence of improper excitation of the genital organs. Long observation by medical men has failed to reveal the slightest foundation for either of these beliefs, and both are certainly extremely unjust to a great many young men and young women.

I then discovered the following in a book published in 1884.
Pimples- Acne

This is one of the commonest affections of the skin, and occurs most frequently during youth. There are several affections which are regarded as varieties of the same disease; only two of these need especial mention here-acne simplex and acne rosacea.

Acne simplex, or simple acne is the affection commonly know as pimples, black heads or flesh worms. It is , perhaps the most frequent of all the affections of the skin; indeed, few people attain the age of 30 years without having suffered in mind if not in body from the occurrence of this annoying affection. It is especially aggravating from the fact that it usually flourishes most during the very years when the individual is most sensitive as to his personal appearance and condition, and from the further fact that if these pimples occur anywhere on the body, they are almost sure to appear on the face, where they cannot be concealed.

Acne is essentially a disease of the sebaceous glands. The mouths of these glands become stopped up, so that the material which is secreted in the little sac cannot escape.

This oily matter should be constantly poured out upon the skin, since it is constantly being secreted in the interior of the sac or gland. When from any cause it fails to escape, either because there is some mechanical obstruction, or because the secretion itself becomes so thick that it cannot pass out of the little orifice or pore, there results an accumulation of this oily material in the sac. This manifests itself by redness and by swelling; in this way the familiar pimple is developed, in the majority of cases the inflammation proceeds until matter is formed around the distended sebaceous sac, making the pustule which so often disfigures the face of the patient.

If the contents of the sac be pressed out before the inflammation has proceeded to this extent, there appears a white, spiral shaped body, resembling a worm somewhat in shape. From this appearance there is derived the popular notion that the disease is due to the presence of worms in the skin( hence the name flesh worm). these white bodies are however , not worms, but merely the accumulated secretion of the gland; their form is simply that of the distended sac. There is sometimes found in the contents of these glands a microscopic parasite, which is not, however a worm. There is no reason for believing that these parasites have anything to do in causing the disease, since they are not found in all the pimples, but simply in comparatively few.

Treatment

In general it is necessary to secure regular evacuations of the bowels. The diet, too must be regulated so as to avoid those particular articles which are found, to provoke the formation of pimples. The uses of alcoholic beverages, of hot drinks, pastry, buckwheat cakes, etc., should be carefully avoided in case it is found that pimples appear in unusual numbers after indulgence in these articles.

To remove unsightly black heads on the face this should be done with care is generally recommended that a watch key be employed, being pressed firmly against the skin around the black spot. A still better article is a small silver tube which is made for the purpose.

Numerous lotions and ointments are recommended and sold for the cure of acne; yet none of these can be relied upon, unless proper measures are taken to remove the condition of the stomach, bowels, liver, etc., upon which the difficulty depends.

Among the best of these:

Flowers of sulphur, two dachms. (one dachm = an apothecaries' weight of 1/8 ounce (60 grains)

Tincture of camphor, three drachms.

Glycerine, one ounce.

Rose water, four ounces.

This may be applied over the affected spots, and may be rubbed gently on those parts of the skin affected two or three times daily.

Borax, one drachm.

Carbonate of soda, one drachn.

Glycerine, four drachms.

Tincture of camphor, one ounce.

distilled water, To make six ounces.

This may be applied in the same way as above.

Please before you try to use any of the old cures in this article for removing acne, pimples , flesh worms or black heads consulting a dermatologist first, we have many new and up to date acne treatments to chose from.

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Nurse's Report: Breaking News: New Non-Invasive Light Therapy Now Being Used to Treat Severe Acne

Finally after two decades of research, a skin specialist in New York is using light therapy to treat severe cases of acne successfully.

What is new is that he is treating acne with the right combination of red light and blue light, not individually, as has been done in the past.

This is a great change from the standard treatment of poisoning or cutting the acne patient. By poisoning and cutting I mean taking drugs (medications) or undergoing surgery.

It is non-invasive, non-pharmacological (no drugs) and completely natural. There may be some side effects to be aware of however with all light therapy.

This light therapy, which is made up of light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, is most often used to apply concentrated doses of light to patients. LEDs are not lasers. The tissue doesn't get hot and the treatment is totally painless.

LED light is compressed light from the red and infrared spectrum of the electromagnetic radiation. It reaches the cellular power plants of low-lying cells too, and is absorbed by the collector surfaces as an additional source of energy.

The cellular power plants can thus produce more ATP. The cellular energy is the fuel the skin cells look for and needs.

A sufficiently high supply of cellular energy enables our skin cells to work under optimum conditions and is necessary for a successful self-healing process.

So light apparently works on human tissue at the cellular level. This helps the body repair itself and heal faster.

Light can also change the speed of certain chemical processes by speeding them up or slowing them down.

Light therapy, which medically speaking, is called photo rejuvenation, refers to all treatment and devices that use powerful wavelengths of light, sometimes called "cold laser", but is not actually laser, applied to skin.

There are four kinds of light being used in the medical field today. They are: near infrared light, red light, blue light, and ultraviolet light (UV).

The two kinds of light being used together in this new research, for severe acne, are red light and blue light.

Red light is visible. Infrared light is not visible. Red light seems to help wounds heal faster. It has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect and can kill bacteria on the spot.

More technically, visible red light, when it's at the proper wavelength, penetrates the human tissue at a depth of approximately 8mm-10mm. Skin layers, because of their high blood and water content, easily absorb red light.

It's extremely beneficial in treating problems near the surface, such as acne, acne scars, wrinkles, age spots, broken capillaries, wounds, cuts, other scars, and trigger points. It's also particularly effective in treating infections.

Red light promotes increased circulation, stimulates collagen production, diminishes age spots, stimulates tissue repair, promotes healing stimulation, releases enhancing enzymes, and increases lymphatic system activity.

It also relieves pain, kills or disables temperature-sensitive bacteria and viruses, and performs cellular cleansing and healing.

Blue light is used as an anti-bacterial agent.

Blue light therapy was one of the first light-based therapies used for acne treatment. Blue light works by killing the acne-causing bacteria, P. acnes, and has been used to treat inflammatory acne vulgaris that hasn't responded to other acne therapies.

The blue-light products of today do not contain ultraviolet (UV) light, which used to be used as a light therapy to treat acne. UV light can damage the skin and is no longer used to treat acne.

It's this proper combination of red light and blue light therapy, working together in a special way, which will reduce and heal the severe acne that has plagued so many.

It's always best to seek non-invasive treatment for any condition. Invasive treatment would mean anything that invades or therefore penetrates the body in some way. Drugs or medications would be an example of this.

In this case it's a great alternative to drugs or even surgery for long suffering acne patients. Treating acne and possibly acne scars with this proper combination is revolutionary.

Acne sufferers are beginning to see the light! It won't be long before everyone is using this combination light therapy and some may have access to it now. Discuss this new acne treatment with your skin doctor, skin specialist or dermatologist.

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