An acne diet is a very interesting idea. Hasn’t everybody heard that chocolate will give you pimples? Everybody has. So it doesn’t seem so crazy that by watching what you eat could prevent a break out.

However, an acne diet can be hard to create for a large number of people. Being based on your body’s responses to certain foods makes it very personal. There are guidelines, but your progress will largely be trial and error. Watch your skin carefully. Write down all changes. You could keep a photo journal. If and when your skin clears, stick to the diet that you were using at that time.

Here are a few instructions to help get you started on an acne diet:

* Eat more protein - Many dermatologists think that protein intake is related to clear skin. Oil production is limited from an enzyme located within protein. Oily skin is very vulnerable to breakouts.

* Stay away from carbohydrates. - Don’t cut yourself off completely. But you should try to limit your intake so that they are about 40 percent of your diet. This is because carbohydrates have compounds in them that can stimulate oil production. For this reason common knowledge indicates that junk food causes acne. In reality junk food just has a high carb content.

* Try to drink green tea - If at all possible try to drink the real stuff. The best kind of green tea is the kind you brew yourself. But, if you really don’t like it, the natural green tea drinks will work. Green tea holds back androgen production. Androgen is a hormone that will cause your skin to breakout.

* You must restrict the amount of salt you take in - Iodine is almost always located within salt. This is the reason why you hear table salt called “iodized salt.” For some people with acne, iodine can be a major inflammatory agent.

In addition to watching your diet, you should carefully watch what you put on your face. You already know what is in your beauty products if you have acne. Natural and organic skin care lines are the best acne prone skin. These are the least likely to irritate your skin. You might want to start buying mineral makeup, that is if you wear makeup. By using mineral makeup you may actually ease acne problems and increase the results of your acne diet.