Acne info

Filed Under Acne Myths

Acne can occur at a painful and insecure time of your life: the teen’s years. Any one who has had acne knows how difficult it is to fend off insulting and sometimes downright offending comments on personal hygiene.

Let’s get one thing straight: acne is not caused by dirty skin!So what causes acne?

There can be many reasons for those annoying tiny pimply spots on your skin like,·

Hormonal imbalances·

Stress·

Diet·

Water intake·

Seasonal changes ·

Sun exposure etc.

Although reasons are many, the acne can be treated with following common methods like,·

Vitamin A is extremely powerful in controlling the rate of skin turnover. The reasoning being, faster the skin in sloughed off, lesser will be the tendency for blocked pores. You can use it as common supplements but greater doses of vitamin A can be dangerous so consult your doctor before upping doses. You can take doses ranging from 10,000 to 25,000 I.U.·

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Weil Nutritional Daily Multivitamin for Optimum Health, Tablets, 180-Count BottlePrice: $30.82 USD

Zinc insufficiency is also supposed to cause severe acne which can damage the skin .Zinc supplements can reduce acne forming bacteria and thus control breakouts.·

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Nature Made Calcium and Magnesium with Zinc Supplement Tablets, 300-Count Bottles (Pack of 3)Price: $20.97 USD

Benzoyl peroxide lotions are extremely helpful for drying up oily skin and are very useful in controlling acne. Start with an initial application of 5% and then gradually increase the dose to about 10%.

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PanOxyl Bar 10%

You can also use salicylic acid acne pads which are formulated with alcohol. They form a refreshing wipe and are useful in controlling excess oil production too.