Tips and Routine to Treat Mild Acne

By Kanishka

Acne – it’s that one phenomenon we fear more than 3 torturous hours of examinations. Those little zits here and there, messing up with your personality, your confidence, everything you are — down the drain. Though, like every problem has a solution, acne does too. I’ve done my research, and in this post, I am listing out some ingredients to treat acne. It’s tried, tested, dermatologist recommended. Also, to sum it all up — it works.

Tips and Routine to Treat Mild Acne

What causes acne?

“Acne is caused when tiny holes in the skin, known as hair follicles, become blocked. Sebaceous glands are tiny glands found near the surface of your skin. The glands are attached to hair follicles, which are small holes in your skin that an individual hair grows out of. Simply put – skin cells, sebum and hair can clump together into a plug, this plug gets infected with bacteria, resulting in a swelling. A pimple starts to develop when the plug begins to break down.” – source – www.nhs.uk/

10 products that kill acne bacteria:

1. Benzoyl Peroxide.
2.Tea Tree Oil.
3. Calendula.
4. Triclosan.
5. Topical Tretinoin.
6. Isotretinoin.
7. Adapalene (Diffirin).
8. Minocycline.
9. Tetracycline.
10. Medicinal Honey.

My proposed routine consists:

1. Benzoyl Peroxide Creamy Wash 4%.
2. Anti-Acne Cream.

I was introduced to this routine by my dermatologist, but she says it’s mild enough to be used by anyone having a few zits here and there.

Tips and Routine to Treat Mild Acne

Disclaimer: This routine is strictly for those with mild acne. If you have acne vulgaris, kindly consult your dermatologist. Believe me, this will help clear your face quicker than ever! It’s always worth it. Kindly do not try millions of products and worsen your existing condition.

I take the benzyl peroxide-based face wash and shake well.  Take a pea-sized amount in your palm. Dot it all over your wet face, and massage in for 5 minutes. Rinse out well. Pat dry. Like I’ve mentioned before, the creaminess feels like a dream! It’s very moisturizing contradictory to what other face washes containing benzoyl peroxide are like. The normal ones though work wonderfully, quite often dry out your face a tad too much. But this one doesn’t dry your face out at all, and still manages to make it feel squeaky clean. Also, after a week, pimples are gone for good and you will have 90% less breakouts.

Tips and Routine to Treat Mild Acne

2. Anti-acne cream routine:  I then dab a little anti-acne cream wherever skin is breaking out and blend in completely.  The already existing pimples will take a while to clear out whether you perform the routine or not. But, what this routine ensures is that they won’t come back for good. I’ve been applying this since a month and this works like a dream for me. It actually helped clear out my face pretty quickly and now I almost don’t break out anymore.

An alternate product – Femcinol. Before the doctor recommended me the anti-acne ointment, I have always used the “Femcinol A gel” and it worked as great as the anti-acne ointment.  I quite like Femcinol over the other anti-acne cream because of the gel vs. powder consistency. I did talk to my dermatologist about this and she recommended using Femcinol instead of Femcinol A as the latter also contains a peeling agent. Otherwise, all three are safe, reasonable and very effective. You can try out all three and see for yourself which one works best for you.

Reminder and a few tips:

  • Remember to give your skin some time. Healing is a time-taking process. With time, the products will combat acne, but you cannot expect them to work for you overnight or within 3-4 days. Give them a week, let your skin accept them; and observe as the magic unfolds.
  • If I were to break out today, I would increase a glass of water to my regular 8 glasses, and cut down oil completely for at least 2 days. I’ve observed that this helps the zits to fade away quicker than ever.

This routine is very safe and works seamlessly to keep my breakouts at bay, and I hope it does so for you too. I have a normal to combination skin.

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