Finding the Right Acne Treatment Product


by D Fraser - Date: 2008-09-19 - Word Count: 447 Share This!

If you've got acne you know just how difficult it is to conceal a pimple. It's a daily struggle, washing your face morning and night only to wake up the following morning and yup, acne still there. How can you stop this vicious cycle? You have to take action, and washing your face isn't enough you have to choose the right acne treatment product for your situation.

Selecting the right acne treatment for you isn't as easy as going to your local department store. Why? well different treatments contain different active ingredients and are formulated to work just a little bit differently. So what works for someone else might not work for you. Instead you must decide what your expectations are of an acne treatment product before you spend a dime.

Clearing Breakouts

To clear up a current breakout find an acne treatment that's main ingredient is Benzoyl Peroxide. You can find treatments that contain 2.5%, 5% and 10% concentrations of Benzoyl. This ingredient will penetrate the pimple and kill the acne bacteria making it the perfect treatment to clear breakouts, how ever it does not stop breakouts from coming back.

Don't Let another Breakout Happen

TO stop further breakouts from happening down the road you want to find a treatment that uses Salicylic acid. This acid helps keep your follicles clear of dead skin cells and keeps your pores clear. This ensures that future acne bacteria won't build up and cause another breakout. There are several forms of treatments using Salicylic acid and they offer concentrations between 0.5% and 2%.

Go Natural with your Acne Treatment Product

For an all natural option to some of the chemical based acne treatments give Tea Tree oil a try. More and more products contain Tea tree oil as well as Benzoyl peroxide or Salicylic acid. Why? Because Tea Tree is a natural anti bacterial that will naturally fight acne bacteria in pimples.

Do What the Package Says

What ever product you decide to use you must ensure you do one thing. Give the product time to do it's job. If it's a Benzoyl or Tea Tree oil product you will usually see some results in 1-2 days, how ever a Salicylic acid product can take weeks or even a few months to produce visible results.

It's easy to only focus on what we can see on our face when using acne treatments, but sometimes what is happening below the surface is just as important we just cannot see it. It's important that you give any new acne treatment at least 2 months to work before you try something else, because if you keep jumping from product to product you may never achieve the clear and clean skin you want.


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