The Successful Treatment Of Acne
April 10, 2012 by Owen Jones
Filed under Self Help
Acne is ghastly. However, it’s not something that cannot be dealt with. There are loads of acne skin care products around. We can classify acne skin care products into 3 broad categories -
* Deterrent or general acne skin care items; * Over-the-counter, specialised acne skin care items; * Prescription only acne skin care products.
The all-purpose acne skin care items are the ones that are used as an acne-prevention measure. These include cleansers, make-up removers and similar products that help avoid acne. In the real sense, these acne skin care products are those that should be part of your daily schedule anyway. However, some of these are more orientated to act like an acne skin care item.
These acne skin care products act against the reasons for acne e.g. limiting the production of sebum/oil and avoiding the congestion of skin pores. Basically, these acne skin care products inhibit the oil from getting trapped in the skin and hence impede the growth of the bacteria that lead to acne. Broad-spectrum acne skin care items also take in exfoliation products like skin peels. These work by removing dead skin cells, thereby reducing the likelihood of pore-clogging and bacteria increase.
Then there are specialised acne skin care products that are available OTC i.e. without the requirement of a prescription. These embrace products like vanishing creams which remove the extra oil from the skin. Most of these acne skin care products are based on benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid, both of which are the enemies of bacteria (and hence acne). You must start with a product that has a lower concentration of benzoyl peroxide (e.g. 5%) and see how your skin responds to it.
Alpha-hydroxy-acid based moisturizers are also popular as acne skin care products. You may have to test a few, before you find the acne skin care product that is most successful for you. If nothing seems to work, you should get in touch with a dermatologist.
Prescription-only acne skin care products are the ones that are prescribed by a dermatologist. These include ointments that can be rubbed on the affected area or oral antibiotics or just any topical medication. Dermatologists might also recommend a minor surgical procedure to remove the contents of pustules. However, never try to squeeze or do this by yourself, it can lead to the everlasting damage of your skin.
Your doctor could also prescribe a hormone-based treatment (since hormonal changes are also known to cause acne). Such acne skin care items are known to be very effective in some cases. So, with all those acne skin care items, combatting acne is really not all that arduous.
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6 Important Notes to Consider Before Buying Beauty Products
December 9, 2011 by Rose Iadsai
Filed under Self Help
Pretty is what all women desire. Even if a Miss Universe or Hollywood super star still need to boot up the beauty, some may decide to pay for surgery, while others just use only cosmetics.
Of course that cosmetics can give women their desired beauty, but sometimes it may have hidden some dangerous that ordinary people cannot see it, especially those who like to buy cosmetics from hearsay or the advice from a friend or the seller because of our skin are different.
Therefore, before making a cosmetic purchase, make sure that it will not inflame your face or cause allergic disease. Following are tips to keep in mind when you are looking to buy beauty cosmetics to keep yourself healthy:
1. Get to know your skin by consult with makeup consultant or skin consultant, and choose only beauty cosmetics that good for your skin. Select color that matches your skin tone color. Do not buy because of the hearsay about that product or because of a friend’s recommendation. Make sure to test it on your sensitive skin area first such as front arm or behind the ear, let it be there for some hours and see if there is no red, no itchy, no swelling then you can use that product.
Nevertheless, if you getting any problem after using it for sometimes such as inflamed or allergic disease, it is better to throw it away.
2. Buy cosmetics from reliable and well-known vendor. Make sure that the cosmetic clearly show manufacturer name and manufacturer address on the packaging. Beware of cheap price cosmetics as it may be faked, old products or non-standard.
3. If you would like to buy one beauty product in bulk for long term use or to save your money it is recommended to check its expiration date, calculate and make sure that you can finish all of them before the expiration time.
4. Make sure that the cosmetic you are going to buy is not an old cosmetic by testing its smell and color. If it smells odd, has become dried out or changes color then don’t buy it. The reason is because when the time passes by the preservatives that use to prevent bacteria growth will have lower quality and will not be able to protect bacteria anymore.
5. Don’t forget to check the box or its container whether it is in good condition or torn out. If it is do not buy it as it may be contaminated.
6. Last, is to check its label. It must be in good state, no broken, no torn, clearly show the manufacturer name and address or importer, ingredients, produced time, date of production, expiration date, net weight, indications and precautions.
Think of above helpful tips before you are going to buy any new cosmetic to be sure that you will get the best cosmetic that will protect your beauty with you forever.
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