Acne, rosacea or demodex have very little in common. But, all three skin disorders are pain
you know where, when it comes to treatment. There are so many over-the-counter acne
medications (creams, jells, lotions and so on) available on the US market today, that sometimes,
it is hard to find one that will help. One would think, that variety is good, but not in this case.
Another day i was reading books on skin care in Barns & Noble. There were bunch of teens sitting
near by and not intentionally i overheard their conversation. Apparently, few of them had acne,
not severe, just mild acne. So, they were discussing some acne products and sharing thoughts and feelings.
So, i thought it would be good to hear what they have to say and started listening the conversation.
Fist thing that caught me by surprise was the opinion on acne commercials, such as Murad,
Neutrogena and Proactive solution
. These three companies are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on their commercials and can be seen almost
every day here and there. It turned out, that all of the teens hate and sick of the acne commercials. None
of them taking those acne commercials serious anymore.
The other things they were discussing, were some "acne miracles" which can be seen quite frequently and mostly
advertised on the Internet. I am talking about "Acne free in 3 days" and some others of that nature. People with acne
are very educated these days and they know, that there is no miracle when it comes to acne treatments. So the opinion
about the "Acne miracle" programs was also sceptical.
What i was glad to hear though, even though there are so many acne commercials and acne advertisements on TV, Radio and Internet,
kids ( well, some of them are not kids anymore lol. ) are very knowledgeable and educated when it comes to define what
is good and what is bad in acne prevention as well as acne treatment. Most of the teenagers in that conversation knew that
the chemicals such as Benzoyl peroxide, accutane and others should not be used on their young skin as they can cause some
side effects in the future. They knew that miracles are part of farie tails, books, movies and in this case the commercials.
So, you will ask me - What is your point? Well, there is none. Just wanted to share it with you guys because i personally
was happy for those kids. Self-education in acne treatment is very important, no matter what the Murad says or the Proactive
shows, the decision of what to use in your acne treatment is yours.
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