Top Acne Treatments
Acne products off the shelf
Keep in mind that no matter how severe is your case of acne, the best
way to start treatment, is using the softer products before graduating
to stronger products slowly, trying to find the one that best meets your
skins needs.
Some products for mild acne, which consists of minor blackheads and
white spots, can appear anywhere but mainly occur on the nose, forehead
and chin.
Cetaphil
Cetaphil is a widely used and very gentle facial cleaner that is
particularly suited to early stage or mild cases of acne. It is a simple
cleansing agent that does not give off a bad smell, it also does not
over dry the skin it gives the skin a clean and fresh feel and
appearance. It is also very inexpensive and is readily available. There
are more expensive ˇ§beautyˇ¨ versions of Cetaphil produced by brand name
manufactures such as Clinique, but there is no evidence that they are
any more effective than cheap supermarket varieties that come as basic
soaps and bottled lotions.
Benzoyl - Benzac and Proactive
Benzoyl peroxide is marketed under multiple brand names such as
Benoxyl, Benzac, Desquam, Fostex, the well publicized Oxy 10 and PanOxyl
the possible best known version of this chemical is Proactive . This is
best suited to cases of acne that would be considered to be mild to
moderate in nature. It is offered in the forms of a soap like bar, a
face lotion, a liquid and as a gel. It is generally not suitable for use
in pre-pubescent children under 12, it should be used once a day to
start and possibly moving up to twice a day if required.
Keep on applying!
One of the frustrations, especially for teens, is that it may not
appear to be having any effect for a long period, as long as 12 weeks,
and often teens will abandon its use or drastically increase the amount
they use after just a few days. Both these options can have adverse
effects making the outbreaks of acne more severe and more frequent
which prompts the teen to use more and so on. Note that around 3% of
users are found to also be allergic to this chemical which will heighten
the already present acne blotches.
Salicylic acid is available in
dozens of branded products including Akurza Cream, Akurza Lotion,
Clearasil products, Compound W products, DHS Sal Shampoo, DuoPlant Gel,
Hydrisalic Gel, Ionil products, MG217 products and the well known
Neutrogena products. These represent only a few of the brand variations
of this chemical.
It is not just used for acne treatment it is used for all kinds of
skin complaints such as warts, as in Compound W products, as well as
treating birthmarks, moles and a multitude of other skin conditions. It
can be very effective in clearing up acne infected areas and has a good
track record. It does have multiple side effects which vary from person
to person and may not occur at all, they include, fatigue, dizziness,
hearing loss, nausea and diarrhoea plus many others.
If you have any problems with any of these solutions it is always
advisable to consult a doctor, it is always necessary to follow the
instructions fully and not to try to speed things along by increasing
the dosages, this will have the opposite effect. |
