Acne Treatments
While the acne blemishes themselves are very unpleasant, one of the worst things about acne is that some of the effects can last a lifetime.
Unless it is treated quickly, acne can leave behind scars, uneven texture, and dark marks, and it can also cause premature aging. Cystic acne is particularly bad. As your skin fights the acne, it is depleted of the antioxidants that would normally protect it and keep it looking young and healthy.
Because of this, even occasional pimples can have a cumulative effect, slowly making your skin look uneven in color and texture and robbing it of its healthy glow.
When you are looking for an acne medication, you want to find one that treats all of these aspects of acne. It needs to be able to prevent new blemishes from coming to the surface, help the current zits heal, and also reduce the scarring and marks caused by old breakouts.
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What To Look For In An Acne Treatment
1. Gentle enough for all skin types. Because teenagers are traditionally the target market for acne treatments, many acne products are designed for adolescents, and may be too harsh for adult skin.
2. Treats all aspects of acne. The ideal acne treatment is not a simple spot treatment. It takes about 2 weeks for a pimple to reach the surface, and if you are only treating the pimples as they appear, then you are not getting at the root of the problem.
3. Contains anti-aging ingredients as well as acne-fighting ingredients. Inflammation caused by your skin's fight against acne triggers free-radical damage. This takes away clarity, causes a dull look, and can cause premature lines and wrinkling. As well as reducing inflammation, an acne treatment should infuse your skin with powerful antioxidants, which help prevent this free-radical damage.
4. Helps prevent remnant marks from forming. The inflammation in a pimple can cause a dark mark, called a macule, to appear once the blemish heals. These can last for years.
5. Reduces acne scarring. In a scar, the skin has not healed properly and the collagen that supports the skin is misshapen and twisted. Alpha lipoic acid, which down that injured collagen and allows it to re-form in the correct structure, reducing the appearance of the scar. In a study performed on acne scars, patients experienced an overall 70-80 percent improvement after six months of using an alpha lipoic acid solution.
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