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Over the counter acne treatments one of the most asked questions is: which one of them will work best for me? Well let's first take a look at active ingredients included in over the counter acne treatments.
Commonly used active ingredients are Benzoyl Peroxide; Salicylic acid; Resorcinol; and Alcohol and acetone. These substances have different mechanisms of action and are found in most over the counter acne meds. Let's take a closer look at what the most popular products contain.
Which products contain benzoyl peroxide?
Neutrogena On-the-Spot Clearasil Oxy-10 Fostex Clear by Design and Persa-Gel.
What about Salicylic Acid?
Stri-dex Clearasil Clearstick and Oxy Night Watch.
Resorcinol?
Clearasil Adult Care.
Now what do these active ingredients actually do?
Benzoyl Peroxide
Benzoyl peroxide is a peeling agent and also functions as a mild bleach (it can actually ruin clothes by bleaching them). How does it affect your skin? It improves the turnover of skin cells and clears pores--which results in a reduction of bacterial count. As an added benefit it also works on your skin as an antibacterial agent.
Over the counter acne meds containing benzoyl peroxide are applied over affected areas in gel or cream form. The common concentration is 2.5% and it is also available in 5% to up to 10% benzoyl peroxide creams. (2.5% is better tolerated--and treatments with 5-10% have not been seen to be more effective.) So if you're thinking about using benzoyl peroxide it may be a good idea to start with the 2.5% treatment.
You'll probably experience some initial dryness and maybe irritation of the treated skin although the skin itself will develop tolerance to benzoyl peroxide after about a week or so. After your skin has learned to tolerate the current dose increasing the quantity or concentration gradually to gain tolerance at a higher dose will help improve the clearing of your skin.
But always be aware of overdoing it; don't apply too much or too frequently in one day as this can cause excessive dryness and inflammation of the skin.
Salicylic Acid
Salicylic acid is a plant hormone. A phytohormone it helps plants resist pathogens and infection; helps them signal other cells within the same plant; and even other plants as well. It does this when its cells are being attacked by bacteria. And although it is naturally available from white willow bark most of the commercially prepared salicylic acid is biosynthesized from the amino acid phenylalanine.
A key ingredient in many topical over the counter acne meds salicylic acid is commonly used for treatment of acne among other conditions (oral salicylic acid is better known as aspirin). Applied topically or to the skin it works as a keratolytic and causes the cells of the epidermis (skin) to shed faster. This prevents your pores from becoming clogged which allows room for new cell growth and clearer skin.
Resorcinol
Resorcinol is a substance distilled from Brazilwood extract (Brazilwood trees are listed as endangered species and are nearly extinct in their original range). It has been used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant for some time now. Over the counter acne treatments usually contain resorcinol in a 2% concentration. Higher percentages of resorcinol are found in prescription acne treatments. And it is also found in some medicated soaps.
Alcohol and acetone
These substances are astringents (they dry up your skin); they also are antibacterial. They remove excess oil and sebum from the skin surface helping to unclog pores and also reducing the bacterial count which leads less infection of pores and to clearer skin. The thing to remember is not to dry your skin out by using these too frequently. 2 or 3 times a day should be enough.
So which product should you use?
It would probably be a good idea to start with a salicylic acid product combined with an astringent to maintain skin that isn't oily and reduce the bacterial count on the skin surface. Try it see how this works for you--it may be all you need.
If your acne persists and you think you may need more serious treatment it may be time to move on to a benzoyl peroxide cream and continue using an astringent cleanser. This should help clear any remaining acne you may still have.
One thing to remember is that in treating acne the important attitude is patience. It takes time and good skin cleansing habits to clear up your skin; there is no shortcut but your effort will pay off.
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