Acne Tips – Self Treatment

1) Washing/Cleaning Acne

Wash your skin in a gentle manner either with a mild cleanser/soap or with fresh, clean water, once in the morning, once in the evening and following any form of exercise.

Wash your face, back, chest or neck, all infected areas of acne thoroughly but do not scrub clean or rub your acne as this can inflame tissue.

Make sure you rinse yourself thoroughly too and use clean, fresh cotton towels if possible, patting infected acne areas gently.

Ask your physician or doctor for advice on what cleanser to use.

2) Don’t Scrub Your Acne

When washing or cleaning infected areas, don’t scrub your acne as this will only inflame the affected areas and could lead to permanent scarring or prevent your acne from healing quicker.

3) Don’t ‘Pick’ Or ‘Pop’ Your Zits

One of the common acne myths is that picking at or popping spots will heal the acne quicker – wrong! As with scrubbing, don’t do it as again, this will only serve to inflame affected areas and will in fact, slow down the healing process.

Acne The Truth

1) Poor hygiene can cause acne

Acne is not caused by dirt or oily skin. You can actually make your acne worse by washing infected areas regularly and or scrubbing hard. Wash your skin gently twice daily as normal, using mild soap and patting dry the infected areas with soft clean towels.

2) Squeezing acne spots

Squeezing your acne spots, blackheads or pimples will not reduce or clear up your acne any quicker. Doing so could leave permanent scarring and cause further inflammation.

Anti-Wrinkles Treatment

Before considering on a course of wrinkles treatment you should consult with your doctor, physician or a skin care professional. Please note some forms of treatment may cause side effects.

There are 4 types of treatment available to combat and fight off wrinkles such as fillers and injectable treatments, prescription topicals applied to the skin, skin resurfacing which is again applied to the skin, and lastly surgery.

Fillers & Injectables (injected into skin)

Botox

A powerful form of anti-wrinkle treatment that consists of a low dose of toxin and works by immobilizing muscles that cause lines and wrinkles. Treatment lasts 3-6 months and is effective for crows-feet, lip and nose wrinkles, frown lines and forehead lines.

Age Spots Removal

Before considering age spot treatment or removal, consult with your doctor, physician or a professional dermatologist. Note: Treatment may cause side effects.

Age spots Creams

There are many age spots creams available over the counter to treat age spots. These creams act by lightening the skin area or fading the sun spots in a bleaching fashion. Agents such as hydroquinone, Vitamin A and Vitamin C in retinol form will gradually fade out age spots.

Blackhead Removal

Before considering treatment for your blackheads always consult your doctor, physician or a professional dermatologist. Note: Some treatment may cause side effects.

Benzoyl Peroxide

Benzoyl peroxide treatment acts as an anti-bacteria agent and has proved effective in reducing plugging or preventing comedones from forming. This form of blackhead treatment also works on other forms of acne and comes in various forms with differing strengths.

Tretinoin

Tretinoin or Retin-A, Avita or Renova, has proved very effective in treating blackheads or whiteheads. It contains Vitamin A agents and works by increasing healthy skin cell turnover as well as opening up closed comedones – the cause of blackheads.