Acne Skin Care

Does your acne break out when you are emotional upset? When you become stressed at work are you more inclined to skin outbreaks and flair ups? Dermatologists have for many years argued over the correlation between acne and stress.

Many physicians and other related medical expert now realize this distressing condition can be associated to factors like stress or a poor nutritional diet even though it’s true that heredity does also play a part in your chances of getting acne.

It’s a well known fact that a considerably amount of stress can have a rather negative affect on your immune system. Regardless of what sort of illness you suffer from, a large amount of stress can either increase the amount of time it normally takes your body to recover or it can worsen your condition as well.

The body sometimes reacts by making an overabundant amount of hormones when people experience stress or emotional turmoil. Male hormones particularly have a huge affect on the sebaceous gland. The body produces too much sebum if the gland becomes overactive. Once the pores get clogged with sebum, acne is then usually the result.

Stress may also cause an overall decline in the appearance of your skin in addition to aggravating current acne breakouts. An unhealthy amount of stress can make the adrenal glands produce cortisol as well as affecting sebrum production. The cortisol is then released into the sebaceous gland and starts making a larger sum of oil in the skin.

Minimizing your stress level may assist in improving your overall skin condition even if you’re currently taking a prescribed medication or a nonprescription treatment for acne. The following tips are useful for minimizing stress in order to combat acne. By pursuing several of these ideas, not only will you achieve better health and wellness overall but your acne is likely improve also.

Everyday try to get outdoors. Just a little time outdoors every day can have a positive impact on your body. A short stroll various times a week is all that is required. Sunlight exposure is responsible for stimulating the production of Vitamin D which promotes healthy skin.

Excessive caffeine can sometimes result in a elevated levels of stress. By reducing the amount of stimulants like sodas, coffee, tea, and other such stimulants, you may prevent other common negative side effects such as headaches or an increase in heart rate and also calm your body.

For reducing stress, exercise is possibly one of the best recognized methods. In a very short time, you are able to relieve excess anxiety and tension. Many people see exercise as an unpleasant chore regrettably. You’ll be more likely to take part in healthy energetic activity by changing your negative thoughts around exercise.

Watch what you eat in your diet. Attempt to eat a lot of healthy and natural foods as possible. The most positive impact on your health is a diet comprising the right amount of fruits and vegetables. A lot of people on a regular basis eat processed foods and high levels of sugar. In younger folks and teens especially this can lead to stress and other behavioral problems. You are able to improve your acne and some other basic ailments by changing your eating habits.

By alleviating a good deal of stress, you are able to increase your chances of attaining healthy skin and a glowing complexion, whether you choose to treat your acne with conventional or alternative medicines.

Acne prevention information is provided by Acne Prevention, a growing acne website that provides advice and resources on body acne treatments that eliminates skin breakouts.

Back acne, otherwise known as bacne, spreads in an area that is commonly neglected, or overlooked, because we are not able to see our backs. During the summer months, problem areas on our backs become noticeable when we shed layers of clothing and don backless outfits.

If back acne is a concern of yours, there are a couple beauty products to include in your routine that will quickly clear any problems up. Here are those products and some tips for using them.

Mark The Body Squad Bacne Acne Treatment

This product by mark has two percent salicylic acid, double the amount found in most body wash and acne products. The treatment comes in a spray bottle making self application easier, even possible when the bottle is held upside down. When I first bought the bottle I thought it was on the small size, and immediately thought twice about my purchase, but because it is a spray it lasts longer than rub on treatments and goes a long way.

Overall, Bacne Acne Treatment performed better than any of the products I tried. When used religiously, applying after every shower, breakouts were totally avoided. After discontinuing use, and not using a body wash with salicylic acid in it on the back, back acne reappeared. Washing the area and applying Bacne Acne cleared up the area in forty two hours.

Bacne Acne when sprayed, does not leave a residue behind on your skin, it never felt sticky or oily. I also liked the light smell the spray left behind. When first sprayed it does have a light medicinal smell, but that quickly disappears and is replaced with a clean citrus scent.

Neutrogena Body Clear Body Wash

Neutrogena Body Wash also contains two percent salicylic acid to combat body acne. The product is a body wash, so it is meant to be used while washing instead of after washing like Bacne Acne. For persistent back acne conditions use the wash daily. It is best to pour the wash directly onto a loofah or other scrub and create a lather, then scrub trouble areas.

When used consistently, Neutrogena Body Clear kept large flare ups from occurring and cleared up existing breakouts regularly, and certainly better than other washes. If use was discontinued for more than a couple days, the results were not lasting.

This body wash does have a very medicinal feel and scent when using. Skin did feel very clean after use, and you experience a tingling sensation during and after use. The medicinal smell that is left on you is hard to remove, and while it is not an overpowering scent it is noticeable. I scrubbed lightly with a second, scented body wash after using the medicated wash and did not experience any breakouts as a result.

Acne free clear skin may seem unachievable for many people because they haven’t found the right treatment and full action plan against acne yet! It’s easy to get disheartened and give up on trying to find something that works for you especially when it seems like you’ve tried everything.

The best plan to clear your acne is to target all the possible causes. Many people make the mistake of targeting one cause and ignoring all the others. This is a bad idea because it’s usually a combination of factors that cause your acne breakouts not just one.

Here are a 2 main things you should consider before starting an acne treatment.

1. You should be clear on the type of skin you have. Oily skin will respond to different acne solutions from dry skin for example, so you need to be clear on what skin type you have. If you are unsure you can visit a dermatologist or a skin care counter in a department to get help finding out. Your skin type may change at different times of the year or month so that’s something you should make note of in order to modify your skin care treatment at those times.

2. Acne vulgaris is the most common type of acne but there are other more severe forms like cystic acne. So you need to know what type of acne you have because mild to moderate acne and severe acne will require different acne treatments.

As mentioned before for the best chance of clear skin you need to target all the causes of acne. Diet is a controversial topic when it comes to acne but there’s no doubt about it that it can play a major role in the development of acne for some people. So as part of an overall plan of clearing acne you should find out if there are any particular foods that cause break outs for you. To do this you should cut out certain foods for a few weeks that you suspect may trigger your acne. Only cut out one thing at a time so that you can get accurate results. You should also eat a healthy balanced diet too!

* Food allergies can also be a culprit of acne so consult your doctor to rule out any allergies. It’s also wise to get a general check up at the doctors because any untreated conditions you have could be contributing to your acne.

* Keeping your body hydrated is also beneficial and cutting back on drinks that dehydrate your body like coffee and alcohol will benefit your skin.

* Don’t forget to exercise regularly and shower immediately after a work out to stop sweat clogging your pores!

* Follow a good skin care regime that is suitable for your skin type and follow the instructions fully.

Despite the fact that there seems to be a plethora of acne products that solely target teenage acne, there are actually quite a number of products that are aimed at adult acne as well. The two that I recommend the most are Proactiv Solution 3-Step System in the extra strength formula and Murad Acne Complex Kit. This recommendation comes from many years of trying out various products from different brands, ranging from over-the-counter products from drug stores and department stores, and prescription medications. None of them seemed to get me the results I wanted - even after using Proactiv for over 4 years. It was not until Proactiv came out with their extra strength formula, consisting of 7% benzoyl peroxide as the active ingredient, that I actually saw continuing results of less acne. Unfortunately though, that was not enough for someone who suffers from oily skin and severe acne. What made the difference was using the Murad Acne Complex Kit simultaneously.

Haven’t you ever heard the saying that your skin/hair/body will get used to the same products and will no longer become effective if you use only one kind for years? Well if you haven’t, there you go. It’s true. It appeared for a while that my skin became used to Proactiv and consequently lost the effect of clearing my acne, since I used it for over 4 years. My skin seemed to get used to the 2.5% benzoyl peroxide that the normal formula of Proactiv contained and my pimples appeared to have gotten immune to that medication. But the extra strength formula that I had started to use about 6 months ago gave my pimples a wake up call and the more potent 7% formula immediately began to clear my skin. And to make sure they do not get use to the extra strength Proactiv as they did with the regular Proactiv formula, I began using Murad Acne Complex Kit as well.

Murad Acne Complex Kit contains salicylic acid, glycolic acid, and retinol to effectively treat acne. Hence the combination of active ingredients found in these two separate product lines allows my skin to get the benefits of the most effective ingredients that treat acne.

It is also reassuring to know that both products from Proactiv and Murad were created by well-known, experienced dermatologists that have gone on to develop their own line of successful skincare products. Proactiv was created by Dr. Katie Rodan and Dr. Kathy Fields and Murad was developed by Dr. Howard Murad himself.

Both lines of products have also received great reviews and testimonials, and both are fairly affordable (around $60 for a 60-day supply) and fairly easily attainable. Proactiv Solution in the extra strength formula is available through the catalog only (the regular formula and other products are available online and at kiosks in local malls) and Murad Acne Complex Kit and other products are available at most beauty stores and online as well.

My current skin care routine consists of cleansing, toning, and moisturizing with the Murad Acne Complex Kit in the morning and cleansing, toning, and moisturizing with Proactiv extra strength formula in the evening and as cliche as it sounds, my skin has never looked better.

Sure, I still have pimples and my skin is not flawless, but it is the most smooth it has been since I hit puberty. But it is important to remember that not all skin react the same way to the same products so the effects of the products will vary from one person to another.

Although there are a great variety of products on the market that promise to make pimples disappear fast, most of them leave your skin dry, irritated, and worst of all…still blemished.

Although I did not suffer from acne as a teenager, upon becoming a mom and experiencing the joys of hormonal changes, sleep deprivation and stress in general, my skin has decided to allow unsightly pimples to claim prime real estate everywhere from my nose to my forehead and even my chin. Therefore, I am no stranger to every zit zapping product on the market from chemicals to botanical’s, they all take up space in my medicine cabinet, and very few have effectively helped me get rid of my blemishes in record time, until now.

A month ago I discovered a product called Zeno at my local discount store. Priced at $149 I was a little aghast and decided on the spot that it was not going to be worth trying. Curiosity did get the best of me after a few days and I decided to research the product and kept reading glowing reviews and praises about this little cell phone-sized machine called Zeno that promises to zap zits within 24 hours. The 30 day money back guarantee was the icing on the cake, so I ran out and got one and have been nothing but pleased with my purchase.

Aside from being a mom of two young children, I also work as a fashion model. To have an acne break-out is to be out of work until my skin clears up. Most creams, ointments, gels, etc. have always either dried up my skin while the pimple still stayed in place, or would do absolutely nothing at all. This would mean that I would find myself out of commission for up to two weeks, as I tend to get cystic acne and the inflammation from those can often last for over 10 days. You can hide redness with make-up but not a huge lump! Going to the dermatologist for a cortisone shot is a great way to get rid of those huge buggers, but some of us may not have the time, insurance, or even a good dermatologist nearby to take that approach. That’s why Zeno is such a great alternative for getting rid of blemishes quickly.

What Zeno has done for me is allow me to catch a pimple as it is starting to appear, and flatten it within 24 to 48 hours. It’s amazing! So, how does Zeno work? What is this magic apparatus? Well, it’s not so much magic as it is science. Zeno is a hand held device with a small tip that you apply directly to your pimple. The tip heats up to a pre-set temperature, which is high enough to cause the bacteria in your pimple to, in effect, destroy itself, yet low enough to not burn your skin. With two or three treatments within a 24 hour period, your average sized pimple virtually disappears. Some redness from the pimple may remain for a day or two, but the inflammation disappears completely and you can dab on some concealer and look as if you had never battled a blemish in your life.

The makers of Zeno, Tyrell Co., state that the device is not intended for cystic acne and may not work to eliminate it. However, I have used it on my cystic pimples and have had great results as have several others that I have recommended this product too. With a cystic pimple I have applied Zeno to it one to two times more than with a regular pimple and within 48 hours the mass and inflammation of the cyst has gone down significantly. As I mentioned before, cystic pimples will last for up to 10 days on my face, sometimes even longer than that. So, you can imagine that a 48 hour turnaround has been a dream come true for me! As with anything, you should use caution and also know how your skin reacts to low levels of heat. Some people that use Zeno have no discoloration whatsoever after applying it, while others will have a little light red spot where they used the device which fades away within a few minutes. If you have hyper sensitive skin, I would recommend asking your dermatologist if Zeno is the right option for you.

While some people feel nothing when they apply Zeno to their pimples, I do notice the heat from the thermal tip. On more sensitive areas like my cheeks and around my mouth it burns a little at first and then my skin becomes used to the sensation and I don’t feel anymore discomfort. On areas with tougher skin, like my chin and forehead, I don’t feel even the slightest twinge from the heat. Everyone is different though, so while one consumer may feel no pain at all, another may feel a bit of a burning sensation. In my opinion, a little bit of burn is worth a lot of pimple removal!

With a price tag of $149, it’s easy to see how this product may get passed up, especially since it’s located in the same aisle as acne creams and washes. Why buy something that expensive when the item next to it is an acne scrub that costs $3? Well, the answer is simple: It works. When I first saw the price, I have to admit that I was put off, but after I calculated how much money I had spent in just one year on ointments, acne treatment kits, antibiotics, and the works, $149 was just a drop in the bucket! For a while I was using a very well-known acne treatment product that was costing me almost $60 every two months. After almost half a year of using it, with unremarkable results, I was out of much more money than my Zeno cost!

So if pimples are plaguing you like they were plaguing me, and you’ve tried everything to no avail, give Zeno a try. You have nothing to lose but those nasty zits. I know that mine has helped me feel ready for the camera rather than wanting to run for cover, and believe me, there were days I wanted to walk around with a paper bag over my head. I love getting even with my acne now!

People who have acne would give anything to get rid of it; no wonder acne control products are so popular. But how would you determine which products work and which don’t? What is the difference between them all? The truth is that the difference is mostly packaging and marketing strategy to promote a particular product. Majority of acne creams have similar ingredients, some stronger some milder. Here we list 7 acne creams that actually work.

1. DDF BP Gel also includes Tea Tree Oil

DDF BP Gel contains 5 percent benzoyl peroxide. Benzoyl peroxide works well to treat acne, and 5 percent is a mild but effective concentration. This cream also contains tea tree oil. Tea tree oil is generally beneficial for your skin, and it fights acne as well. It has antibacterial properties that help prevent acne breakouts. Most people who use this cream notice that their skin feels better after a week of applying the cream. It is effective to cure acne and it doesn’t dry your skin out.

2. Acne Solutions Emergency Gel Lotion by Clinique

This product has many positive customer reviews. It really helps to fight acne that keeps reappearing. It unclogs pores filled with bacteria and controls oil production on your skin. You will see reduced redness and inflammation in just a few days. Clinique Acne Solutions is a strong cream with high concentration of benzoyl peroxide. One disadvantage - it is more expensive than other acne control products.

3. Persa Gel by Johnson and Johnson

Works very effectively to treat present acne spots and to prevent feature breakouts of blackheads and whiteheads. This product also contains benzoyl peroxide; the concentration of it is 10 percent. This is the highest concentration allowed for non prescription acne medicine. Persa Gel is water based, so it works for all skin types. This is a very popular acne cream; you can find it in any chemist shop.

4. Blemish Double Agent Treatment from Biore

This cream is not benzoyl peroxide based; instead it protects your skin from acne by sealing in salicylic acid. It also keeps out the dirt to prevent farther inflammation. The manufacturer claims that you will see blemishes reduced after one application, most people report seeing results in 3 - 5 days. It is gentle and doesn’t dry your skin.

5. Oxy 10 Balance Emergency Spot Treatment

This is a very strong acne cream that will cure the worst of acne. However, use it with care; it only should be used to cure existing acne, not as a preventive method. It also might irritate sensitive skin, so if you applied Oxy 10 and your skin feels irritated, this product is not for you.

6. Clinique Acne Solutions Concealing Cream

This cream belongs to the same line of Acne Solutions by Clinique as the gel mentioned before. This is not a medicine as such, but a make up item. Everybody who has acne knows that finding the right make up to hide it is a problem. Most foundations and concealers only make your acne worse. In contrast Acne Solutions Concealing Cream is specifically formulated for acne affected skin. It heals acne as well as hides it. If you use make up for acne, this cream works very well to conceal blemishes. But like all Clinique products it is not cheap.

7. Natural herbal acne creams

You would be surprised but you can make some effective natural acne creams at home. One effective treatment is a mix of banana, avocado and vitamin E ointment. You can buy vitamin E concentrated cream in a chemist or order it online. To make the cream take half a tea spoon of vitamin E ointment, one small avocado and half a banana and blend them in a blender. Apply this acne remedy to your face and keep for several minutes.

Natural acne remedies work very well for some people. The only disadvantage is that you can not store them like you would do with a bought cream. For example banana and avocado cream can stay in your fridge for a day, but not much longer.

A word of caution

Acne creams are effective in getting rid of acne, but most of them have the same drawback. It makes your skin very sensitive to sunlight. So when you use an acne control cream, use a good sunblock cream as well.

Try some of the acne creams we mentioned. They work effectively for most people. You don’t have to live with acne on your face. With so many effective acne treatments, you surely can find acne treatment that would actually work for you.

Unfortunately, there are many individuals that do not seek adult acne treatment when they are adolescents and end up having very damaged skin with scars in it. Although the adult acne treatment is not always effective, it is usually beneficial in preventing the breakout from getting worse and for targeting the worst problem areas in the skin.

Adult acne treatment can also improve scarring or prevent scarring altogether. Some methods can help diminish scarring after it has occurred but will not eliminate the scars completely.

In addition, the age of the person seeking the treatment, the type and severity of the scar and tolerance to different medicines or procedures also affects the success of the adult acne treatment.

Methods

The first type of acne treatment is subcision. This method lifts the surface of the scar back to the level of the skin to help the skin look smooth again. Several sessions is required for subcision.

Side effects from subcision is bruising because of repeated treatments. The bruising can last for almost a week after treatment. Individuals can also have bleeding issues and it is better to take some time off work to facilitate healing.

There is another method of adult acne treatment that is used for mild scarring and is called the TCA cross. In this method, there is an acid called trichloracetic that is put on each scar on the face. It seems to help the skin to produce the collagen it needs to bring the base of the scar up to the surface of the skin so that the skin is made flat again.

Individuals with severe acne scar damage can opt for the injection of a synthetic gel to literally fill the scars in. The result is a smoother more natural looking skin.

Another method for deep acne scars is called the ice-pick or boxcar scars. The scar is removed and the skin is sewn back together, this creates a thin barely noticeable scar when healed. If compared with acne scars it is definitely the better option.

From the age of 14 onwards, I was plagued with terrible acne. By the time I was 35, after 20 years of suffering, I still had severe breakouts on my face, arms, back and chest. I had spent thousands of dollars on visits to the dermatologist, numerous acne creams - both over the counter and prescription - and antibiotics and other medications. All to no avail. My skin was still awful, it was embarrassing to wear short sleeved shirts or clothes that showed my neck and chest, and forget about swimming. In a million years, I would never have gone out in public in a swim suit as my skin was so ugly.

Then one day, about 7 years ago, I was browsing around the internet and decided to do a search for ‘Acne Treatments’. I read the usual stuff about antibiotics, Accutane, herbal remedies and various over the counter ointments and creams. “Been there, done that, tried that, doesn’t work”, I thought. I clicked to the next page and my eyes fell upon an article on a study that had been done in Singapore with a group of people of Chinese descent who had acne.

The participants were aged from 10 to 30 years old. The study talked about how Dr. Lit-Hung Leung (the doctor responsible for the study) had given the participants 10 grams of Pantothenic Acid (Vitamin B5) every day in 4 divided doses. They were also given a cream to use which contained 20% Pantothenic Acid. Within a few weeks, almost every participant in the study had reduced their acne significantly or cured it altogether. They also noticed an enormous difference in oil production (sebum) on their skin and markedly smaller pores.

After reading the article, I looked on line and discovered that Pantothenic Acid is a water-soluble vitamin. What this means is that you can take just about as much as you want without any overdose problems as, whatever your body doesn’t need, is simply eliminated in your urine. Obviously, from everything I read online, there was no danger in trying the large doses of the vitamin. So, I tried it.

I went to the drugstore and bought a huge bottle of Pantothenic Acid and took my first dose. I started off by taking 10 grams (twenty 500mg pills) every day. Within 3 days of beginning the treatment, I began to notice my pores were smaller. The amount of oil my skin was producing was also less. As you could normally run a small car off the amount of oil my skin produced daily, this in itself was a huge development. Then, within the week, new acne stopped appearing all over my body and old acne began to heal.

One month later, I had completely clear skin. Clear skin on my face, my chest, my arms and my back. After over 20 years of severe acne, you can only imagine how this made me feel. For the first time, I could wear sleeveless blouses, low necks and swimsuits!

I have since continued to take the Pantothenic Acid. After about 6 months of staying with the 10grams a day amount, I gradually decreased it down to 4 grams (8 500mg pills) and that’s what I continue to take daily as a maintenance dose to maintain my clear skin. I do notice if I forget to take the pills for a few days, my skin begins to erupt again. Going right back to taking the pills gets rid of the acne quickly though.

A quick tip - I order my Pantothenic Acid tablets from several websites as I have found it’s much cheaper to buy from these sources than from a drug store, especially if you buy several bottles at one time as they often then give free shipping.

I have also recommended this treatment to numerous friends with acne and only ever had one report that it did little good. However, I don’t think he was taking the vitamin consistently, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this was why he didn’t see the results everyone else saw. The most recent friend I recommended Pantothenic Acid to just reported back that her skin is already clear after only 3 weeks of treatment. She’s ecstatic.

After years of struggling with terrible acne, which made my life so difficult, I would recommend anyone to try this simple treatment. It’s easy to do, not very expensive (less than $25 a month if you order from one of the many online sources that sell the vitamin), isn’t harmful, and really works!

You can get more information about Dr. Leung’s study by reading his published paper at http://www.coenzyme-a.com/acne_vulgaris.html. There are also hundreds of other sources on the internet mentioning the effects of Pantothenic Acid on acne. Do some research then decide for yourself. Is it worth the chance that it may work for you? I believe it is and sincerely hope you will have the same results I have had.

Acne is the most common prevalent skin disorder which 70% of the adolescents get during the transitional period. It is the most menacing disease though not fatal but affects these young children emotionally when they are ridiculed for not having clear skin.

Acne is the result of the overproduction of the sebum an oily substance secreted by the sebaceous gland in the skin. If the sebum remains clogged in the follicle openings, it becomes hard and dark forming plugs called blackheads. Depending upon the severity of the disorder, treatment can be done. The acne sulfur treatment is one such treatment.

The topical medications like sulfur drug preparation is considered to be extremely effective for acne. Sulfur has a peeling effect on the skin. It helps to loosen and dislodge the blackheads from the pores. Current research suggests that acne sulfur treatments do not have any side effects, but still it is always essential to take any treatment under the guidance of the dermatologist.

Deficiencies of zinc also causes acne, so eat food which has high zinc content like red meat, beans, oysters and nuts. Don’t sunbathe, use sunscreens while going out. Do get fresh air and sunshine as vitamin D is prevalent but don’t over do it. Drink lots of water, which helps to reduce the formation of severe blackheads.

The sulfur based products are available in creams and lotions, which help in reducing the bacteria to help control the whiteheads and inflammation spots. There are special vitamin tablets which help to reduce the hormonal imbalance of the body, by enhancing the circulation of the cells, naturally tightening of the pores, transforming the oil skin into a smooth and fresh skin.

Another kind of acne sulfur treatment is the use of sulfur facial masks which can be used in a weekly basis. Sometimes it comes with the product called resorcinol which has an unpleasant odor and it gives dry patch, so it is better to use it at nights.

There are many websites, which give acne sulfur treatment guides, options and the number of latest acne products available in the market today. It also gives the latest treatment methods, advice and reviews of the patients. But care should be taken to take any step based on this information on the net. Acne sulfur treatment can be done after consulting a Dermatologist to avoid risk. After all, these acne’s are found mostly in the face, which is the most valuable asset of a person.

Acne is not a serious problem. There is a wide range of treatment options to tackle this skin disorder, if one can select an acne sulfur treatment with the combination of other treatments and follow a balanced diet and exercise regularly one can get rid of this skin disorder.

Search for acne treatment and you get bombarded with ads, reviews and comments from thousands of sites. So how does one choose the treatment that is right for you?

What is acne? Beneath all the mumbo-gumbo, it is an infection caused by bacteria. It is a rite of passage into adolescence and practically all teenagers are afflicted by this.

Changing hormones, increased gland secretion and clogging of pores by secretions, dead skin cells make the site ideal for the bacteria to grow and thrive. As it spreads, the surrounding areas get infected and you have the beginnings of widespread affliction.

So what can one do to stop, prevent or minimize acne? Follow basic hygiene and keep your hands, face, cosmetic applicators, and towels free from contamination. Change them frequently. Sharing your makeup paraphernalia is not a good practice. It is one more source for spreading the bacteria.

Follow a simple, easy to follow routine for preventing acne. Complex routines lead to non-compliance, breakdown in treatment and major reoccurrence of acne.

Keep it simple and you will have better results. Pore cleansing and skin exfoliation is critical part of the regimen. Chemical exfoliants can lead to chemical scarring of the skin and could allow the bacteria to penetrate and cause infection.

Excessive pore cleansing can also open up the deep layers allowing the bacteria to penetrate deeper into the skin and flourish.

Niapads - acne control pads is a one step process that achieves pore cleansing, mild skin exfoliation and killing the bacteria in one step. A gentle exfoliating pad scrubs away the dirt, oil and grime. Mild skin friendly surfactants aid the process. Niapads contain Niacinamide (Vitamin B3).

Research articles tout the efficacy of Niacinamide in treating acne and its superiority over antibiotics such as Clindamycin. There are no antibiotics side-effects.

Niapads also has skin friendly emollients and Lavender Oil. These emollients prevent skin drying and cracking. Lavender oil has skin friendly, antibacterial properties and provides a mild fragrance.

Niapads comes in pack of 30 pads and is easy to carry around. No spill or mess. Yes they keep acne away!