Products for Treating Acne

Acne. The market for these products is enormous. Some products work miracles, others are not so hot. Teenagers spend many hours and sometimes incredible sums of money to battle this annoying condition. There is no cure. This is not just the problem of teenagers. Adults can be troubled with this into the forties. There are many topical products on the market. There are medical prescriptions that can be taken orally. Skincarereports is not a medical organization, it is consumer information and product suggestions for treatments. Some of the products examined here are skin cleansers. While there may be some overlap with the facial skin cleansers section, these products are directed at controlling this condition.

Acne Facial Cleansers

Clearasil Acne Treatments

Clearasil has a product line named the Ultra series. This product is marketed as a fast acting solution for clearing outbreaks. Clearasil guarantees the Ultra product line to give the user clearer skin in 3 days. Here is the face wash: Clearasil Ultra Daily Face Wash

Here is another product from the popular Clearasil line: Clearasil Oil Control Wash

Neutrogena Acne Treatments

Neutrogena. Neutrogena Oil-Free Acne Wash The company states this is the number one dermatologist recommended cleanser for this condition. Neutrogena also has a cleanser in bar soap form. Neutrogena Transparent Facial Bar, Acne-Prone Skin Formula Soap

Neutrogena has been using an all star lineup to promote products. Recently Susie Castillo, the 2003 Miss USA and media personality has been a spokesperson for Neutrogena. She is announcing the acne stress relief products presented by this company. Stress can,in some cases,cause breakouts. The treatments offered by these products are designed to stop acne before you get the breakouts under stress or anytime. The link listed will take you to these products: Neutrogena Acne Stress Control Products

Body Acne Washes

As many people find out, this is not confined to the face or neck. This condition can be found on the shoulders, back and chest. For this type of situation, body washes have been developed.

Neutrogena Body Wash for Clean, Clear Skin

Neutrogena Body Scrub for Smooth, Clear Skin

Proactiv

Proactiv has become a household name. Many, many stars have endorsed this product. The research that goes into this product has made this one a popular and respected product to treat acne.

ZenMed

Zenmed is company that has a line of products that can be taken orally. They do not need a prescription. ZenMed also has skin care products for blemishes. A link to ZenMed has been provided for you: ZENMED® Acne Treatment
Clears acne from the inside-out. Works Fast with Guaranteed Results!
www.ZENMED.com

Acne Scarring and Discoloration

This section concentrates on an issue that is more than just the frustrating outbreak the day before the night of your big event. Sometimes this condition causes the skin to have a discoloration that can linger for a long time. The discoloration can be brown spots, reddish spots or even purple spots. Beyond this, scars can result from this condition. In the past, most of the treatments for scarring used painful scraping of the skin to sand away the disfigurement caused by the pitting of the facial skin. Collagen injections into the pitted area are also used to fill in the scarred tissue. There has not been much in terms of topical treatments to deal with these lingering aspects of this condition. The skin care industry is catching up. Here are products available to combat scarring and discoloration.

Clearasil has developed a kit for scarring and discoloration. The link to this product is provided here: Clearasil Ultra Acne Scar Care System

Neutrogena has developed a facial peel that is showing to be effective in the area of discoloration. The product is provided here for your review Neutrogena Advanced Solutions Acne Mark Fading Peel with CelluZyme

A product that works on discoloration and scarring has been developed by ZenMed. The product is presented to you in the banner below this text.

High Technology versus Acne

ZENO

A device called ZENO uses heat to clear blemishes on the skin. It may be of interest, to the reader, that the FDA has approved this device. The device has also won the Allure Award. This link ZENO will allow you to view this product line.