Do you wish that there was just one treatment that you could use to clear up your acne?
Whether
you're a teen or an adult, if you battled acne you've gone through
countless medicines looking for the best acne treatment. An inflammatory
skin eruption that most commonly affects the neck, face, shoulders, and
upper back, acne is perhaps the single most common skin affliction, and
there are thousands of acne treatment products claiming to be the best.
But
in truth, there are any number of acne medicines, soaps, creams and
gels that could work for you - the best acne treatment for one person
may be not the solution for someone else. This is because everyone's
skin is different, as is the degree and cause of their acne. The best
acne treatment for you could be an inexpensive, over-the-counter acne
medicine with an alpha hydroxy formula, or one with salicylic acid. Or
you might find that those do nothing to help your skin problems, and
instead need a more expensive acne treatment program like Proactiv, or a
more powerful, doctor-prescribed acne medicine like Accutane. It's
usually only through trial and error that you'll find the acne product
that works best for you. When shopping for acne treatments, you
should also consider the possible level of toxicity in the products you
choose, which may cause health risks down the line. For that reason,
many acne sufferers rely on natural remedies that have a lower risk of
complications from their ingredients, and there are such a wide variety
of natural products on the market, you may find that one of them is the
best acne treatment for your skin.
One of the most popular natural
acne treatments is Australian tea tree oil. This anti-bacterial,
anti-fungal remedy has been used for centuries to treat athletes foot,
body odor, bad breath, cold sores and acne. It's a strong substance, so
adding just a few drops to a cotton ball then applying it to the
affected area can help treat individual blemishes - this is not,
however, a treatment for large patches of skin or your face, as tea tree
oil is very drying. You can purchase bottles of tea tree oil online, at
natural food stores and in some drugstores, and there are a number of
acne products that use tea tree oil as a primary ingredient, such as The
Body Shop's line of tea tree oil cleansers, toners and spot treatments,
Skin Medica's line of toners and cleansers with tea tree oil, the
'Blemish Touch Stick' from Desert Essence, and Murad's acne treatment
gels.
If you find that tea tree oil works as an acne treatment for
you, find a line of products that you like and stick with it. Start
with an antibacterial foaming cleanser - harsh exfoliating products will
only irritate your skin and exacerbate your acne - follow it with a
good astringent or toner, and then use an oil-free moisturizer,
preferably one designed for problem skin. Philosophy's 'Hope in a
Bottle' is one such acne product, designed specifically as an anti-acne,
anti-aging formula by combining anti-bacterial ingredients with
skin-soothing Vitamin E. Many companies like Murad, Dermatologica and
Neutrogena sell moisturizers and spot acne treatments that work with a
full line of acne products.
Adult acne is very common - in fact,
50 percent of adult women have it, as do 25 percent of men. Most adult
acne can be easily treated to prevent breakouts, with the best acne
treatment being a good regimen of cleansing followed by benzoyl peroxide
directly on blemishes. In more severe cases, acne can be cured by
retinoidal acne lotions like isotretinoin or by a hormonal treatment -
usually drospirenone and cyproterone - under a doctor's supervision. Dietary
supplements containing antioxidants, vitamins, collagen and herbal
extracts can be very beneficial to the skin and speed up recovery from
severe breakouts. Talk to your dermatologist, and don't give up if the
first acne medicine or treatment you try doesn't have satisfactory
results - it may take awhile to find the best acne treatment for you.
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