| Millions of teenagers suffer from acne each year. | | | | Today, there are moisturizers on the market that |
| Acne can be an embarrassing condition and | | | | are designed to moisturize your skin and help fight |
| always manages to pop up when least expected | | | | acne at the same time. This is a good choice for |
| and most unwanted. By creating a regimented | | | | a facial lotion.The third step in creating an acne |
| skin care system you will be able to help prevent | | | | fighting skin care regimen is to apply sunscreen. |
| acne breakouts from forming and taking over | | | | You should look for an oil free sunscreen that will |
| your life. Here is a guide to improve your skin and | | | | not clog the pores. While most people know that |
| decrease the severity of your acne | | | | the sun can cause wrinkles and skin cancer, you |
| breakouts.Your best bet for fighting acne | | | | may not realize that the sun actually causes acne |
| breakouts is not to focus on the pimples that | | | | breakouts. That is why it is so important to |
| have already erupted on your skin. The best way | | | | protect your skin from the sun whenever you |
| to fight acne is to prevent it from erupting in the | | | | are outdoors, even if it appears to be cloudy.If |
| first place. This is the best way to minimize any | | | | you have given this skin care system an honest |
| acne scarring.Your first step in a regimented skin | | | | try for a couple weeks and there are still |
| care system is to exfoliate while cleansing. This | | | | stubborn acne breakouts that will not go away, it |
| step should be performed both morning and | | | | is time to visit a dermatologist. Prescription |
| evening. If your cleanser does not already contain | | | | medications are harsher than over the counter |
| exfoliating beads you will want to use a wash | | | | treatments and therefore more effective, but |
| cloth while cleansing to exfoliate the skin. Acne | | | | they may also have more side effects. Two good |
| can be caused by excess skin cells clogging the | | | | prescription treatments are Accutane and Retin-A. |
| pores. By properly exfoliating you help to keep | | | | Both of these treatments will make your skin |
| your pores open and remove acne causing | | | | even more sensitive to the sun, so it is important |
| bacteria.After exfoliating, your second step will be | | | | to protect yourself with sunscreen (at least SPF |
| to use a 2% salicylic acid treatment. You can | | | | 30), a hat and sunglasses.This acne fighting skin |
| easily find these treatments at any drug store. | | | | care system will only work if it is used religiously. |
| Apply this treatment twice a day which will not | | | | That means morning and night everyday, whether |
| only help to remove excess skin cells, but it will | | | | or not acne is present. This system not only |
| also help to keep acne causing bacteria away | | | | works to fight breakouts that have already |
| from your skin.While on this acne treatment it is | | | | erupted, but it also works to prevent acne from |
| important to moisturize because excessive drying | | | | forming so you never have to worry about a |
| may occur. However, it is important not to use an | | | | pesky zit again. |
| oil based moisturizer which will clog your pores. | | | | |