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Monday, November 9, 2009

How to Treat Acne Successfully

By Rose Williams

Acne is nasty. However, it's not a problem that cannot be tackled. There are heaps of acne skin care products around. We can pigeonhole acne skin care products into 3 broad types:

A] Preventive or general acne skin care products; B] Over-the-counter, specialised acne skin care products; C] Prescription only acne skin care products.

The general acne skin care products are the ones that are used as an acne-prevention measure. These include cleansers, make-up removers and similar items that help prevent acne. In the real sense, these acne skin care products are those that should be part of your daily schedule anyway. However, some of these are more orientated to work like an everyday acne skin care product.

These acne skin care products work against the reasons for acne e.g. limiting the production of sebum/oil and preventing the clogging of skin pores. Essentially, these acne skin care products prevent the oil from becoming trapped in pores and hence impede the escalation of the bacteria that lead to acne. Broad-spectrum acne skin care items also take in exfoliation items like skin peels. These work by removing dead skin cells, thereby reducing the likelihood of pore-blocking and bacteria increase.

Then there are specialised acne skin care items that are available over-the-counter i.e. without the requirement of a prescription. These embrace items like vanishing creams which scour the extra oil from the skin. Most of these acne skin care products are based on benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, both of which are the thwarters of bacteria (and hence acne too). You should start with a product that has a lower concentration of benzoyl peroxide (e.g. 5%) and see how your skin responds to it.

Alpha-hydroxy-acid based moisturizers are also popular as acne skin care products. You might have to test a few, before you find the acne skin care product that is most effective for you. If nothing seems to work, you should get in touch with a dermatologist.

On-prescription acne skin care products are the ones that are prescribed by a dermatologist. These include ointments that can be rubbed on the affected area or oral antibiotics or just any topical medication. Dermatologists may also recommend a minor surgical process to do away with the contents of pustules. However, never try to squeeze or do this by yourself, it can lead to the permanent injury of your skin.

Your physician could also prescribe a hormone-based treatment (since hormonal changes are also known to cause acne). Such acne skin care items are known to be very efficacious in many circumstances. So, with all those acne skin care items, tackling acne is really not all that difficult. - 17273

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