| Bars, creams, cleansers, moisturizers and so on | | | | the product when you purchase it. The truth is |
| how many just how many acne treatments do | | | | that a good system will work, and if you need a |
| you need? Mild to moderate acne can usually be | | | | subscription to send you your system to keep |
| remedied by twice daily cleanse, tone and | | | | you using it twice daily, then do so. |
| moisturize, the rest is just advertising fluff. | | | | Salicylic acid gets under your skin and dissolves |
| Clear skin starts with a good twice daily acne | | | | whiteheads and blackheads. Acne treatments like |
| treatment regimen. A good gentile oil-free | | | | Stri-dex, Clearasil Clearstick, Oxy Night Watch all |
| cleanser like Neutrogena oil-free cleanser starts | | | | use this as their active ingredient. It is more |
| the process. Washing that frequently you don't | | | | gentile on your skin than Benzoyl Peroxide, but |
| need any acne treatment in the soap. The toning/ | | | | also not as highly rated as BP. Know your skin's |
| medication step is where most acne treatment | | | | sensitivity. BP will be hard on your skin for the |
| products come in. | | | | first two weeks; Salicylic Acid has mild skin |
| Every over the counter acne treatments have | | | | irritation factors too. Consult your dermatologist if |
| one (or a combination) of four active ingredients- | | | | you have any question about your allergies or the |
| the rest is just packaging. Benzoyl peroxide is one | | | | right acne treatment for your specific skin type. |
| of the best medications for acne. It is rough on | | | | Sulfur & Resorcinol is an older acne |
| the skin and you MUST moisturize after use. Bp | | | | treatment. Sulfur alone has been used for over a |
| works by getting into the pore, and creating | | | | hundred years as an acne treatment. Clearasil |
| oxygen bubbles in reaction to the toxins in them. | | | | Adult Care is the leading product with these |
| These bubbles kill the bacteria that cause acne. | | | | active ingredients. There have been many |
| Products are offered in various dilutions; 2.5% is | | | | complaints about the smell, some say it over |
| best. Clear Skin Regimen Gel, Neutrogena | | | | dries, works wonders for a few individuals. |
| On-the-Spot, Clearasil, Oxy-10 Fostex, Clear by | | | | The last step in acne treatment is a good |
| Design, and Persa-Gel all use bp. The Proactiv | | | | moisturizer that is oil free, non-comedogenic, |
| system also uses a 2.5% dilution of BP. | | | | perfume and fragrance free; all of these things |
| A special aside about the Proactiv system- it is | | | | are irritants and can cause further breakouts. |
| the most heavily advertised acne treatment | | | | Feel energized and ready to take on that acne |
| regimen in the world. Is it a total cure? No. But as | | | | treatment aisle? Just keep your eye out for the |
| most acne can be remedied with a good twice | | | | right ingredients and dilutions; and don't be fooled |
| daily regimen, it does work well. It uses a gentile | | | | by expensive packaging and advertising. Also, if |
| cleanser, a 2.5% bp medication and a good | | | | you find a basic regimen is not enough, contact a |
| moisturizer. It also costs twenty dollars a month | | | | dermatologist for a regimen tailored for you. |
| and signs you up for a subscription service for | | | | |