Acne Treatments

What is acne?

Acne is an inflammatory and bacterial disease of the skin. It is a little more complicated on a biological level, but understanding these two key components can help keep your acne under control.

What helps Acne?

A couple of different things help acne: exfoliation of the skin, killing bacteria and reducing stress.

Stress helps create an overabundance of sweat and oil. Bacteria love warm and moist conditions; so reducing your stress ultimately helps reduce your acne breakouts by reducing your oil output.

Exfoliating the skin helps the small pores that contain bacteria to open up. When you open the pores, the bacteria are allowed to escape. Trapping bacteria in the skin causes whiteheads, blackheads and the hard cystic breakouts that can cause scarring.

When the pores are open you can kill the accessible bacteria. Using products like Benzoyl Peroxide kill bacteria and help prevent growth of new bacteria in the pores.

What are the best treatments for Acne?

For Exfoliation: Microdermabrasions or Chemical Peels

Although different in approach and technique, both Chemical Peels and microdermabrasion result in the same thing: exposure of a new layer of fresher, healthier skin.

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For Killing Bacteria: Benzoyl Peroxide, Mandelic Acid and Ice

Both of these products are for home use and help kill bacteria between service visits.

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Ice is something that you can use at home on your acne breakouts to help reduce bacteria and the inflammation associated with Acne. Use an ice cube on the area desired for 2 minutes twice a day.