Acne
is a menace. However, it’s not something that
cannot be tackled. There are loads of acne skin
care products around. We can classify acne skin
care products into 3 broad categories –
* Preventive or general acne skin care products
* Over-the-counter, specialised acne skin care
products
* On-prescription acne skin care products.
The general acne skin care products are the ones
that are used as acne-prevention measure. These
include cleansers, make-up removers and similar
products that help prevent acne. In the real
sense, these acne skin care products are just
those that should anyway be part of your daily
routine. However, some of these are more
oriented to act like an acne skin care product.
These acne skin care products act against the
causes of acne e.g. limiting the production of
sebum/oil and preventing clogging of skin pores.
Basically, these acne skin care products prevent
the oil from getting trapped in pores and hence
hamper the growth of bacteria that lead to acne.
The general acne skin care products also include
exfoliation products like skin peels. These work
towards removing dead skin cells, hence reducing
the possibility of pore-clogging and bacteria
development.
Then there are specialised acne skin care
products that are available over-the-counter
i.e. without the need of a prescription. These
include products like vanishing creams which
extract the extra oil from the skin. Most of
these acne skin care products are based on
benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, both of
which are the enemies of bacteria (and hence
acne). You should start with a product that has
lower concentration of benzoyl peroxide (e.g.
5%) and see how your skin responds to it. Alpha-hydroxy-acid
based moisturizers are also popular as acne skin
care products. You might have to try a few,
before you zero-in on the acne skin care product
that is effective for you. If nothing seems to
work, you should contact a dermatologist.
On-prescription acne skin care products are the
ones that are prescribed by a dermatologist.
This can include ointments that can be applied
on the affected area or oral antibiotics or just
any topical treatment. Dermatologist could also
suggest a minor surgical procedure to remove the
contents of pustules. However, never try to
squeeze or do this by yourself, it can lead to
permanent damage of your skin. Your doctor could
also prescribe a hormone-based treatment (since
hormonal changes are also known to cause acne).
Such acne skin care products are known to be
very effective in some cases.
So, with all those acne skin care products,
tackling acne is not that difficult.
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