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Everyone knows the importance of washing their skin regularly. We’re told from an early age that if we do not wash properly we can get acne. Unfortunately, we aren’t told the ‘proper’ way to wash our faces. We’re only told: “wash your face.” Did you know that there’s actually a proper, yes proper, way to wash your face? If you’re tired of struggling figthing with teenage or adult acne, try this regime to see if it works for you!

Evening:

You’ve had a long work day. You put your hands to your own face several times. Your make-up has worn thin. You feel tired, hot, sweaty, and exhausted. You walk through the door. Perhaps you don’t even wash your face right away. Maybe you’ll start making supper immediately for the kids. In order to fight adult acne, you need to take better care of your face. Take time out for you! Even if it is just a few moments:

1) Cleanse your skin: Never use cold water or hot water for that matter. Always wash your face with luke warm water. Hot and Cold water , when not blended - can cause broken capillaries in your face. There’s no need to add soap. As most soaps include fragrance and chemicals that will only dry out your skin, making it appear very dull. Some cleansers even contain oil. This oil will dissolve natural oils in your skin, but their residue will clog pores, promoting excessive bacteria buildup in the pores.

2) Moisturize: Use a fragrance free moisturizer to help your skin look softer. A moisturizer will not prevent adult acne, but it will help your skin maintain a youthful appearance. This is especially important during the winter months. Skin can easily become dull and weathered-looking without moisturizer. The moisturizer you choose should be friendly to your skin! Chemicals and artificial extracts offer nothing to your skin. Try an all natural moisturizer which contains real extracts and ingredients.

3) Attack the root cause of the acne, which lies in the buildup of oils secreted in the pores. DHT is now known to be the big culprit in promoting oil buildup in the skin, which attracts dirt and bacteria and leads to clogged pores, resulting in blackheads and acne. Using acne products designed to reduce DHT (and thus the associated oil buildup) will clear the problem before it starts.

Morning:

1)Start the day off by washing the moisturizer off of your face. Just because you can not feel it, doesn’t mean it’s no longer there. Your skin will absorb most of the moisturizer, but you still need to remove excess dirt and oil. Prevention is just as important as keeping adult acne at bay.

2) Need an invigorating jump start for your day? Daily exfoliating. While this may not seem like an important step to preventing adult acne, it is! Exfoliation removes dead skin cells and surface dirt. It also helps unclog pores which have trapped dirt and become clogged. Your skin will feel and look very refreshing each day.

3) Use a DHT reducing adult acne product on the areas where acne exists. While reducing DHT you are effectively reducing the amount of oil created and thus freeing pores from excess oil, dirt and bacteria.

Jen Carter is team member for Clearogen, a new acne treatment created by Board Certified Dermatologist Dr Alex Khadavi, designed to attack the root causes of teenage and adult acne instead of simply addressing the symptoms. Visit http://www.clearogen.com.

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Treating your acne can be an overwhelming task what with all of the medications available these days. The best way to find treatment for your acne is to first learn about your skin. There are 3 main skin types. Knowing what type of skin you have is the first step to effectively controlling your acne. If your skin is oily a gel product is best; if it is dry, you should choose a cream based product. People with sensitive skin should choose products with lower concentrations of active ingredients.

It may be best to visit a dermatologist when choosing acne treatments. With so many different factors affecting what causes acne and there are so many treatments to choose from you may feel more comfortable getting the help of a professional when making your decision.

If you would rather control acne your own way, understand that it is very important to read all labels and always, always use as directed. As with all medications, educate yourself on any side-effects or warnings.

Acne treatments are available in several different ways including:

- Prescription Medications

- Creams and Gels

- Facial Masks

- Topical Treatments

- Over-the-Counter Treatments

- Home Remedies

Prescription Medications

Oral antibiotics (tablets), taken daily for around 3 months, can be prescribed for inflammatory acne. These pills act to kill off the bacteria infecting the skin. However, it may take four to six months for the benefits to be seen. For women, a standard combined oral contraceptive pill (containing an estrogen and a progestogen) can improve acne symptoms. Antibiotics do not prevent pores from becoming blocked so treatment to prevent blackheads, such as benzoyl peroxide, is often also prescribed at the same time.

Creams and Gels

Lotions that contain benzoyl peroxide dry out the skin and encourage it to shed the surface layer of dead skin. Benzoyl peroxide also has an antibacterial action. Together, these effects make it harder for pores to become blocked and for infection to develop. When used as directed, these products can make a big difference to the overall appearance of your skin.

Facial Masks

Facial masks can be a great addition to your basic skin care regimen by offering extra deep cleaning and exfoliation to troubled skin. Masks send a concentrated dose of proven acne fighters to your skin and deliver them deep down. A good facial mask can act to keep even the most troubled skin clean and clear, reducing the frequency and severity of breakouts.

There are several benefits of using clay masks. As a facial clay mask dries it tightens the skin, shrinks the pores and naturally pulls excess oils and impurities such as whiteheads and blackheads from your skin.

Topical Treatments

Topical antibiotics work by killing the Propionibacterium acnes bacteria. This helps reduce the small infections in the pores, and also indirectly keeps the pores open.

Over the counter Treatments

Over-the-counter remedies are available anywhere from your local pharmacy to the grocery store and are intended to treat mild to moderate acne. These treatments include the creams and gels mentioned previously.

Home treatment

It’s important to keep spot-prone areas clean, so wash the affected area twice a day with an un-perfumed cleanser. Never, ever pick a zit! This could lead to scarring as well as spread the infection. No home treatments for acne will work immediately. It can take weeks, if not months, for significant effects to be noticeable. Never sleep in makeup and wash your face in the morning when you wake up and at night before you go to bed.

Scott Green has extensive experience in the Dermatology field and shares his knowledge openly on his very resourceful site Proactiv Skin Care Solutions at
http://proactiv-skin.info

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