List Price:$10.00 Sale Price: $0.99 You save: $9.01 (90%) Eligible for free shipping! Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Best Acne Treatments: Is There One That Stands Out?
It may not be a big deal to someone with a clear, pimple free face, but to a teen or adult suffering from acne, finding the best acne treatment is an important task! Maybe it shouldn't be so prioritized, but in our society, our looks affect our self esteem in many ways.
Treating acne can be difficult and even with the wide range of products available, chronic breakouts can still be difficult to overcome. Which one is "best for you," is really the question. There are natural ingredient products, prescription creams and antibiotics to choose from. Some of the latest techniques include blue light therapy or diode laser therapy.
When you see the "zits" rising, your first reaction may be to run out and buy an over the counter solution, but, products that include large amounts of benzoyl peroxide, alpha-hydroxy-acid and beta-hydroxy-acid, can cause redness, tingling and a burning on people with sensitive skin. This can actually make the acne seem worse.
Acne products that exfoliate the skin can be more irritating and not help clear the acne at all. These will just irritate your skin and make your acne more red.
Use a more gentle cleanser, like those made with castile soap. Castile soaps are made using pure vegetable oils, and they're moisturizing, and much gentler for sensitive skin.
Never wash your face more than twice a day (morning and evening). Otherwise, you may dry out your skin and irritate it while increasing your skin's oil output. That will make your acne worse. If your face feels greasy between washing times, use a tissue to blot oil and rinse your face off with water.
The best acne treatment is one that's based on salicylic acid. This is one of the more gentle chemicals you can use to not aggravate sensitive skin. Find a salicylic acid-based treatment that combines a moisturizer or lotion to help sooth your skin and protect it from becoming dry (common side effect of acne treatments).
And then supplement the salicylic acid treatment with a natural treatment. Natural acne treatments help sooth sensitive skin and increase the effectiveness of the salicylic acid. Witch hazel and Aloe Vera are two of the most commonly used ingredients.
The best acne cures are great, but are there causes that help create the problem, that we can eliminate? Does stress cause acne?
When you're stressed out, your body produces a chemical called cortisol. Unfortunately, many women are stressed out with chronic, unending stress, which causes the adrenal glands to continuously produce cortisol. Teenagers are sometimes the most stressed out of all age groups.
When cortisol is continually elevated, the body doesn't have the time to shift back to its peripheral functions and it gradually breaks down. The results can be depression, fatigue, weight gain, and of course, acne.
What about your diet, does it matter?
Eating certain foods doesn't necessarily cause breakouts — but your diet does matter when it comes to helping with clearing acne problems. Diets high in sugar, refined carbohydrates and Trans- fats should be avoided. A diet that includes these will always create system wide inflammation, which manifests itself in your skin, as acne, rosacea, and premature aging.
Adding omega-3's and antioxidants to your diet will help reduce inflammation and heal your skin.
Steve is a Naturopath, researcher, author and health consultant in Florida, who shares his knowledge of herbs, vitamins and supplements, helping many people who were not able to find relief from "traditional" pharmaceutical treatment. His website has helpful information about herbs, vitamins, drug interactions, parasites and much more. Get the FREE Newsletter at: http://natural-cures-remedies.com/
Questions about salicylic acid - www.highonhealth.org
Eligible for free shipping!
