BEST ACNE TREATMENTS

The principles involved in fighting acne remain on the acne treatment focus of four areas of concern: 

speeding up skin cell turnover; 

stopping bacterial infection;

reducing the inflammation;

reducing the oil production. 

If these steps are adhered to religiously, then success would be at hand.

1. You must ensure that you wash your face gently twice a day with a mild face wash with a pH of 5.5. This environment will stabilize the skin's condition thus promoting its barrier function and resistance to harmful effects of the environment. Rinsing will definitely reduce the surface oil. Keeping the face dry will reduce the chances of re-infections.

2. You must ensure that you have enough sleep. Why? Simply the skin cell undergo rejuvenation, replishment and nourishment during sleep.

3. The use of antibiotics as prescribed by your phycisian for bacterial infection, depending upon the severity of acne, topical or systemic antibiotics should not be unnecessarily prolonged because this has a bad effect on the friendly bacterial flora essential for our health.

4. Benzoyl peroxide is a very good acne product as it kills the bacteria P. acnes, and it also helps in removing excess oils from the skin as well as dead skin cells. Start with a lower concentration of the product and observe the result because the product can cause excessive dryness, redness and minor swelling. 

One point to note here is that food does not cause or worsen acne. However, there should be moderation in the intake of food and where possible, reduce or avoid all forms of sugar.