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So, you think your acne is not bad enough to see a dermatologist about? Well, in that case you can treat it yourself at home. There are many ways of treating acne at home, and while none are considered to be the best for every person, there are several that rise above the rest. In the following paragraphs you will learn how to treat your acne at home in easy to follow steps.

The best solution to acne is prevention. That is the plan and simple truth, but to prevent acne you will need to understand a few things about acne and you will need to arm yourself with the knowledge of how to prevent acne. In this series of steps you will learn just that, so let’s look at step one.

The next step that you can take to help prevent acne outbreaks is something that you should already be doing; washing your face. Because washing your face removes excess oil from your skin, this can be a great way to help prevent outbreaks from occurring. You should wash your face two to three times per day. It is also important that you do not use regular soap to wash your face, because it will dry your skin out too much. Instead, you should use a facial cleanser that is especially formulated for acne.

The next step is really something that you should not do instead of an additional step, but it is just as important. Step two is; do not exfoliate. This goes against what you may have already been told, but it very important if you hope to prevent further outbreaks. Because exfoliation can cause irritation of your delicate facial skin, it opens your skin up to bacterial infection, which is the root cause of acne.

Another step that you can take if last two didn’t help is to use over-the-counter acne treatments to help dry out your skin. I like to use a active ingredient called benzoyl peroxide because it does a great job of drying your skin out, and it has no side effects on most people. It will help to remove the dirt and oil that clog your pores in addition to drying your skin out.

You should also consider what you eat. If you usually eat a lot of oily foods, this may be the cause of your acne. To solve this problem, you should limit the amount of oil that you consume on a daily basis. This means staying away from fast food or fried chicken for a while, and if your acne clears up, you will know what was causing it.

My last tip is to use rubbing alcohol to clean your face. I use this, and it has worked wonders for me. To use it, just pore the alcohol onto a paper towel and rub it onto your face two to three times each day. This can help to kill acne causing bacteria and clean pores.