The Best Way to Treat Acne

You think you have the perfect skin cleansing routine. First, you wash nightly with your favorite cleanser or facial scrub, use a clarifying toner, and follow it up with spot pimple treatment. So why are you still fighting with your skin? The problem is actually the routine.

Acne products contain various important and much needed ingredients, such as benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid. However, the trick to increasing your chances in the war on acne is to change your cleansing products fairly regularly.

Switch between benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid based products every other night. AcneFree (benzoyl peroxide) makes a fantastic 3 step cleansing system that works wonderfully when used in conjunction with Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash Cream Cleanser (salicylic acid). These products are all reasonably priced and can be found at your local grocery or drug store. For additional acne fighting power, use a face cleanser with Triclosan once a week. Tricolsan contains an antibacterial ingredient that can be found in skin care products such as Noxema Triple Clean Anti-Bacterial Lathering Cleanser. Also, be sure to regularly change the towel used to dry your face so you are not putting the bacteria from the towel back on your clean face.

For those unsightly chest or back break outs, try Oxy® Body Wash 2% Salicylic Acid Acne Treatment and the ZAPZYT 10% Benzoyl Peroxide Treatment Bar. If you are prone to getting body acne, be sure to wash those break-out areas last. You are only giving yourself more opportunity for black heads and pimples if you wash your body then let the hair conditioner drip down your back. After the shower, be sure to use Nature's Cure Body Acne Treatment Spray for additional acne protection.

If your skin gets too dry, be sure to give it a break for a day or two. Switch to a moisturizing cleanser such as Zia Natural Skincare Moisturizing Cleanser with Soybean for a few days while skin rests.

If your at home treatment isn't working, consider seeing an Esthetician. Esthetics is the non-medical care of your skin. Estheticians specialize in procedures, including facials, microdermabrasion, body wraps, exfoliation, and waxing. You can find them most often working in spas and salons. However, it is not unusual to find an esthetician working in a dermatologist's office, performing more advanced services, including chemical peels. In addition to performing these types of services, estheticians recommend products that are ideal for an individual's skin type. Estheticians have such knowledge because they must complete 200-600 hours of training depending upon the state in which they are licensed to work.

source: www.acneheroes.com; www.zianatural.com; www.noxzema.com