Seaweed a Boon to Acne Sufferers

There appears to be an array of press releases and blog posts recently, touting the effectiveness of seaweed as a natural acne cure.  Given the high numbers of youths and adults who suffer from this embarrassing and annoying skin condition, it is no wonder that so much effort is being put into finding natural, effective remedies that do not product undesirable side effects.

I have found one article in which the director of a company that markets a seaweed based product describes it as a miracle drug.  My sense is that this label may be optimistic, but time will tell.

Jean-Yves Moigne, the director of Cosmetics and Natural products for Alque et Mer, says his company's products are expected to appear on shelves by  mid to late 2011. The product is patented in Japan, Europe and the United States.

Along a similar lines, an Italian researcher, Professor Enzo Berardesca, a director at the Instituto Dermatolgico San Gallicano, Italy, conducted studies on an extract derived from brown seaweed. The researchers found that the extract did not appear to have any side effects.

We will have to wait and see whether this extract proves effective as claimed. In the meantime, some experts say that including seaweed in one's daily nutrition would be even more effective. Seaweed is known to be rich in natural trace elements and contains many minerals and vitamins for acne.. Dried seaweed can be purchased at many health food stores or online.

I