Personally I fought with pimples and blackheads for most of my adolescence. My skin has experienced a flood of treatments, ranging from homemade, like toothpaste applied directly on pimples to the birth control pill. Today I want to talk about some methods for acne sufferers in a mild form of this troublesome disease, these remedies work for males and for females as well.

One of the most effective cure for acne is found in products based on salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide, they both work quite well. They are sold in creams, gels, lotions and sticks, usually in the name of the commercial product is reported the percentage of those active ingredients. It would say something like “productname 5%” for example. The higher the percentage is, the greater the concentration.

Pay attention: both salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide used as acne remedies can cause irritations, such as small burns, because they are photosensitive and some dermatologists recommend to use them only in autumn and winter, so forget to enjoy the sun during your acne treatment. Salicylic acid, as well as glycolic, exfoliates the skin; this is a kind of slight peeling of the very first stratum of your skin. Pay attention also here to the burning and redness. In short, the success rate is high, but remember that it is an antibacterial treatment and if your acne is of a hormonal type there is not much to do with these drugs.

For the application of benzoyl peroxide and the salicylic acid, clean the part to be treated well, let dry 5 minutes and then apply the cream or gel. Do not overdo the dosage, wait 15 minutes for it to dry and at that point you can decide to put a non greasy moisturizer.