The 5 Acne Tips You Need to Know About

Jun 7
18:23

2009

Alex Burke

Alex Burke

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Acne affects nearly everyone — more than 90% of all adolescents, nearly 50% of all adult women and 25% of all adults. And since acne crosses gender lines as well as national borders, it's one of the most widespread medical conditions in the world. Yet there's still no cure. But there is hope. While acne isn’t curable, it is treatable. We know more about controlling acne than ever before. The secret to managing acne is...

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Acne affects nearly everyone — more than 90% of all adolescents,The 5 Acne Tips You Need to Know About Articles nearly 50% of all adult women and 25% of all adults. And since acne crosses gender lines as well as national borders, it's one of the most widespread medical conditions in the world. Yet there's still no cure.

But there is hope. While acne isn’t curable, it is treatable. We know more about controlling acne than ever before. The secret to managing acne is prevention — stopping this condition before it exhibits visual symptoms.

Once you have found the best acne treatment that helps you, it's important to stick with it. Even after pimples disappear, you may need to continue treatment to keep new blemishes away. It's also crucial to begin treatment as soon as the first signs appear. Because the sooner you address your acne, the less likely you are to experience permanent damage to your skin.

Here are some great tips that I've discovered over the years:

1. If you have oily skin - it's best to take a medicated acne product or one in gel form.

2. If you have dry skin - you'll probably do better with the acne cream form and medicated products with benzoyl peroxide or salycic acid.

3. If you have both oily AND dry skin (combined type) - you will probably need a combination of oily skin gels and dry skin acne creams to apply to different parts of your fact according to the skin condition there.

4. If you have sensitive skin - you will more than likely need less intense concentrations of either dry, oily, or combined-type treatments.

5. If you have skin pain because of acne - you should get personal attention from a dermatologist.

So many people struggle with skin afflictions on a regular basis. With the advances in science, you'd think that the acne problem would have been solved long ago and that acne would be a pale memory. Unfortunately the age-old confidence destroyer is still around and going strong.

For now, we’ll just have to let science do its thing, and use what knowledge we have currently to battle acne. Put these 5 tips to use, and you’ll notice a considerable improvement in your acne.