| Acne treatment is becoming more complicated | | | | bacteria in acne. It opens closed acne pores and it |
| with new drugs coming to the market everyday. | | | | removes excess oiliness from the skin. This way |
| All these drugs promise immediate and sure | | | | benzoyl peroxide treat acne by reducing excess |
| treatment of acne. What about the good old | | | | sebum, disinfects acne by killing the bacteria and |
| benzoyl peroxide? Let us discuss. | | | | by opening the pore, it opens the gland and no |
| Acne treatment- | | | | accumulation takes place. Acne is cured. |
| How do you treat acne? To clear acne one must | | | | Acne- how best to use benzoyl peroxide? |
| address the causes. Acne forms because of | | | | Patience is the first key. No acne treatment will |
| clogged sebaceous glands on our sin. These glands | | | | clear acne overnight. It may take weeks before |
| are connected with hair follicle and produce sebum. | | | | you see visible results. Apply benzoyl peroxide gel |
| Sebum is the oiliness of the skin. When the gland | | | | or cream twice a day after washing face. Apply |
| produces more sebum, and dead skin cells | | | | all over the face even if acne is absent in some |
| accumulate, they block the pore of the gland. | | | | places. In the beginning some flare up may occur |
| Now you have a balloon full of dead skin cells and | | | | forming more acne but that settles over time and |
| sebum. The bacteria P.acnes infect this gland and | | | | all the acne slowly clears. |
| produces pus inside the gland. This is the | | | | Acne- precautions in use of benzoyl peroxide- |
| moderate or the sever stage of acne. As the | | | | If you are pregnant or breast feeding, ask your |
| gland expands with more sebum, pus and dead | | | | doctor. If you have active eczema, you may |
| skin cells, it bursts after some days. That causes | | | | irritate the skin further. If you are using other |
| the liquid mass flows out and may form a scar is | | | | topical on the same place you may have a |
| the acne forms deeper. | | | | problem . Please consult your doctor in these |
| Acne and benzoyl peroxide- | | | | cases. Benzoyl peroxide is a sure remedy of acne |
| Benzoyl peroxide is available in almost all forms of | | | | and is available in OTC. To learn more about acne |
| skin care- creams, gels, liquids, lotions, soap etc. | | | | treatment with topical applications click here- acne |
| Benzoyl peroxide acts in three ways. It kills the | | | | treament. |