At various times in our lives, most of us are going to get pimples. These may be isolated breakouts or full-scale warzones on the face. Either way, you’re going to want to treat them effectively, so follow our checklist of to-do items.
- Cleanse gently. Everybody knows clear skin comes from clean skin, but you can take washing too far. Don’t excessively strip your skin of oils, because dry skin can also cause breakouts. Use a gentle product such as La Roche Posay Physiological Gel Cleanser or La Roche Posay Effaclar Purifying Foaming Gel, both formulated to clean gently without harsh cleansers.
- Use a topical exfoliant. The active ingredients in topical exfoliants are AHAs or alpha hydroxy acids, such as salicylic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid or malic/mandelic acids. One outstanding product which many have found effective against acne and related scarring is M2 Skin Refinish, suitable to sensitive skin and people with darker skin tones.
- Protect your skin from the sun. Not only can UV damage cause skin eruptions, the use of acne treatments (including AHAs) can make your skin more sensitive to UV light. We highly recommend Anthelios sunscreens. Many customers with oily skin tell us they like Anthelios Fluide Extreme SPF 50+. We like Anthelios Melt In Crème SPF 50+ for a richer, more moisturizing sensation. Both deliver the best UV protection on the market.
- Vitamin A (Retinol) is your friend. Using topical vitamin A, as in Green Cream, can improve the texture of your skin in myriad ways, including resurfacing blemish-prone skin through exfoliation.
- Spot treatments, such as Effaclar AI and Effaclar Duo, can clear up isolated trouble spots.
Whatever approach you take to clearing up your skin, give it time. Don’t be discouraged if it takes at least two weeks to notice an improvement. Because of the way acne treatments work on your skin, you can even expect for skin to look a little worse for the first few days while the damaged and toxic cells are purged and fresher skin comes to the surface. Continue to be gentle, persist with your chosen treatment, and don’t forget a good moisturizer and sunscreen.
Thanks for letting me know about it. To treat common skin conditions such as blemishes, visible signs of aging, scarring, sun damage and more. Using the alpha hydroxy acids known as mandelic and malic acid, as well as a blend of botanicals, M2 Skin Care exfoliates, balances oil, kills bacteria and neutralizes free radicals, restoring a healthy and youthful-looking complexion.
Thanks for the informative article, discussing AHA’s as skin exfoliants, and vitamin-A derivatives in improving skin texture. I know little about alpha hydroxy acids.
Thanks for sharing a valuable information to us. You can also use Tretinoin cream to treat acne. Doctors have correctly and successfully verified the medicine Tretinoin having capacity of removing acne. Its energetic isomer Iso Tretinoin is likewise an skin problems treating cream as it also leads to cure scars, acne, marks, pimples, aging, wrinkles blackheads and whiteheads. Tretinoin cream is a FDA approved acne removal cream. It secures a position at international Health Organization on the list of important Medicines. It is also called as Retin-A. It contains retinoid and vitamin A as these two factors are playing important role in acne treatment.