| Nowadays, there are plenty of acne treatments | | | | effective for treating patients of most skin types |
| available on the market that claim to work in the | | | | suffering from mild acne, oily skin, textural changes |
| fight against acne. To name just a few of those | | | | and post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation. However, |
| acne treatments that work, you will find prescription | | | | it may cause mild skin dryness and a mild skin |
| medications, herbal treatments, and over-the-counter | | | | irritation, but nothing that cannot be alleviated by |
| treatments. | | | | applying a light oil-free moisturizer |
| But you should not believe all that is advertised, | | | | Benzoyl peroxide is an over-the-counter acne |
| because several of these said acne treatments that | | | | treatment that works by eliminating the acne-causing |
| work may not be as good as they claim to be and | | | | bacteria lodged in the skin. It is affordable and |
| may cause undesirable side effects. Therefore, never | | | | considered almost as effective as some prescription |
| start an acne treatment before consulting a health | | | | acne treatments. However, benzoyl peroxide may |
| care professional for proper guidance. | | | | cause skin irritation in the first couple of weeks and |
| Some clinically proven acne treatments that work to | | | | even seem like your acne is getting worse, but be |
| combat acne are: | | | | patient and you will see your condition improve within |
| 1) Accutane | | | | 4 to 6 weeks. |
| 2) Salicylic acid | | | | Tea tree oil is an herbal acne treatment that works |
| 3) Benzoyl peroxide | | | | just as effectively as 5% benzoyl peroxide. The tea |
| 4) Tea tree oil | | | | tree oil is derived from the leaves of the native |
| 5) Green tea cream | | | | Australian tea tree plant (Melaleuca Alternafolia). It is |
| Accutane, also known as the miracle drug, is the best | | | | applied topically and inhibits the growth of fungus, |
| prescription medication that works in neutralizing the | | | | bacteria, and viruses. |
| bacteria found on acne. It is a chemical derivative of | | | | Green tea cream is an herbal acne treatment that |
| vitamin A. Accutane is particularly used in the | | | | works just as effectively as a 4% benzoyl peroxide |
| treatment of severe cystic acne. | | | | solution. Just like the tea tree oil, this cream may be |
| This is a powerful medication that should not be | | | | considered an effective herbal alternative to |
| taken lightly. Although it may be an acne treatment | | | | traditional prescription medications. Herbal acne |
| that works, the side effects are not negligible. | | | | treatments that work have the advantage of causing |
| Accutane may cause birth defects. | | | | much less side effects and of being less harmful than |
| Salicylic acid is an over-the-counter acne treatment | | | | prescription drugs. |
| that works by ridding the top skin layer of dead skin | | | | Those are basically the clinically proven acne |
| cells. It also opens the plugged follicles and helps the | | | | treatments that work. So, if you're suffering from |
| skin to renew itself, reducing the risk of pore | | | | acne, try any one of these treatments. But keep in |
| blockade and breakout. | | | | mind; don't try any particular treatment without |
| Salicylic acid is a mild acid that acts as a keratolytic | | | | having discussed with a health care professional first. |
| agent. This treatment is considered safe and | | | | |