Acne Medicines

Which of the acne medicines really work?

Admittedly, it is quite difficult to find a good medicine for acne that actually works. Most of them are loaded with alcohol and other drying and irritating stuff.

Also, the acne medicine that worked for your friend may not work for your skin.

What you need to look out for is a medicine that treats acne gently. First you need to start with a good acne cleanser, meaning a gentle, ph-balanced cleanser that will not irritate your skin.

The reason why you need to have a ph-balanced cleanser is that it prepares your skin for the next step. You see, if you use an alcohol-based cleanser, it will make your skin too acidic.

Without having a ph-balanced skin to start with, your acne medicine will not work.

So, you start with a ph-balanced skin that is free from dirt and make up. Then, you can use a toner that is again ph-balanced to completely clean your skin and prepare it for the next step.

You are now ready to put your medicine for acne. Opt for a beta-hydroxy acid to exfoliate your skin and remove the dead, dull skin clogging your pores.

Based on research, beta-hydroxy acids can penetrate your pores better than alpha-hydroxy acids.

Then put an effective medicine called benzoyl peroxide. Benzoyl peroxide kills the stubborn acne bacteria on your skin.

However, more is not always better though. If you find that your skin is responding well to a low percentage medicine, stay there.

Other than the medicine you can use to treat your acne, you want to make sure that you're taking care of the inside of your body as well.

I highly recommend that you drink high quality japanese green tea or chinese green tea to help eliminate the toxins in your body that is contributing to your acne problems.

Read about the benefits of green tea to find out more about what green tea can do for you.

Another option for drinking green tea is to take green tea extract or you can also try green tea pills.

Use the suggested medicines for acne that I mentioned and your skin will be free from acne soon. Until next time.