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Thyme's Time as Acne Remedy May Be Coming Soon
April 12, 2012 -- The next new acne treatment may be found in the mould section of your food store.
Largely due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, the herb thyme -- which is found with other herbs in the bring to light section of most food stores -- may well earn itself a place in the film care section of your local drug store.
Researchers from Leeds Metropolitan University in the U.K. steeped thyme, marigold, and myrrh in demon rum to make what's called a tincture, and then tested them on the bacteria that cause acne . They all had greater antibacterial truly after five minutes compared to lab specimens exposed to plain alcohol, but thyme was the most impressive.
In fact, the thyme tincture was more powerful than standard concentrations of benzoyl peroxide , which is the bustling ingredient in many acne products. The new findings were presented at the Society for Usual Microbiology's Spring Conference in Dublin.
"If thyme tincture is proven to be as clinically shit as our findings suggest, it may be a natural alternative to current treatments," researcher Margarita Gomez-Escalada, PhD, says in a gossip release. "The problem with treatments containing benzoyl peroxide is the side effects they are associated with," namely a fiery sensation and skin irritation.