How to Get Rid of Acne
If you have acne there is no doubt that you want to get rid of it. You will find many ways to do this online and this article is no different. We have summed up the five best ways to eliminate all your acne problems. Following these steps will help you to say goodbye to your acne if you follow them correctly.
1. Unblock your pores – this can be done by using cleansing agents that contain salicylic acid. You can find these over the counter at your drugstore or at your local supercenter. How it works is by getting the plug of dead cells and sebum loose by softening it and thus it will be easily removed when you wash the cleaner away with your hand or a soft washcloth. Don’t wash too often as you may irritate your skin, twice per day is good enough unless you have excessively oily skin.
2. Get rid of bacteria – you can do this with agents that contain a number of things. Look for these ingredients on the container of your acne treatment, if you don’t see them then you should take a trip to the store.
• Benzoyl peroxide – you will find this ingredient in all types of acne treatments so you should see it in cleansing agents, creams and gels. Any product that has this should be used twice per day. You will need to use a moisturizer with this also as it tends to have a drying effect on the skin. If your skin does not seem to be doing well even though you use moisturizer look at the container and find the percentage that is contained in it, you must now go to the store and find a similar product with a lower percentage.
• Triclosan – this also is great and is much gentler than the above mentioned chemical.
• Chlorhexidine gluconate – this is another option that is easier on your skin than the benzoyle peroxide
• Clove oil – this is not as harsh as the rest and does the same thing.
3. Use treatments that contain sulfur (5%) and or sodium sulfacetamide (10%) as their active ingredients. It is not known how exactly this works but it does and has only mild side effects that you don’t have to worry about.
4. Exercise patience and consistency. You will not see results overnight so you don’t have to start a new regime over a couple days. Just be patient and continue to use the products according to the directions; Rome wasn’t built in a day and you won’t find all your acne gone in the same space of time either. You may see initially that you will have a break out once you start using the product. This is a normal reaction and you should not use this to ban the product from your list of acne treatments. Another thing that you will have to exercise is will power, stop picking and trying to pop your acne. This will only lead to further damage and more breakouts.
5. If all the above fails and at least two months have passed with no improvement after you have followed the instruction religiously then it is time to consult a dermatologist. You can do this first and just skip all those steps if want also.