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Finding the best on the spot acne treatment will depend on whether you are inclined to use natural remedies or medication as well as your skin type and the severity of your acne breakout.
What to Know about Medicated on the Spot Acne Treatment
Below is a list describing the most popular medications for acne and how they work.
Benzoyl Peroxide
This is arguably the most popular on the spot acne treatment in general. This compound is not only found in acne treatments but in cleansers as well. It works by killing acne-causing bacteria, reducing skin inflammation, and unclogging pores. These are sold in strengths ranging from 2.5 until 10%.
Salicyc Acid
This medication is probably the next most popular to benzoyl peroxide as an effective on the spot acne treatment. It treats acne by making the skin shed old, acne-marred skin and having new cells grow. It works even better when you are also suffering from whiteheads and blackheads. Its strength is significantly lower compared to benzoyl peroxide, ranging from .5 to 2 percent, but besides lotion and cleanser variants, there are also salycic acid treatment pads available.
Sulfur and Resorcinol
Rarely will you find an acne treatment that has one without the other. Sulfur, until today, has unknown properties that make it an effective remedy for treating acne while resorcinol, like salicyc acid, helps by promoting shedding of dead or old skin cells. If sold separately, sulphur are available in five to eight percent solutions while resorcinol has only a two percent solution available.
Alcohol and Acetone
These two common household products are generally used for hygiene and cleansing but they, too, can help in eliminating acne. Acetone works by reducing your skin’s excess oil while alcohol has antimicrobial properties to kill bacteria that are contributing to your acne breakout. They are usually found in astringents and toners.
What to Know about Natural Acne Remedies
If you are in urgent need of an acne treatment then scour your kitchen cupboards for ingredients of commonly used natural remedies.
Tea Tree Oil
To make use of this type of natural remedy, you need to dilute the oil first before topically applying to scars and other kinds of skin damage caused by acne. Tea tree oil’s antibacterial properties will then do the rest of the work.
Zinc
Finally, we have zinc. It has been used in the past as a placebo but it has also proven to work when included in antibiotics. It is not advised, however, to use this as your primary choice of on the spot treatment for acne scarring.
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