A topical acne skin care treatment is an acne remedy that fights pimples externally - for the most part, they work really well in eliminating pimples quickly. However, you still need to make wise decisions on what acne treatments to purchase, because there are so many acne products out there that don’t deliver the results that are claimed on their website. Acne Free in 3 Days.. Acne Free in 72 Hours… These marketing techniques are made to lure you in to giving out your credit card number. They may even offer you a money-back guarantee, but does the company truely honor what they claim to give?
From our experiences, very few companies honor their guarantee, or they make it very difficult to obtain your money back. For example, they say that their product is in fact the best acne solution and you, not their product, is at fault. They tell you to use it for a few more days. Another strategy is to place you on hold for 30 minutes on the phone. Many people just hang up and forget about the $30 they spent (best acne solution) on a scam product. Also, there are companies that require you to send back the product.. with a tracking number! So you spend $10 to ship it back, and they also charge a 20% restocking fee - so essentially you don’t get anything out of it. Beware of these scams.
Have you applied benzoyl peroxide over three months every day? Well, I have, and my facial skin looked bleached. That’s pretty much what happens if you use an acne treatment that depends solely on benzoyl peroxide working. Some example acne treatments that use this chemical are Proactiv and AcneFree. Sure, benzoyl peroxide works, but is it the best option for you? Let’s first figure out what this chemical is.
Benzoyl peroxide is used in acne treatments to kill bacteria. When pores clog, bacteria are often trapped in the clogged pore, therefore the clogged pore provides a favorable environment for the bacteria to reproduce. The bacteria reproduces, and the acne becomes a big pimple. Benzoyl peroxide won’t have any effect on whiteheads and blackheads. You will need a good exfoliant for that.
Other than the fact that this chemical damages and “bleaches” your skin, benzoyl peroxide also stops working after using it for two to three months. You either have to increase the concentration you’re using from 2.5% to 10%, or you can stop using it altogether and go with an ingredient that kills bacteria without destroying the skin.
We normally recommend people to use a little bit of benzoyl peroxide (just to speed things up) along with some natural ingredients that are proven to kill bacteria as well. With these two ingredients working simultaneously, it maximizes effectiveness for treating acne. Exposed acne treatment is one of the few acne products that incorporate this technique to treating acne effectively and fast. You may wish to check that acne treatment out; we have a full review for it on this website.