Remedies for Impure Skin Medics find acne vaccine

Against pimples and blackheads: researchers are working on vaccination against acne
Many teenagers are plagued with pimples and blackheads during puberty. The blemished skin is a big burden for the teenagers. Even with adults, it can always come back to such skin problems. Researchers from the US are now hoping that those affected are developing a vaccine for acne.

Not only teens have bad skin
Pimples and blackheads are common among teenagers during puberty. Also acne in adults is relatively common. Affected then often try to use cosmetics or home remedies for pimples and oily skin. In the future, sufferers might be able to help a vaccine against acne.

Not only teenagers, but adults also get pimples and blackheads. US researchers are now working on a vaccine for acne. (Image: WavebreakMediaMicro / fotolia.com)

Various reasons for problem skin
The reasons for problem skin are manifold: stress, wrong cosmetic products or hygiene, hormonal dispositions, certain medications or an unhealthy diet can cause pimples and blackheads.

There is also a specific bacterium responsible for acne. "Acne is caused in part by P. acnes's bacteria, which accompany one's entire life - and we have not been able to create a vaccine against these bacteria because P. acnes are good for you in some ways," Eric C. Huang told the company Magazine "Allure".

"But we have now found an antibody to a toxic protein that secrete the P. acnes bacteria to the skin. This protein is related to the inflammation that eventually leads to acne, "said Huang, who is conducting a research into acne vaccine at the University of California, San Diego.

In addition to acne, P. acnes can cause, among other things, chronic gastritis, as Austrian researchers recently reported.

Natural remedies for acne
So far, the US scientists have examined the effect of the vaccine only on tissue samples from acne patients. The results indicated that the results were consistently positive.

"The next step is to test it on patients in clinical trials," Huang said. According to the researcher, the first phase of these investigations, which could take one to two years, will start soon.

Already a few years ago, a company from Austria had made hope for a vaccine against pimples. But there is still no corresponding agent in the market.

Those affected must therefore initially continue to rely on cosmetic products or home remedies for acne. These include healing clay, tea tree oil and aloe vera. (Ad)