| There are literally thousands of acne skin care | | | | Don't depend on acne skin care products alone to |
| products on the market today. These include | | | | treat or prevent your acne. You also need to |
| medications for acne treatment, products for | | | | wash your face at least twice each day, keep |
| acne prevention, makeup for acne prone people, | | | | your hair off your face, avoid using makeup, keep |
| facial cleansers, and many other products. Finding | | | | your hands off your face, and avoid squeezing or |
| the products that work best for you takes work | | | | popping the acne pimples. If you have food |
| - and money. | | | | allergies, you will also need to avoid those foods, |
| Most acne skin care products contain benzoyl | | | | as food allergies are a major cause of acne |
| peroxide. Benzoyl peroxide is on the FDA's (Food | | | | breakouts. Develop healthy eating habits, drink |
| and Drug Administration) 'unsure' list. This means | | | | plenty of water, and exercise regularly. This will |
| that the FDA has approved benzoyl peroxide for | | | | go along way towards treating and preventing |
| human use, but they aren't completely sure that | | | | acne breakouts. |
| the product is safe. They won't know the answer | | | | Again, there are thousands of acne skin care |
| to that until further testing has been done - which | | | | products on the market. Unfortunately, they don't |
| requires years. | | | | all work. Be very selective when choosing acne |
| For this reason, if you are simply trying to | | | | skin care products, and get in the habit of reading |
| prevent acne, you should use acne skin care | | | | labels so you know exactly what you are applying |
| products that do not contain benzoyl peroxide. | | | | to your skin! The advertisements will all sound |
| Instead, look for products that contain natural, | | | | very promising, and you will be tempted to try |
| herbal ingredients, as opposed to products that | | | | those products. That is what advertisements are |
| are full of chemicals. You should note that you | | | | designed to do. Don't fall for it. Instead, read the |
| don't have to use products that are specifically | | | | product information carefully, paying more |
| for the treatment of acne either. You can | | | | attention to the scientific information, and less |
| purchase essential oils, such as Evening Primrose | | | | attention to the hyped up sales pitch that |
| oil, to treat and prevent acne as well. Products | | | | marketing people thought up. |
| such as this can easily be purchased from your | | | | Give the products time to work, and keep |
| local health food store. | | | | records. Write down what product you are trying, |
| If you are trying to cure acne, as opposed to | | | | what the ingredients of the product are, how you |
| preventing acne, you will probably have to use an | | | | are using the product, when you started using the |
| acne skin care product that does contain benzoyl | | | | product, and what results you have achieved. Few |
| peroxide. However, if this is the case, try to avoid | | | | people actually keep up with this information, but |
| exposure to the sun while using the product. | | | | over a period of time, information such as this will |
| Benzoyl peroxide can make you overly sensitive | | | | be very helpful to both you and your |
| to the sun, and can also increase your chances of | | | | dermatologist when it comes to curing or |
| developing skin cancer. | | | | preventing acne. Keep in mind that it can take a |
| Acne skin care products can be very inexpensive, | | | | product up to three months to actually work, and |
| or very expensive, depending on what you are | | | | occasionally, your acne breakout may appear to |
| buying. Just because a product is expensive does | | | | be getting worse before it gets better. |
| not mean that it will work. However, the products | | | | Have a plan, and choose your acne skin care |
| that do work usually are expensive. Do your | | | | products carefully. Keep records, and use the |
| research, and purchase products that have a | | | | products as directed. While your acne cannot be |
| proven track record. This doesn't mean that the | | | | cured overnight, it can be cured over time. Before |
| product will necessarily work for you, but the | | | | long, you will know which acne skin care products |
| chances of it working are improved, because it | | | | work best for you, and which ones to avoid |
| has been scientifically proven to be effective for | | | | altogether. |
| the majority of the people who use it. | | | | |