What is the best acne treatment or product?
Saturday, February 27th, 2010 at
4:58 pm
What is the best acne treatment or product that clears skin fast and doesn’t dry skin. Tell me a product that you have used and it works for you. I have tried many acne creams but they usually dry my skin and create a rash, so my skin is sensitive. Please help me. Thanks!
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When your skin is dry, it produces MORE oil to combat the dryness, so that causes your pores to clog and makes you break out.
During the day, use witchazel as a toner, and apple cider vinegar at night (because it stinks, but you’ll get used to it). They will clean your skin without drying it out.
There is no magic potion to get rid of acne; You have to battle it from the inside and out:
STOP eating and drinking foods with refined or artificial sugars, like high fructose corn syrup or aspartame/phenylalanine. Up your vitamin C, A and K. Do some exercise like dancing or yoga. Get a little sun everyday, like about 10 minutes. Drink more water.
Many beauty products on the market have harmful chemicals in them; do your favorite beauty products contain any of these things?:
* Mineral Oil, Paraffin & Petrolatum – Petroleum products coat the skin like plastic, clogging pores and creating a build-up of toxins, which in turn accumulate and can lead to dermatological issues, like slowing cellular development, which can cause you to show earlier signs of aging. Suspected cause of cancer & Disruptive of hormonal activity. By the way, when there’s an oil spill in the ocean, don’t they rush to clean it up – fast? Why put that stuff on your skin?
* Parabens – Widely used as preservatives in the cosmetic industry (including moisturizers). An estimated 13,200 cosmetic and skin care products contain parabens. Studies implicate their connection with cancer. They have hormone-disrupting qualities – mimicking estrogen – and interfere with the body’s endocrine system.
* Phenol carbolic acid– Found in many lotions and skin creams. Can cause circulatory collapse, paralysis, convulsions, coma and even death from respiratory failure.
* Propylene glycol – Used as a moisturizer in cosmetics and as a carrier in fragrance oils. Shown to cause dermatitis, kidney or liver abnormalities, and may inhibit skin cell growth or cause skin irritation.
* Acrylamide– Found in many hand and face creams. Linked to mammary tumors in lab research.
* Sodium laurel or lauryl sulfate (SLS), also known as sodium laureth sulfate (SLES)– Found in car washes, engine degreasers, garage floor cleaners… and in over 90% of personal care products! SLS breaks down the skin’s moisture barrier, easily penetrates the skin, and allows other chemicals to easily penetrate. Combined with other chemicals, SLS becomes a “nitrosamine”, a potent class of carcinogen. It can also cause hair loss. SLES is sometimes disguised with the labeling “comes from coconut” or “coconut-derived
* Toluene – Poison! Danger! Harmful or fatal if swallowed! Harmful if inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Made from petroleum or coal tar, and found in most synthetic fragrances. Chronic exposure linked to anemia, lowered blood cell count, liver or kidney damage, and may affect a developing fetus. Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) contains toluene. Other names may include benzoic and benzyl.
* Dioxane– Found in compounds known as PEG, Polysorbates, Laureth, ethoxylated alcohols. Common in a wide range of personal care products. The compounds are usually contaminated with high concentrations of highly volatile 1,4-dioxane, easily absorbed through the skin. Dioxane’s carcinogenicity was first reported in 1965 and later confirmed in studies including one from the National Cancer Institute in 1978. Nasal passages and liver are the most vulnerable. Dioxane is easily removed during the manufacturing process by “vacuum stripping”.
Warning: It is a synthetic derivative of coconut. Watch for hidden language on labels, such as “comes from coconut”.
IF SO, you should throw them away IMMEDIATELY and you can substitute virgin/extra virgin olive oil or a natural coconut oil to moisturize in the meantime until you find a better, natural alternative!!! Tell ALL your friends and family!!!
Clean & Clear Continuous Control Acne Cleanser
i use it and i have no more acne whatsoever. and its better than the expensive ones like proactive and all that…ive tried it and im much more satisfied with this one.
I have tried SO many acne products. I started taking Yaz a couple months ago for my acne, I am currently pimple free. I freaked out at first because it seemed to be better but within 3 weeks there was no trace of a pimple on my face. The only time I get pimples now is one or two when I have my period!
Neutrogena rapid clear acne gel – lots of people are recommend this product but i personally never tried it.
I used to use Benzoyl Peroxide 5% but it may dries your skin at first and cause your face to become really red. But after a few months use, my pimples starting to clear up although my old acne scar are still visible :[ Note that if you have sensitive skin, this product might be too strong for you and make your acne worse
Actually, you can’t really expect acne to go away really fast. It’s like a gradual process so all you can do now is clean , tone and moisturise your face. Go on a healthy diet as well, eat more fruit and veggies and drink lots of water.
use ANTI BLEMISH SOLUTIONS NIGHT TREATMENT GEL from clinque once daily , it is amazing
and use ANTI BLEMISH SOLUTIONS DAYTIME SHIELD moisture cream from clinique daily
this products are expensive but totally effective
If you have a dry and sensitive skin honey is a great remedy for acne and pimples because the honey kills bacteria. More such solutions at http://solutionsforpimples.blogspot.com/
Number of good products are available. What you need to do is to find out the effective treatment for your self. Salicylic acid face wash, bezoyl peroxide and alpha hydroxy based moisturizers are used in acne treatment. Here I am forwarding you the website link that i have found helpful for you. This will give you knowledge about the top quality acne products. The link is
Go here: http://zapthezit.blogspot.com/2008/07/acne-18-remedies-for-smoother-skin.html
It should give you all the home remedies for acne.
USE DIFFERIN but you will have to ask a doctor first cus it’s prescription. yaz also works reallywell but it takes a little while. the way differin works is by making ur skin shed faster which sounds gross but it means that you can’t get zits or wrinkles.