The Adventures of the Time-Traveling Zit

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CW: Discussion of diets and restriction (specifically, old-fashioned diets that were prescribed for acne).

Urine. Honey. X-Rays. 

What on God's green earth do these things have in common? Well, they've all historically been used as ACNE TREATMENTS. 

Today, we're stepping into our time-traveling-mobile and whisking off to ancient Egypt, sixteenth century France, the Roaring Twenties and more. Our mission? To traverse time to uncover the  history of acne diagnoses and treatments. 

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Works Referenced:

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24, 2020, from https://repeller.com/history-of-acne/

Grant, R. N. R. (1951). The History of Acne. Retrieved November
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647–652. https://doi.org/10.1177/003591575104400802

Mahmood, N. F., & Shipman, A. R. (2016). The age-old problem of acne. Retrieved November 

24, 2020, from International journal of women's dermatology, 3(2), 71–76. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijwd.2016.11.002

Marshall, S., & Magnes, M. (2012, September 12). Acne cures through the ages. The Awl.

Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.theawl.com/2012/09/acne-cures-through-the-ages/

Metrus, L. (2020, November 11). The fascinating history of acne treatments (R.

Souhleris Grous,  Ed.). Byrdie. Retrieved November 24, 2020, from https://www.byrdie.com/history-of-acne-treatments

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