Acne Treatments - Are They Effective?

Dietary links seem to be mostly related to skim milk products.  Many people associate food like chocolate and fast food with pimples and zits, but there is no statistical evidence that this type of food causes or aggravates acne.

Recently, scientific attention has been focusing on the possibility that narrowing hair follicles could be at least partially to blame for acne.  The hair follicles may become restricted due to several possible causes including excessive shedding of cells within the follicle, abnormal cell binding, or water retention which causes the skin to swell.  The narrower hair follicles prevent dead cells from being expelled from the body, causing an excessive buildup underneath the skin, which combined with sebum creates the conditions for acne.

As you can see, finding effective acne treatments, whether over-the-counter acne medication or prescribed medicine, can be a real challenge.  With the actual cause of acne being a very elusive factor, skin care treatments and acne cures are in a constant state of development - some effective, some not so. 

Your best approach when deciding on acne treatments may be a trial and error method.  Treatments that may be effective for one person may not work for another.  Try to "experiment" with various acne medications and see what acne treatments work best for your particular skin.  Check out the Acne Product Reviews page to see how both the Proactiv® Solution and ZENMED® Derma Cleanse® System stack up against the other top acne treatments.  Both systems use a scientifically developed combination of cleansers, toners and repairing lotions.  Either of these two acne treatment plans will be a great place to start your acne skin care program!