With so many facial and body acne treatment products on the market, mixed with the fact that the majority of them are simply a scam by the industry to take people's money, the average person suffering from acne is forced into the lie that acne is an inevitable phase in life.
They are forced into not only accepting the condition, but also accepting the supposed treatments that either worsen their acne or do nothing for it.
One of the more well-known acne treatments on the market is ProActiv.
It's popularity is due to a televised nationwide celebrity marketing campaign.
The "ProActiv Solution", is in essence a brilliant business scheme.
The treatment consists of a few different products, which lead to the user to believe that it is an end all treatment.
In actuality, the leading active ingredient in ProActiv is normal prescription grade benzoyl peroxide.
The rest is just fancy packaging, and when backed by celebrities, is why ProActiv is able to sell the user an everyday benzoyl peroxide product at high prices.
Benzoyl peroxide is the active ingredient in many acne treatments, both over the counter and prescription.
This is how the acne industry is able to take advantage of the user.
They constantly recreate and repackage the same product year after year.
The idea behind this product is to dry the skin in an effort to combat excessive oil.
The problem with the treatment, and the leading reason why people everyday are still walking around with acne, is that it is in no way preventative.
It is a topical cream that does not penetrate deep into the skin layers where acne forms.
After all, if benzoyl peroxide were effective, seeing as it is the leading ingredient in most facial and body acne treatments, everyone would use it and no one would have acne.
Clearly this is not the case, and we would like to remind the reader of the acceptance of ineffective acne treatments that the industry has pushed upon us.
Not all acne treatments come in the form of laboratory-produced chemicals.
These chemicals are very harsh on the skin, leaving it in a dry and damaged state.
Many benzoyl peroxide prescriptions and even over the counter facial and body acne treatments display warning labels on the packaging to avoid contact with fabrics due to bleaching.
This is because peroxide is in fact a bleach and will bleach your towels after you use a benzoyl peroxide wash and then dry your face with them.
Finding the best available facial and body acne treatment can be a long and arduous process, although it doesn't need to be.
Mainstream acne fighting products are mostly recreations of the same active ingredients, either in lower or higher doses.
In many cases they are a waste of time and money.
Prescription products such as Retin-A, Tretinoin, and Doxycycline can lead to better results and are decent alternatives.
Though there are side effects associated with chemicals of this strength.
Natural treatments are also a viable option and should be given more credit than they normally receive.
These treatments tend to fight acne from the inside of the body, which in actuality is where the hormonal imbalance takes place.
Natural treatments include changes in diet, use of oils such as tea tree oil, and even being tested for food allergies which may be causing the acne.
In the search for the best acne treatment, never give up.
Try new things and don't be afraid to spend money for a new treatment.
Who knows, it might work! But above all, don't waste valuable years in your life by settling for treatments that you know aren't working!