Topical Acne Treatment

If you have a pimple here and there, you might want to consider getting an acne spot treatment, which really fights off those individual pimples hard. You should know that you’re very lucky for only having a few pimples, as it can be much worse. But, even a pimple is really annoying, especially if you have it on a spotless face. Anyway, let’s begin discussing what makes a spot treatment good.

The thing about the best acne spot treatment is that the treatment is very harsh on the skin; that’s why you can not apply it all over your face. Only place this treatment on the location of the pimple, and when the pimple disappears, never use it again. These spot treatments often come in high concentrations of an ingredient – most commonly benzoyl peroxide. BP in high concentrations kill off the bacteria in your pore and it reduces it back to normal in a short time period.

There is also a device called Zeno which does the job effectively as well. Zeno transfers heat to the skin, and the heat at a certain temperature kills off the trapped bacteria. Therefore, within hours, your pimple will disappear. However, Zeno isn’t cheap. In fact, it costs $200 and you also have to purchase refills, which can cost quite a bit long term. You might also want to look into the best acne product, which can help fight off the pimples before they even get a chance to form. The thing about spot treatments is that it can’t prevent new pimples from forming; it can only treat what is already there. So if you never want the pimple to show up in the first place, then you will have to use a strong product that covers the entire skin area.

Ever wonder why your acne treatment is working so slowly? We’re going to teach you how to maximize the effectiveness of the best acne skin product you’re using in just a few simple steps.

#1) Stop eating sugars (artificial) and deep fried foods

When you stop eating these two things, you can reduce the sebum production in the body, thus reducing the amount of oil that goes to your skin. I know there are a few websites with their “acne myth” list saying that the foods you eat don’t cause acne. Yes, they are correct eating these foods don’t directly cause acne. However, they indirectly cause acne. When your body overproduces sebum, it increases the probability of the sebum mixing with dead skin cells, which in turn forms a clogged pore. Once the clogged pore is infected (or the bacteria inside is trapped), the bacteria will multiply, and the pimple will be an ideal habitat for the bacteria.

#2) A little bit of sunlight is good, but too much is bad

There is scientific evidence that exposure to certain wavelengths of light actually helps kill acne bacteria. If you expose yourself to a little bit of sunlight, you may be able to kill the bacteria and help speed up the treatment. However, it’s still best to avoid sunlight as it has many harmful rays that may trigger additional acne breakouts.

#3) Don’t overdry the skin

Dry skin leads to acne breakouts.  And, most acne treatments dry out the skin. So, you will need to purchase yourself a good moisturizer that doesn’t clog pores and cause acne breakouts. My personal recommendation is the one from Cetaphil, but most of them are prescriptions so check with your doctor.

#4) Don’t Stress

Stay relaxed, stay focused, and don’t stress over your work. Stress produces some unnecessary hormones that many increase sebum production, which you definitely do not want.

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