Acne Treatment - Why it Never Works!
When I had acne I tried using a number of acne treatment products and to be honest, who wouldn't? There are so many about saying this will get rid of your acne and than give you a little bit of baffling science to back that up.
Who wouldn't believe it? The science makes sense and as I was so desperate to find an acne cure I believed the hype.
Sure, there was an acne medication or two that helped a bit but none really gave me clear skin.
Pretty soon after I figured out why no single acne treatment worked and here is the reason.
OK, so I am going to have to use a bit of science in my explanation but I will keep it simple and cut the boring stuff.
Basically, as you may be aware, acne is caused by hormone change.
It is this hormone change that leads to a gland beneath the skin overproducing an oily substance called sebum.
This Sebum gets trapped beneath the skin as the opening to the skin surface (the pore) is blocked.
As it is trapped it swells and causes an acne symptom.
Science Over.
Now we know this we can say that the best acne treatment has to do 4 things.
1.
Clear away this oil called Sebum (that way there will be no swelling) 2.
Kill the harmful bacteria 3.
Unclog the pores so sebum doesn't get trapped beneath the skin 4.
Reduce inflammation so the zits don't look that bad and have less impact on the skin If you have looked at some acne treatment reviews you will know that some acne medication companies go on about their product clearing away all the excess grease from the skin and killing harmful bacteria.
An acne treatment that claims to do this will contain Benzoyl Peroxide (BP we'll call it from now on) as this is a very effective at doing those two jobs.
Other acne treatment products will claim that they will unblock the skin pores so effectively that all the grease and oil can make its way to the surface of the skin and no acne symptoms will occur.
This sort of acne medication will contain Salicylic Acid (the other main ingredient which we will call SA) This is why 99% of acne treatments don't work.
If you focus on unblocking pores acne will still occur because the sebum is still produced and can still cause a blockage when the skin pore is open (this is how blackheads appear).
However, if you don't unblock the pore than any acne treatment that is trying to get rid of the sebum won't be able to get into the pore because it is blocked.
You can't just focus on one side of the battle.
But, all is not lost.
If you can find a treatment that has SA to unclog the pores but also contains BP to get into the pore once it is unclogged and clear out the sebum (oil & grease) than you have the best acne treatment and one that will actually get rid of your acne.
Who wouldn't believe it? The science makes sense and as I was so desperate to find an acne cure I believed the hype.
Sure, there was an acne medication or two that helped a bit but none really gave me clear skin.
Pretty soon after I figured out why no single acne treatment worked and here is the reason.
OK, so I am going to have to use a bit of science in my explanation but I will keep it simple and cut the boring stuff.
Basically, as you may be aware, acne is caused by hormone change.
It is this hormone change that leads to a gland beneath the skin overproducing an oily substance called sebum.
This Sebum gets trapped beneath the skin as the opening to the skin surface (the pore) is blocked.
As it is trapped it swells and causes an acne symptom.
Science Over.
Now we know this we can say that the best acne treatment has to do 4 things.
1.
Clear away this oil called Sebum (that way there will be no swelling) 2.
Kill the harmful bacteria 3.
Unclog the pores so sebum doesn't get trapped beneath the skin 4.
Reduce inflammation so the zits don't look that bad and have less impact on the skin If you have looked at some acne treatment reviews you will know that some acne medication companies go on about their product clearing away all the excess grease from the skin and killing harmful bacteria.
An acne treatment that claims to do this will contain Benzoyl Peroxide (BP we'll call it from now on) as this is a very effective at doing those two jobs.
Other acne treatment products will claim that they will unblock the skin pores so effectively that all the grease and oil can make its way to the surface of the skin and no acne symptoms will occur.
This sort of acne medication will contain Salicylic Acid (the other main ingredient which we will call SA) This is why 99% of acne treatments don't work.
If you focus on unblocking pores acne will still occur because the sebum is still produced and can still cause a blockage when the skin pore is open (this is how blackheads appear).
However, if you don't unblock the pore than any acne treatment that is trying to get rid of the sebum won't be able to get into the pore because it is blocked.
You can't just focus on one side of the battle.
But, all is not lost.
If you can find a treatment that has SA to unclog the pores but also contains BP to get into the pore once it is unclogged and clear out the sebum (oil & grease) than you have the best acne treatment and one that will actually get rid of your acne.
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