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Thursday, September 1, 2011

300 Years Ago Teen Drinking Alcohol to Treat Acne



During this time, alcohol is considered to accelerate the damage to skin cells and makes it feel dry. But who would have thought, a book of treatment guidelines from the 18th century actually called liquor can be used as an acne medicine.

Not to rub the skin with acne, liquor in the form of red wine should be drunk when mixed with other ingredients. Material that is added among other sulfur, which is still used to treat skin diseases.

Prescription medicine for acne that are listed in a book published in 1767 was full reads as follows, as quoted from Dailymail, Thursday (01/09/2011).