No Matter if
It's Home Remedies or Storebought You Want Effective Acne
Treatment Options
The Pimple Problem
Breakouts can really ruin your day! It
does not matter if you're a teenager, woman or man. No one
likes to grapple with whiteheads and blackheads on any day.
So naturally many individuals resort
to seeking out the best acne skin care treatment product.
However, with so many blemish treatments and skin care
products available in stores all across the nation, it can
be a challenge finding one to really meet your needs and
skin condition.
When I was a teenager, I’d always
assumed my acne would go away by the time I reached my
twenties. But of course, it didn’t. As I grow older,
I’m worried that it will never go away. I feel like
I’ve tried every acne treatment in the world. Luckily
there is effective acne treatment. But there is no magic
pill (no matter how much I wish there were).
Actually, that’s not entirely
true. There are pills you can take to treat your acne. There
is Isotretinoin, also known as Accutane, which in an
extremely effective acne treatment. Isotretinoin must be
prescribed by a doctor, and is only for the most severe
acne. Doctors can also prescribe oral antibiotics, which
treat acne internally.
These treatments can really help if
your acne is out of control. Most insurance won’t pay
for them, however, and they can be quite expensive.
I’ve never had severe enough breakouts to justify this
type of prescription, but if your acne is very bad, and you
can afford the medicine, this might be the most effective
acne treatment you’ll find.
Creams and Lotions
Doctors can also prescribe topical
acne treatments, like Retin-A. Again, these creams can be
quite expensive and they’re not effective for
everybody. Personally, I’ve used retinoid creams and
they tend to dry out my skin and have not treated my acne
very effectively. On the other hand, my sister had great
success with Retin-A, and her breakouts were always much
worse than mine. It can be an effective acne treatment, so
you might want to discuss it with your
dermatologist.
If your acne isn’t quite severe
enough to require a prescription, or if you’re looking
for something more affordable, there are a few effective
over-the-counter treatments for acne. But you can’t
necessarily believe all the claims made on every product!
Basically, there are two effective OTC drugs for acne
treatment. One is benzoyl peroxide, the active ingredient in
Oxy and other popular acne treatments.
Benzoyl peroxide is an option to
consider in getting rid of acne. It is basically a bleach
– although it won’t alter the color of your skin!
You can find products which contain 10% or 5% benzoyl
peroxide. The 10% is only if you do not have sensitive skin.
It will dry you out and leave you with redness and itching.
The popular Proactiv line of products is made with benzoyl
peroxide, but in a much lower concentration.
Another over the counter product is
salicylic acid, also known as beta hydroxy acid. It is a lot
less harsh on your skin than benzoyl peroxide. Salicylic
acid causes the skin to shed dead cells and renew, keeping
your pores clean and preventing acne. It also makes a great
spot treatment that you can use overnight on single
blemishes.
Products Over the Years ...
It's a cinch to say that over the
years a deluge of acne skin care treatment products have
graced the shelves of local drugstores and super markets. So
of them dried out the skin, some of them lead to redness,
and others irritated the complexion and caused more
breakouts. Yikes! If you suffer from acne, this is certainly
not what you have in mind to remedy your current skin
condition. Fortunately at this point many acne skin care
treatment products have dramatically improved.
Let's take a look at some of the more
popular blemish treatments and acne creams offered today.
Although each of them claim to be the best acne skin care
treatment product on the market, one may be more suitable
for some individuals, while others are ideal for other acne
sufferers.
One skin care line that is geared
toward acne breakouts is Murad. This is considered a
high-end skin care line that can be purchased in select
stores and online through the official website. Another
popular blemish treatment line is called Clearasil. They
currently offer on-the-spot treatments for existing pimples,
face washes to clear away bacteria that leads to more acne,
and overnight treatments that can prevent new whiteheads and
blackheads from forming.
How can you determine which products
are best for you and your individual skin condition? Well,
this can be a tough part. One way to learn more is by
visiting a skin care specialist or even a cosmetic counter
employee. Either one can ask you a few simple questions and
help you determine what skin type you have.
This will help lead you to the right
skin care treatments for your acne breakouts and blemishes.
Needless to say, there are different types of acne, and each
one may call for a different kind of acne skin care
treatment product. They range from homemade to common sense
like vegetables or eating apples to the cures you'll see on
the cosmetics shelf.
Once you discover the one treatment
option that is right for you, it won't be long before your
complexion has a chance of becoming beautiful; clean and
clear of blemishes like it should be. With all the effective
acne products on the market today, there is no reason to
wait for treatment of your skin problems.
Remember, if what you’re buying
contains benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid, you know
you’re getting an effective acne treatment. Another
food for thought is that treating pimples early could save
you from having laser or trying to find ways to get rid of
scars later. The choice is yours.
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