ZENMED Cosmetics

If you are one of the people who suffer with acne (Zits) then you are well aware of the distress and problems it causes; but this is a skin condition that can be treated. This is a skin complaint that affects many people around the world so scientific research to find a cure is fierce; this is good news with the range of effective skin care treatments improving all the time. For those people that require treatment, the acne skin care products required fall broadly into a number of categories including:

Internet or Drugstores: Preventative medication

Treatments that do not require a prescription

Prescription: Controlled medication prescribed by a doctor

General acne products are used as a preventative measure and include cleansers, make-up removers and other similar products that can help prevent acne. In the real sense, these products are just those that should be part of your daily routine to prevent possible problems in the future.

There are acne skin care products that are more specialized in there approach and are formulated to reduce and limit the amount of oil in the pores of our skin. Excess oil needs to be stopped from clogging the pores as this oil make it easier for bacteria to grow, exacerbating the condition.

Exfoliation skin peels have proved quite effective as a skin care treatment and at controlling the problem. There are now more and more of these types of products available over the counter. This type of peel helps reduce the chance of oil clogging up the pores as well as removing other skin impurities; this can reduce the bacterium growth on your skin.

There is a huge market for these types of acne skin care products as they don’t require a consultation with a dermatologist. Skin care products have been formulated to extract the excess oil that bacteria need to promote the development of acne. These products have benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid as ingredients which the bacterium reacts badly too, thus slowing the process of acne growth.

You should start with a product that has lower concentration of benzoyl peroxide (e.g. 5%) and see how your skin responds. Alpha-hydroxy-acid based moisturizers are also popular as a skin care regime. It might just be a case of trial and error, if nothing seems to work speak to your dermatologist for any advice or try a different acne skin care product.

There are benefits of seeing your doctor or dermatologist, they can prescribe you with a prescription for treatments not available over the counter, for example a course of antibiotics. In some case your doctor may suggest the pustules are drained of harmful contents under local anesthetic, this is a minor procedure which if carried out by yourself could result in skin damage.