As a sufferer of acne from my younger years, I can definitely sympathize with people who has to contend with this regrettable skin condition. One of my memories relating to having acne was as a 15 year old working at my first job as acheck out operator at Woolworths. I was serving a mother and her young daughter asked me "what is wrong with your face?" Of course I was utterly embarrassed. Whilst it was of some comfort that the mother apologized profusely for her daughter's question, it didn't hide the fact that my acne was completely visible and entirely obvious.
My acne treatment journey took me to the extremes of being on Roactaine twice, going on the contraceptive pill, altering my diet and trying every known acne skin care around. So I can understand the frustration and embarrassment people feel with this condition.
Quite a few years on now, I no longer have acne as a issue, but I do have some acne scars (although this could have been more pronounced) and I do still get zits. Currently, I work for an Australian Natural Skin Care company. I would like to share with you some general skin care tips I've picked up while working in the industry to help with your acne treatment.
For young, oily, acne prone skin I would recommend the follow procedure:
1. Use a face wash with lactic and glycolic acids (AHAs) morning and night. Lactic and Glycolic Acids help to remove dead skin cells that can block pores.
2. Exfoliate two to three times a week to clear clogged pores which cause zits
3. Use a forumulated blemish gel twice a day to target bacteria causing pimples and to reduce redness
4. Purchase an oil free moisturiser to use morning and night. Oil free moisturisers are good for oily to combination skin. It is important to moisturise to keep skin hydrated (hydration is still needed for oily skin as it is water based, not more oil)
5. Look for a MSM Cream to also apply to reduce rawness and inflammation caused by cystic pimples.
For acne prone skin types it is better to avoid cleansing your face with soaps or cleansers which are quite drying to the skin. Unfortunately these can have the reverse effect, where taking away too much oil from the skin results in the skin to produce even more oil to counterbalance, further blocking pores and producing more zits. Some very well recognized acne treatment products do precisely this.
For really oily skin, it is advised to use moisturisers without any oil used in them. Adding more oil to the skin can further block pores.
It is essential to exfoliate or apply a mask one to two times a week to clear your pores. As zits are basically clogged up pores, this will help prevent pimples from forming.
Specially for women close to 'that time of the month' it is a good idea to use a blemish gel twice a day to prevent blemishes. A quality blemish gel will feature an anti-bacterial formula to clear out zit promoting bacteria and vitamins A, B3 and B5 which are well recognised in clearing existing acne.
Usually it is well-advised to avoid squeezing blemishes, but itsmuch like telling a child with chicken pox not to scratch. If you must do so, one suggestion would be dissolving some salt in a container of warm water. Wet a cotton ball in the container, remove excess water and put it over the pimple for 3 minutes. Repeat again after wetting the cotton ball for a further minute. Then use two cotton balls to apply pressure on the outside of the pimple, but avoid squeezing it together. Hopefully this will provide relief with as little damage to the skin as possible.
Finally, I would advise seeing your doctor. Sometimes acne can result from an underlying issue or hormonal problem. Whilst the right quality skin care products will help, until you fix the root of the problem, it will not stop your acne permanently.
My acne treatment journey took me to the extremes of being on Roactaine twice, going on the contraceptive pill, altering my diet and trying every known acne skin care around. So I can understand the frustration and embarrassment people feel with this condition.
Quite a few years on now, I no longer have acne as a issue, but I do have some acne scars (although this could have been more pronounced) and I do still get zits. Currently, I work for an Australian Natural Skin Care company. I would like to share with you some general skin care tips I've picked up while working in the industry to help with your acne treatment.
For young, oily, acne prone skin I would recommend the follow procedure:
1. Use a face wash with lactic and glycolic acids (AHAs) morning and night. Lactic and Glycolic Acids help to remove dead skin cells that can block pores.
2. Exfoliate two to three times a week to clear clogged pores which cause zits
3. Use a forumulated blemish gel twice a day to target bacteria causing pimples and to reduce redness
4. Purchase an oil free moisturiser to use morning and night. Oil free moisturisers are good for oily to combination skin. It is important to moisturise to keep skin hydrated (hydration is still needed for oily skin as it is water based, not more oil)
5. Look for a MSM Cream to also apply to reduce rawness and inflammation caused by cystic pimples.
For acne prone skin types it is better to avoid cleansing your face with soaps or cleansers which are quite drying to the skin. Unfortunately these can have the reverse effect, where taking away too much oil from the skin results in the skin to produce even more oil to counterbalance, further blocking pores and producing more zits. Some very well recognized acne treatment products do precisely this.
For really oily skin, it is advised to use moisturisers without any oil used in them. Adding more oil to the skin can further block pores.
It is essential to exfoliate or apply a mask one to two times a week to clear your pores. As zits are basically clogged up pores, this will help prevent pimples from forming.
Specially for women close to 'that time of the month' it is a good idea to use a blemish gel twice a day to prevent blemishes. A quality blemish gel will feature an anti-bacterial formula to clear out zit promoting bacteria and vitamins A, B3 and B5 which are well recognised in clearing existing acne.
Usually it is well-advised to avoid squeezing blemishes, but itsmuch like telling a child with chicken pox not to scratch. If you must do so, one suggestion would be dissolving some salt in a container of warm water. Wet a cotton ball in the container, remove excess water and put it over the pimple for 3 minutes. Repeat again after wetting the cotton ball for a further minute. Then use two cotton balls to apply pressure on the outside of the pimple, but avoid squeezing it together. Hopefully this will provide relief with as little damage to the skin as possible.
Finally, I would advise seeing your doctor. Sometimes acne can result from an underlying issue or hormonal problem. Whilst the right quality skin care products will help, until you fix the root of the problem, it will not stop your acne permanently.
About the Author:
Irene McDonald is the director for an Australian Natural Skin Care Company. Her passion to improve Australian's skin condition and self confidence has lead to the last 9 years of research and development of her natrual skin care line.
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