Acne Treatments and Home Remedies That Work

With literally hundreds to choose from, its a daunting task looking for the best acne treatments and home remedies that will work for you. Hopefully I can help narrow your selection with a few tips and words of advice.

It's estimated that approximately 80% of the population suffer from various types of acne at some point in our life. The fact that so many of use experience acne means it's a huge market for companies to target, which inevitably leads to a lot of, shall we say, "less effective" acne treatments flooding the market.

But there is hope - a huge amount of research and development looking at acne skin care products is happening all the time, which means there is now a wider range of acne products which are becoming available for us to use. The tough part is deciding which of them is the right sort of acne product for you and your skin type. Fortunately the good ones tend to "float to the top" while the ineffective ones disappear completely over time.

When looking for an acne treatment product that works, you want one that is safe but effective as well as being easy to apply, and when applied isn't messy, doesn't stain and will not make the appearance of your acne look worse.

It is important to remember that what might be the right acne product for you may not be for someone else, but a personal recommendation from a friend is always a good place to start – just don't expect it work for you as it may not match your skin type.

The more popular acne products over the last few decades have been topical antimicrobials and topical retinoids. However, more recently combination products have increased in popularity and hormone therapy is starting to gain popularity as an alternative remedy to treat acne.

However with the help of your dermatologist you should be able to find the product that is right for you - but there are some issues that you will need to consider with them in selecting an acne product that is right for you and these should include:

1. Can an over the counter product work just as well as prescription acne medication in your case.
2. What are the more effective medications that are now available?
3. Is it possible to treat the multiple causes of acne without having to use multiple acne products?
4. Which type of topical delivery system is best for your skin type? Could it be a cream, gel, lotion or foam?
5. Also what are the benefits to be had from these different types of topical delivery systems?

So once you have answered these questions with the help of your dermatologist you should be able to find the best acne treatment or remedy for you and which should have a positive effect on treating your acne