These creams are designed for acne prone skin care and aim to eliminate the bacteria which causes it. In theory, without bacteria, acne would not form. The active ingredient in most creams for pimples is benzoyl peroxide, which has been proven to kill p. acne vulgaris but is also very damaging to the skin.

Benzoyl peroxide dries up the skin, pharmaceutical companies have combined benzoyl peroxide with moisturizing agents to neutralize this effect.

The Problem with most Products used in the Treatment of Acne

The problem with all acne creams is that it only temporarely kills the bacteria. The bacteria that is responsible for acne is very resilient and returns withing hours of it being killed. This is why the only successful acne cream regimen seems to be Dan’s from Acne.org in which he applies exorbitants amount of cream all over his face. The cream is then absorbed by the skin and provides longer lasting effects versus bacteria.

It is then essential to apply massive amounts of moisturizer in order to keep your face from litteraly peeling off. He claims that it takes 2-3 months for your face to get adjusted harshness of the benzoyl peroxide, after which the redness fades away.

I do not know the long term effects of this treatment, but I would imagine that applying heavy dosages of benzoil peroxide for 10 years would not be healthy. Especially since your liver is responsible for filtering all the chemicals absorbed through your skin.

The solution to treat acne? Avoid most creams!

The worse creams seem to be the ones that are commercially available over the counter. These do not successfully kill the bacteria and dry the skin. This results in more breakouts than before, resulting in the consumer buying more creams. Instead, concentrating on keeping your skin as healthy as possible will be much more effective in your fight against acne. So throw those acne treatment products away, most of them are junk anyways.

My all Natural Cure for Acne

Whenever I get a break out I do this for one week and my acne clears up. I usually end up doing this for two weeks just to be sure, and then I go into maintenance mode. My maintenance mode involves doing the exact same things as the homemade recipes for acne cure, except instead of doing them daily, I do them every 2-3 days.

Also, the great thing is that I can cheat and drink a soda after, or have a chocolate bar, chips, etc. Of course, I can’t return to eating trash all day, but why would I want to do that?

Natural Acne Treatment:

1. Eliminate all ‘bad’ foods
2. Steam
3. Eat 1 small portion of salmon per day
4. Drink 1 lemon water mixture per day
5. Drink 1 ACV water mixture per day
6. Get 15-25 minutes of sun per day
7. Vitamin C per day

Extra Acne Treatments Tips

Now along the years, I’ve discovered a few more things which really seem to make a difference in my acne. They aren’t really crucial to my regime, but I figured it could help some people and it would be worthwhile to mention them.

First, the most important thing when starting a treatment is to stick with it. Regardless of what treatment you choose, if you don’t go through with it, then you’ll never know if it works or not. This is especially important with the all natural treatment because if you don’t eliminate the ‘bad foods’, then you won’t see the full benefit of it.

Second, when starting natural acne treatments, it’s important to log and keep track of your progress. You should be taking notes on a daily basis of the improvement (or lack of) of the treatment. That way, you’ll see if you’re improving or not after a week. If you aren’t, then it’s time to change something!