Acne is FRUSTRATING! And finding ACNE TREATMENTS THAT WORK can be like chasing a carrot on a stick! It’s time to stop the madness TODAY! Read on…
The medical term for acne is Acne Vulgaris but most people just call it Acne. Acne is characterized by pimples that appear most often on the face but that can in fact be found on the back and the chest as well. Most people suffer at least a mild form of acne during their teenage years and many suffer it during their adult years as well. Acne can go from being very mild to extremely severe. People suffer all kinds of frustrations when they have acne and it can be possible for the condition to lead to emotional and psychological stress.
Facts on Acne:
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- 85% of teens suffer from acne
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- Many adults also suffer from acne
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- Acne usually disappears with time
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- Acne can vary from very mild to very severe
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- Can lead to emotional and psychological stress
You will notice that acne usually appears on the parts of the body that have the most sebaceous follicles. These areas are as we mentioned earlier, the face, the back and the upper chest. All acne can be traced back to a hormonal imbalance and at times it can be very severe. Cystic Acne, the most severe form of acne, can lead to permanent scarring of the skin.
How can hormones affect Acne?
Every pore on your body has a gland that is tasked with pushing dirt, oil, and bacteria to the surface and out of your skin. If your hormones are off-kilter, your glands will produce too much oil. This can lead to blocked pores, which creates a build-up of oil just below the surface of the skin. This environment is ripe for oil and bacteria to create an infection. Pimples are then formed due to this infection.
Treatment Options
Most acne sufferers go in circles searching for products that will provide a solution for their acne. Then when they have finished going in circles, they begin a whole new cycle of searching again. Many lose hope and stop trying to ‘fix’ their acne. The reason for this is unless is, you understand the cause you can never identify a cure.
Over-the-counter acne treatments can at times provide temporary relief from acne however the changes are very temporary and surface level. Unfortunately, most find that once they stop using these treatments their acne returns in a much more aggressive form.
Prescription Treatments for Acne
Prescription medication for acne contains strong ingredients that can have potentially serious and quite scary side-effects. The 4 main ingredients found in prescription acne medications are: Minocycline, Doxycycline, Tetracycline and Benzyl Peroxide, each of these come with potential negative side-effects which include cancer, diabetes, pulmonary lupus and many more.
A Review of Natural Acne Treatments
To identify the best of the best in natural acne treatments, we reviewed the top 8 products currently on the market. Our tests involved 30 test subjects. Our testers were given two products to test. Results were measured through any reduction in blemishes over a two-month period. Below are the 3 best-performing products of the 8 that we reviewed.
Use the banner below to get the statistical winning acne treatment from our acne reviews, or read on to learn about all three recommended products (Johanna recommends trying more than one treatment to find which is right for you).
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Clear Pores
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Healthy Pores Healthy Pores is a general acne treatment. It did not work as well as Clear Pores for body acne however it did yield good results (especially for fairer skin).
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Acnezine
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