The most common known skin disease is acne. Almost 60 million Americans alone have this problem every year and the hardest hit are the teenagers where an estimate suggested that 85% of them are affected.
Over The Counter Vs Home Acne Treatment
There are several ways to naturally remove all forms of acne according to skin experts and here are just a few most effective ways.
The most effective treatment for acne begins at home. By this we mean your personal hygiene is very important. How you nurture your skin determines the degree of your exposure to infections and this is directly linked to your general skin health.
- Face Washing:
Make it a daily practice to wash your face 2 times but not more than 3 times a day. Make sure that in so doing you avoid using harsh and perfumed cleanser, harsh soaps and other products that contain chemicals that might can cause damage to your skin. - Refrain From Touching Your Face Too Often:
If you have sensitive skin this is for you because your hands contain bacteria which you are not aware of as you can’t see nor feel them. Don’t rest your face in your hands while reading. Also it will be a bad thing to rub, or scratch your skin with your bare hands. - Don’t Pick, Prick Or Squeeze Your Acne:
If you have acne, don’t try to remove them by pricking or squeezing them out. In this attempt, you might make matters worse because there is a tendency for the acne to drive even deeper under your skin and in such doing lead to skin scarring. - Find Proven OTC(Over The Counter) Topical Creams:
These topical acne creams are suitable for milder to moderate forms of acne. Solutions, lotions and ointments are also good provided that they contain benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid or azelaic acid which are alternatives to benzoyl peroxide. Benzoyl peroxide is good for treating forms called the p acnes by reducing oil production. Resorcinol, salicylic acid, and sulfur are good for attacking blackheads and white heads while salicylic acid helps to reduce the shedding of cells lining the follicles of the oil glands. - Topical antibiotic solutions and lotions can also be used.
- Tea tree oil is a natural antibiotic and antibacterial substance which has a drying effect on the skin. It is an effective eradicator of the P. Acnes bacteria and it also has the properties of decreasing oiliness of the face.
- Sulfur unblocks skin pores and helps to heal existing blemishes.
- AHA Or BHA
These stand for Alpha Hydroxy Acid and Beta Hydroxy Acids respectively. Their role is to exfoliate the skin. Glycolic acid, the most popular of the group is very useful to rejuvenate the skin in cases of mild forms of acne. Mandelic acid is not as known as the others but its role can not be overlooked. By combining keratolytic properties of the glycolic acid with natural properties as a powerful anti bacterial compound it mainly targets the p. acnes.
These are not the end of the list since they are generally used in the fight against mild forms of acne and in some cases moderate ones. You may have to wait several weeks before you begin to see their effectiveness. In case you have a more severe form of acne, consult your dermatologist first who will be in the best position to help you solve your case.
There are however Over the counter acne treatment systems around. One we would like to recommend is Clearpores 3-Step Acne Treatment System which incorporates 3 areas to attack acne. The facial and body wash, the herbal acne removal supplement and the protection cream which protects the skin against further infections and thus secure a permanent acne free skin.
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