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26 March 2009, 09:10
Acne cysts - why most acne medications fail.
Cysts and other severe and inflammatory acne such as nodules, papules and pustules
are the most difficult to treat. There are many controversial opinions however, on
how to treat the inflammatory and severe acne. Which acne treatment is better and more
effective and which should be avoided because of the side effects.
Indeed, there are so many anti-acne products available, that one with acne has a hard time
to choose the best acne product - one, that will help to get rid of acne, the severe acne in particular.
Have you ever thought: Why, some anti-acne products are more effective than the others?. I am sure you have.
You see, there are three types of topical acne products available: The chemical acne products (with antibiotics and hormones),
The natural acne products (with sulfur, vitamins and minerals) and the home made acne remedies. All three can work wonders
on acne with some exceptions, and we are not talking about the side effects, usually associated with use of harsh
chemicals. Every body knows that.
Most of the time, treating the severe acne cases, doctors prescribe the steroid injections because most of the topical
prescription and over-the-counter acne medications fail to stop the inflammation. But, no matter what some people say,
the use of harsh steroids in acne treatment or any other illness must be avoided as much as possible. You probably wondering,
what else can be done to stop the inflammation, if anything else fails.
Most topical acne creams or medications fails to do the job right for one reason: they don't penetrate deep enough into the skin.
Have you ever used a cosmetic or anti-acne cream, applied it and after, lets say - half hour or so, it was still on your
skin as a greasy mask? I have! I am sure you have too. Such creams or medications will not serve their purpose. Instead, they
will clog the skin pores, which will multiply the acne bacteria and make the treatment more complicated.
Therefore, while treating severe or mild acne, it is important to use a anti-acne cream with deep penetrating effect,
which will deliver the anti-acne ingredients to where they supposed to be - deep in the skin pore, where the infection is
and not on it. Unfortunately, or may be fortunately, most chemical acne medications fail to help with acne for this reason
and for this reason only. Please, choose your acne treatment wisely, always check the list of the ingredients in possible
acne products, compare chemicals with natural and then make your decision.
25 March 2009, 09:06
Benzoyl peroxide and Acne the history.
Most of us, who writes articles an acne treatments and acne prevention, tend to forget about the
history. Not too many people know for instance, when the Benzoyl peroxide was first discovered
and used as treatment against acne. I am going to try to fill this gap by writing short
articles like this one about different acne products.
Some of you probably know, that Benzoyl peroxide was first discovered and used as treatment
for acne in 1920's by Revlon laboratories. It was used in form of cream as topical acne treatment
and made by mixing it with other chemical ingredients in order to preserve and transport the benzoyl
peroxide deep into the skin. Since that time, there were many researches on effectiveness of benzoyl
peroxide. Primarily on the percentage used for acne products.
Through out the years by trying and diluting benzoyl peroxide in different ointments, the researches finally
defined that 2.5% to 10%concentration of benzoyl peroxide can be used in topical acne products. Ever since,
the benzoyl peroxide became number one anti-acne ingredient in many different acne creams and acne lotions.
Many cosmetic companies and drug manufacturers are using benzoyl peroxide (BP) in their anti-acne formulations.
Pure benzoyl peroxide is extremely toxic and must be used with caution. It can explode and burn, therefore
people who handles pure benzoyl peroxide must follow specials precautions and treat it as extremely danger
and flammable product. The draw backs from using the benzoyl peroxide as acne treatment are its negative side effects.
Even though the (BP) had been used as acne treatment for years, there are many mild and severe side effects reported.
I think, that before even considering using any anti-acne product with benzoyl peroxide, one must ask this question:
Even though, Benzoyl peroxide was used as acne treatment for as long as beginning of last century and there are so many
drug and cosmetic companies using BP in its ingredients, Did it help people to cure acne? The answer is no, it didn't.
Therefore, before putting you and your skin through burns, rashes and other unpleasant side effects, think natural, be safe
and use acne products without side effects. Natural acne products that is.
24 March 2009, 11:55
Bacne or back acne, is there cure?
Bacne or body acne is also called back acne. No matter how it called, it needs to be treated and not
removed. Removing: squeezing or popping bacne or a blackhead will make the condition worse and can lead to side
effects and scar formation. In order to choose right and effective treatment for bacne, we must first understand
how bacne develops and what causes it.
Bakne, unlike acne tends to affect the back, shoulders and upper arms. Same as acne, bacne may be in different forms:
blackheads, pimples and so on. There are many explanations on what causes bacne and why they affect only certain areas of
the body. Most of it has to do with sebaceous glands, which produce sebum. If sebaceous glands start producing
too much sebum, which happens quite often, it may lead to blockage of hair follicles. When it happens, the bacteria starts
to multiply. Such increase in bacteria leads to infection and acne.
Is there bacne cure? The answer is yes. There are many methods and bacne treatments available. Therefore,
choosing the right bacne treatment is important task. Some of the suggested methods for back acne, use of anti-bacterial
cleansers, creams with benzoyl peroxide or scrubs. However, one must know that avoiding the use of chemicals and scrubs
in bacne treatment will safe you from side effects and scars.
It is noted however that most effective bacne treatments are the natural treatments which consist of natural cleansing
lotions and natural creams. Removing dead skin cells on daily bases with natural cleansers will clean the skin pore.
At the same time, application of natural acne treatment is necessary to stop the infection. Ovante products, combination of
Ovante natural cream Melt with vitamin C and
Ovante natural Cleanser have proven itself as effective bacne treatments.
No matter how you are going to treat back acne: Using harsh chemicals and scrubs or using natural products and cleansers or maybe trying some home made bacne treatments, one rule must apply to all - Do not squeez the blackheads !
Bacne -> Squeezing = SCARS!
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