It is good to use this gel or lotion first on your elbow and if no irritation or scars occur within 24 hours, you can use it on your face or the affected area. On the other hand, if some sort of irritation, redness or pocking appears, you must immediately consult your dermatologist.

You have to apply the Benzoyl Peroxide gel or lotion once or twice a day, depending upon the severity of the acne. It helps to remove the bacterium and oil present in the skin pores and proves effective in curing acne within six to eight weeks.

Along with it, if you also follow certain dietary bounds, it would be beneficial. Try to consume minimal processed food like condiments, ice cream, coffee, tea, soft drinks and pickles. An increase in the intake of sulfur rich food stuffs in your diet further help your acne-medication to be more effective.

As you know that there are fatty acids present in oil, similarly lanolin also has fatty acids in it which tend to exasperate acne in the skin of those persons who have a genetic tendency to be acne prone. Lanolin derivatives like etoxylated lanolin and acetylated lanolin are harmful to the acne victims and can worsen their condition. So whenever you would use the lanolin derivative(s) just keep the above mentioned fact in your mind.

Many of us blindly follow the advertisements and run after cosmetics as they have magical powers. Of course the products are effective but one should not forget that the skin texture and types differ from individual to individual. A cosmetic that may suit your friend does not necessarily suit you as well.

So, it is highly recommended to you especially if you are an acne sufferer that you must avoid these harmful chemicals disguised in your cosmetics as instead of any help they will only aggravate your acne problem.

The first thing is that you should be careful about what you eat. Try to eat those food items that are rich in sulfur. Try to avoid the intake of processed food like soft drinks, pickles, coffee, tea, meat, sugar and condiments. It would make the effect of herbal medicines more effective.

These are some home remedies for acne:

• Take lemon juice and cinnamon powder, one teaspoon each, and prepare a paste. Apply it daily on the affected skin.
• Take some garlic and crush it to extract its juice. Then apply it on your acne. It will cure your severe acne and would not even leave a scar.
• Take some lime-juice and groundnut oil. Mix them well. Then, apply it on the acne prone skin. Leave it untouched for thirty minutes and then thoroughly wash that area with lukewarm water.

From lotions, creams, therapies, gels, treatments to various sort of medications and what not… you might have tried every possible solution and still may not seek any relief from acne. Many of you might have to bear the side effects of medications or suffered skin allergies while others might have ended up wasting huge sums of money.

Not only this, there are huge number of fake websites also that misguide people and flew away with their hard money. The promises to cure the skin problems remain promises only and never fulfilled. Beware of them.

Here is a list of some home remedies that people have tried and found satisfactory, without risking their money and without suffering any side-effects.

• Take raw milk and grind it thoroughly with adequate amount of nutmeg. Then apply the mix on the acne affected skin.
• Mix lime juice with the groundnut oil and apply it on the acne affected part to get relief. You may also use the same for treating pimples and blackheads.
• Take lime juice and rose water. Mix them well and apply the mixture on the acne affected skin. Wait for 30 minutes and then wash your face with lukewarm water.

• Do you find your skin dry or itchy?
• Have you noticed your skin peeling or itching as a side effect of any medication, chemicals or drugs?
• Do you sleep at night thinking about the ways to get rid of your acne?
• Do you feel disgusting when you look at your pimpled face in the mirror?
• Have you ever cancelled your date or any ceremony because of zits or acne on your skin?
• Do you think you have spent too much money on the skin treatments with no improvement?
• Do you try to hide your skin when you are in public?

If your answer to most of the questions written above is ‘yes’; then no doubt you are stressed with your acne problem or skin blemishes. Just consult your dermatologist to know that you can use salicylic acid soap or antibiotics without any side effects. Or, you can also use benzoyl peroxide. Furthermore, there are many home remedies like using orange peels paste, cinnamon powder with lime-juice etc. that may prove beneficial.

Primarily, there are four different ways in which the acne medication or treatment works. First is by preventing the peeling of dead skin into the skin pores, in order to prevent clogging. Second is by killing the bacterium acnes i.e. the one that is caused to skin infection. Third is by providing an anti-inflammatory treatment to the inflammatory skin. And the last one is by exerting the hormonal manipulation.

Any of the above mentioned ways can prove to be of great help to reduce or completely cure acne. Just make sure that any treatment that you choose to undergo should not liable to any types of side effects. One wrong choice can manipulate the whole thing, on one hand, you are trying to cure your acne problem and on the other you are digging a pit for yourself by using cosmetics that are harmful for your skin.

Due to excessive scrubbing, the skin gets irritated and the number of loose skin cells gets increased. And, anything whether it is scrubbing or tingling, would result to aggravate acne on your skin as it puts a lot of pressure on it.

There are certain medications like oral intake of hormones and injections that cause acne to occur as a side effect. If you are a female then you may have noticed that your acne increases or the pimples occur on your skin during your menstrual cycle. This is because of the increase in number of hormones during that period of time. Moreover, you should remember that tension or stress of any sort will only cause acne to flare up. So even if you are an acne victim, don’t take too much stress rather take steps to improve your problem.

It may be difficult for you to control your diet totally but bringing in the changes gradually and going for healthy food options is not only good for your skin but also its beneficial for your overall health.

• Try to reduce the intake of processed food stuffs like ice-cream, soft drinks, chocolates, condiments in your meal.
• Avoid taking glycemic foods in your diet so as to keep your sugar levels under control. The fact is that insulin is that hormone which is released as you eat and higher levels of insulin may cause pimples to appear on your skin. And, if you still can’t follow it, then exercise is the rescue. If your diet remains intact, regular exercise would help you to decrease your insulin levels.
• As far as possible, eat minimal amount of fried food stuffs and refined foods. Whatever you eat; eat fresh, eat healthy and avoid the fast foods.