Your Daily Acne Treatment Blog

Nowadays a good appearance is what makes a good first impression and everyone desires of flaunting a flawless skin. Unlike the popular idiom, “Never judge a book by its cover”, people these days judge you by your looks. Acne is one of the most frequent skin problems that teenagers and adults face during their lifetime. Acne affects people regardless of their gender, color or gender and almost 75% of the people face this condition once in their life span.

What is acne?

Acne is a common skin disease that occurs when the oil and dead skin block the pores. The blockage results in oil accumulating on the inside of the pores. Although it is a common condition, it needs proper treatment. In case of neglecting, the problem can aggravate and lead to permanent scarring of skin. According to a recent study, more than 50% of women and 25% of men suffer from adult acne.

It is known that most of these skin problems are related to hormonal changes in the body and acne too is a one of them. Besides hormones, dead skin, oil and bacteria (p. acne) magnify the problems.

How to heal acne?

Proper care and treatment is indispensible in case of acne. Squeezing the bump worsens the inflammation problems as p. acne thrives on the same. The bacteria and infections spread upon squeezing and thus it is not at all a great idea to use your hands to pick them. Many products available can stop the growth of infection caused by p. acne. Some of them are:

Antibiotics: Antibiotics are largely effective if a doctor prescribes the right medicine in the right quantity. However, they do have some visible side effects like dehydration of the skin and killing some desirable bacteria. Prolong use of these antibiotics makes them ineffective as our body builds resistance against their effectiveness.

Sulfur: Sulfur is a great remedy to ward off acne bacteria as well as beneficial for all kinds of skin infections. Most over the counter medication include sulfur. It also helps in unclogging the pores and removing the dirt.

Tea Tree Oil and Benzoyl peroxide: Both these products are effective in killing the p. acne bacteria. Tea tree oil soothes the redness and inflammation caused due to acne but takes a longer time than Benzoyl peroxide. Benzoyl peroxide is present in most of the over the counter medication available.

Most of the aforementioned products cannot eliminate the bacteria for forever and there are chances of the acne problem re-appearing again if it is not treated completely. Nevertheless, a proper lifestyle, healthy diet and proper skin care can keep the acne problem at bay.