The best Acne treatment

by Irene McDonald

As a sufferer of acne from my younger years, I can greatly sympathise with anyone who has to contend with this unforgiving 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 humiliated. Whilst it was of small comfort that the mother apologized profusely for her daughter's question, it didn't conceal the fact that my acne was completely visible and completely obvious.

My <a href="http://www.mismo.com.au/acne-products/blemish-gel-acne-treatment">acne treatment</a> journey took me to the extreme point of being on Roactaine not once, but twice, going on the contraceptive pill, altering my diet and trying every known acne skin care around. So I can relate to the defeat and embarrassment people feel with this skin problem.

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 severe) and I do still get blemishes. Presently, 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 regime:

1. Use a face wash with lactic and glycolic acids (AHAs) twice a day. 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 bring out zits

3. Use a forumulated blemish gel morning and night to target bacteria causing pimples and to decrease inflammation

4. Purchase an oil free moisturiser to use twice a day. Oil free moisturisers are good for oily to combination skin. It is necessary to moisturise to keep skin hydrated (hydration is still needed for oily skin as it is water based, not more oil)

5. Shop for a MSM Cream to also use to reduce rawness and redness caused by cystic pimples.

For blemish prone skin types it is better to avoid cleaning 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 producing even more oil to counterbalance, further blocking pores and making more zits. Some very well recognized acne skin care products do exactly this.

For really oily skin, it is advised to use moisturisers without any oil used in them. Adding further oil to the skin could cause more blocked pores.

It is really important to exfoliate or apply a mask 1 - 2 times a week to clear your pores. As pimples are generally clogged up pores, this will help prevent blemishes from forming.

Specially for women around 'that time of the month' it is a good idea to use a blemish gel morning and night to avoid blemishes. A good 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 treating existing acne.

Usually it is well-advised to not squeeze blemishes, but its kind of like telling someone with chicken pox not to scratch. If you must do so, one suggestion would be dissolving some salt in a bowl of warm water. Wet a make up pad in the container, squeeze out excess water and hold it on top of the pimple for 3 minutes. Repeat again after wetting the cotton ball for a further minute. Then use two make up pad to put pressure around the outside of the blemish, but not squeezing it together. Hopefully this will give relief with as little irritation to the skin as possible.

Finally, I would advise seeing your doctor. Sometimes acne can result from an underlying issue or hormonal imbalance. Whilst proper quality skin care products will help, until you treat the root of the problem, it will not permanently stop your acne.