How to best treat Acne prone skin
As a sufferer of acne from my younger years, I can greatly empathise with anyone who have to contend with this regrettable skin problem. One of my recollections relating to having acne was as a 15 year old working at my first job as acheck out operator at Woolworths. I was serving a mother and her young daughter asked me "what is wrong with your face?" Of course I was utterly mortified. Whilst it was of some comfort that the mother apologized copiously for her daughter's question, it didn't hide the fact that my acne was completely visible and completely obvious.
My acne treatment journey took me to the extreme point of being on Roactaine not once, but twice, going on the contraceptive pill, altering my diet and trying every known acne product known. So I can relate to the defeat and embarrassment people feel with this skin problem.
Quite a few years on now, I no longer have acne as a issue, but I do have some acne scaring (although this could have been more pronounced) and I do still get pimples. Presently, I work for an Australian Natural Skin Care company. I would like to share with you some general skin care advice I've picked up while working in the industry to help with your acne treatment.
For young, oily, acne prone skin I would recommend the follow regime:
1. Use a face wash with lactic and glycolic acids (AHAs) twice a day. Lactic and Glycolic Acids help to remove dead skin cells that can block pores.
2. Exfoliate two to three times a week to clear clogged pores which produce blemishes
3. Use a forumulated blemish gel twice a day to target bacteria causing pimples and to keep down redness
4. Buy an oil free moisturiser to use morning and night. Oil free creams are good for oily to combination skin. It is important to moisturise to keep skin hydrated (hydration is still needed for oily skin as it is water based, not extra oil)
5. Shop for a MSM Cream to also apply to reduce soreness and inflammation related to cystic pimples.
For pimple prone skin it is better to avoid cleaning your face with soaps or cleansers which are quite drying to the skin. Regrettably these can cause the reverse effect, where removing too much oil from the skin makes the skin to produce even more oil to compensate, further blocking pores and producing more zits. Some very well recognized acne treatment products do precisely this.
For really oily skin, it is advised to use moisturisers without any oil used in them. Adding more oil to the skin can further block pores.
It is necessary to exfoliate or apply a mask one to two times a week to clear your pores. As pimples are mainly clogged up pores, this will help prevent pimples from forming.
Particularly for women close to 'that time of the month' it is a good idea to use a blemish gel morning and night to avoid zits. A quality blemish gel will feature an anti-bacterial forumulation to clear out blemish causing bacteria and vitamins A, B3 and B5 which are well recognised in clearing existing acne.
Usually it is a recommneded rule to avoid squeezing blemishes, but itsmuch like telling a child with chicken pox not to scratch. If you are going to do so, one suggestion would be dissolving some salt in a container of warm water. Wet a cotton ball in the bowl, remove excess water and hold it over the blemish for three mins. Repeat again after wetting the cotton ball for another minute. Then use two cotton pads to apply pressure on the outside of the blemish, but not squeezing it together. Hopefully that will provide relief with as little damage to the skin as possible.
Lastly, I would suggest consulting with your doctor. Sometimes acne can be caused from an underlying cause or hormonal imbalance. Whilst the right quality skin care products will help, until you treat the root of the problem, it will not permanently treat your acne.
My acne treatment journey took me to the extreme point of being on Roactaine not once, but twice, going on the contraceptive pill, altering my diet and trying every known acne product known. So I can relate to the defeat and embarrassment people feel with this skin problem.
Quite a few years on now, I no longer have acne as a issue, but I do have some acne scaring (although this could have been more pronounced) and I do still get pimples. Presently, I work for an Australian Natural Skin Care company. I would like to share with you some general skin care advice I've picked up while working in the industry to help with your acne treatment.
For young, oily, acne prone skin I would recommend the follow regime:
1. Use a face wash with lactic and glycolic acids (AHAs) twice a day. Lactic and Glycolic Acids help to remove dead skin cells that can block pores.
2. Exfoliate two to three times a week to clear clogged pores which produce blemishes
3. Use a forumulated blemish gel twice a day to target bacteria causing pimples and to keep down redness
4. Buy an oil free moisturiser to use morning and night. Oil free creams are good for oily to combination skin. It is important to moisturise to keep skin hydrated (hydration is still needed for oily skin as it is water based, not extra oil)
5. Shop for a MSM Cream to also apply to reduce soreness and inflammation related to cystic pimples.
For pimple prone skin it is better to avoid cleaning your face with soaps or cleansers which are quite drying to the skin. Regrettably these can cause the reverse effect, where removing too much oil from the skin makes the skin to produce even more oil to compensate, further blocking pores and producing more zits. Some very well recognized acne treatment products do precisely this.
For really oily skin, it is advised to use moisturisers without any oil used in them. Adding more oil to the skin can further block pores.
It is necessary to exfoliate or apply a mask one to two times a week to clear your pores. As pimples are mainly clogged up pores, this will help prevent pimples from forming.
Particularly for women close to 'that time of the month' it is a good idea to use a blemish gel morning and night to avoid zits. A quality blemish gel will feature an anti-bacterial forumulation to clear out blemish causing bacteria and vitamins A, B3 and B5 which are well recognised in clearing existing acne.
Usually it is a recommneded rule to avoid squeezing blemishes, but itsmuch like telling a child with chicken pox not to scratch. If you are going to do so, one suggestion would be dissolving some salt in a container of warm water. Wet a cotton ball in the bowl, remove excess water and hold it over the blemish for three mins. Repeat again after wetting the cotton ball for another minute. Then use two cotton pads to apply pressure on the outside of the blemish, but not squeezing it together. Hopefully that will provide relief with as little damage to the skin as possible.
Lastly, I would suggest consulting with your doctor. Sometimes acne can be caused from an underlying cause or hormonal imbalance. Whilst the right quality skin care products will help, until you treat the root of the problem, it will not permanently treat your acne.
About the Author:
Irene McDonald is the director for an Australian Natural Skin Care Company. Her passion to improve Australian's skin condition and self confidence has lead to the last 9 years of research and development of her natrual skin care line.
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