Saturday, November 21, 2009

Efficient and Natural Acne Treatment

By Jane Honda

People are often tricked into the notion that acne is "incurable", but that is simply not true. The truth is, acne cleansers and other medications only treat acne on the surface. Think about it; there are so many different types of acne, how could one treatment magically take care of all the types? Plus, have you ever had an acne treatment that caused your acne to disappear forever? If you're reading this, I'm guessing you have not. The truth is, acne is not something that can be solved with a simple face wash or cleanser. Acne is caused by something deeper.

There is the misconception that acne only occurs in teenagers, whereas it can occur for people even into their forties. Many people have a tendency to squeeze blackheads and whiteheads in an effort to get rid of them. This is not considered one of the most effective acne natural treatments, as harmful bacteria can then get into the lesion left and cause infection. Approximately 40% of teenagers require the professional treatment and prescription of a doctor to treat their acne break outs.

Keeping the skin clean is an important part in the acne treatment. Cleaning the skin with lemon is an effective acne treatment. Lemon is used for several purposes mainly due to the presence of citric acid. The citric acid has several essential properties required to kill the harmful bacteria. Rub lemon on your skin before going to sleep and you will find a clear skin in the morning. Similarly, you can get rid of acne scars by applying tomato slice. Applying garlic on the spots is another effective homemade acne treatment. Mint juice also can remove skin lesions and scars.

There is not a best acne treatment for everybody, each individual is unique and there are different acne treatments for different people with different skin types and metabolic functions. It is important to consult a good dermatologist before applying an over the market bought acne treatment product, because a dermatologist always have better experience and knows better than you what acne treatment or what combination of acne treatments to prescript. Helping people to heal acne more efficiently is the job of a skin doctor, and he always will be more experienced than you or your acquaintances in the field, so you must listen to his advice.

Conventional acne treatments like benzoyl peroxide and antibiotics have side effects and don't treat the root cause of acne at all. Conventional creams can leave our skin red, peeling, and over dry. It's like a whole other skin problem on top of the acne, our skin can even look worse. That's not the way to go. Antibiotics are dangerous because they can compromise our immune and digestive systems. A safer and healthier alternative is to try a probiotic like those found in yogurt. A good probiotic is often found at health food stores or newer grocery stores, these work with our bodies and not against them.

Vitamins help in skin disease and that is why, homemade mashed fruit facial masks and scrubs do very well as they contain plenty of vitamins in good quantities. However, different facial packs should be prepared for different types of the skin and many times different types of vitamins are used for different type of acne conditions. Overall, if vitamins are taken in proper quantity and on regular basis they can surely help in skin diseased condition including the acne.

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