I have put together the list of Most common over - the - counter Acne medications. These are probably the most known so if i missed some others please fell free to add the other once so our visitors can learn more about them.

These are with BP - Benzoyl Peroxide.

They are available in prescription and over-the-counter medications, in cream, gel, and wash form. It is an anti-bacterial agent.
Benzoyl peroxide supposed to kill P. Acnes, the bacteria that causes acne. However, Drying and peeling of the skin are normal which is upleasant and frastrating for users of BP, it also has high procentage of brake out reactions and many reports of stop working after first few weeks of treatment. Many people have strong allergic reaction to benzoyl peroxide and experience an inflammation of the skin.
Benzoyl peroxide may bleach hair or fabric. So, make sure you have lots and lots of extra shirts, bed sheets and pillowcases...lol
Here are some of the Commonly used brand names. If i missed some, please feel free to add them.
Neutrogena On-the-Spot, Clearasil, Oxy-10 Fostex, Clear by Design, Persa-Gel,


Salicylic Acid

Salicylic acid is an ingredient used in many over-the-counter acne medications, the list is very long but i will list some of them bellow. It is often found with pads as applicators (such as Stri-dex pads). It is also used to treat other skin disorders including dandruff, psoriasis, calluses, corns, warts, and more. As with BP, the Salicylic Acid is available in prescription and over-the-counter medications, in cream, gel, and wash form.
Here is how it works in very brief form - the Acne is formed when skin cells inside hair follicles shed too fast and clump together, plugging up the follicle and causing a pimple. Salicylic acid helps slow down shedding of the cells inside the follicles, preventing clogging. Salicylic acid also helps break down blackheads and whiteheads.
It is very good anti acne agent, it has very few reports of side effects and can be used for any type of skin, does not stain cloth or hair and has high procentage of positive responses from people who used anti acne products with salycilic acid in it.
Here are some of the Brands out there: Ovante Acne and Blemish Control Cream Stri-dex, Clearasil Clearstick, Oxy Night Watch Stri-dex Triple Action Pads with Salicylic Acid

Sulfur anti acne medications

Probably the BEST anti acne agent.Sulfur has been used to treat acne for thousands of years for its peeling and drying actions, and is found in various washes, soaps, and creams. It is effective at breaking down existing blackheads and whiteheads, has no side effects and can be used for any type of skin with high efficacy.
Here are some Brands: Ovante Acne Cream Clearasil Adult Care

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The Baby hair brush method is widely discussed on different acne boards and groups, it is something that some people discovered by themself while exfoliating. This method is very cost efficientit, and according to the reports we get the acne brush method is effective as well. A lot of people use different topicals applications, towels, and other ways for exfoliating, some of which irritate the sensitive skin giving more break outs.

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Nail Fungus (onychomycosis) Nail fungus or onychomycosis is an infection of the nails occurring both on the hands and feet but certainly more often on the feet due to the environment that feet find themselves in. Nail fungus generally thrive in dark, moist environments, so when you consider wearing shoes and socks all day along with perspiration that occurs, it ends up being a perfect growth media for toe nail fungus. To get rid of fungus toe actually is a very difficult task. You see, the fungi grows underneath the nail making the fungul infection difficult to treat. As the fungul infection grows, it forces the nail up off the nail bed and the nail becomes thick, crumbly and discolored ranging in color from yellow to brown. It is not uncommon however for fungus infected nails to then spread to the remaining healthy nails on the foot. It is also not uncommon for nails to fall off and unfortunately, in most cases grow back the same way if not properly treated. Treatment of nail fungi can be difficult because of the fact that fungus thrives in "dark moist environments". Eliminating those factors can go a long way to reducing recurrence. There are both oral and topical medication treatments. The gold standard for treating onychomycosis in an otherwise healthy individual is the oral therapy. The most widely prescribed medication today is Lamisil tablets (Novartis), although there are certainly other oral antifungals that can be used. The newer generation of oral antifungals is very safe medications if properly used. Your doctor may prescribe one or two blood tests during the course of therapy to make sure there are no adverse effects. The topical nail fungus treatments are more effective and they have less or no side effects than oral anti fungi medications. Most topical anti-fungus medications are not effective as they are unable to penetrate deep into the skin or the nail bed.

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