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Save Money On Acne Cleansers
My first education on how to buy acne skin care products came
from Johnson & Johnson and Noxema. They had their models wash
their clear complexions with the perfect acne cleanser and then,
once the suds vanished, the models were dancing around so happy not
having to worry about zits.
Alas, benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid and most other acne
washes do not wash away zits.
One trap to fall into with cleansers is over cleansing, which
can aggravate acne. The next trap, which is common, is to expect
too much from one product.
For example, benzoyl peroxide works by destroying excess acne
provoking bacteria. Salicylic acid exfoliates the skin and clears
the pores, which reduces the chances for waste buildup in the pores
and producing a zit.
If you have severe acne like I did, over the counter acne washes
cannot provide the amount of bacteria control and exfoliation you
need to keep acne at bay.
It's like trying to empty a bathtub with a teaspoon instead of
just unplugging the water clog. Severe acne requires regulating the
skin on an internal and external level. You can regulate the growth
of excess bacteria on the face and body in a number of ways.
1. Decrease or control your stress response.
Stress sets off a series of hormonal reactions that can
ultimately produce excess oil on the face and provide an ideal
environment for excess acne-causing bacteria growth on the
face.
2. Moderate sugar consumption.
Excess sugar, like stress, moves the hormones to excrete more
oil on the face. It's not the chocolate the causes the acne, just
the collective hormonal response of a sugar overload.
3. Take a multi-vitamin.
It may sound silly, or trivial, but taking a multivitamin can
provide vital nutrients that boosts the immune system and help you
manage stress better. Collectively, strong immunity and stress
control help reduce acne breakouts.
I learned these three points the hard way. Trial and error and
buying a lot of acne skin care products. If your at a loss about
choosing an acne product, I can only say this, high price does not
guarantee high quality. When I used Oxy 10 for instance, I found it
worked just as well as products that costs 5 times as much. One
drawback is that these drying products are not ideal for maturing
skin. If you are battling acne and wrinkles, I suggest using
essential oils to combat acne flair-ups such as tea tree or
eucalyptus oil.
On a final note, if you've been using an acne cleanser for
months with no noticeable improvement in your skin, I suggest
trying to regulate you skin's condition from the inside, with sound
nutrition and relaxation.
Health author and Stanford University graduate Naweko San-Joyz
lovingly writes from her home in San Diego. Her works include "Acne
Messages: Crack the code of your zits and say goodbye to acne"
(ISBN: 0974912204) and the upcoming work "Skinny Fat Chicks, Why
we're still not getting this dieting thing" (ISBN: 0974912212) for
release in June of 2005. For useful acne self-help articles visit
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