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The Best Benzoyl Peroxide Skin Care Products

Christine — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 22:07:44 +0000

Benzoyl Peroxide is usually used in skin care products meant to treat acne, learn more about how benzoyl peroxide works in skin care. It is typically used in a treatment product such as an all over gel or at a higher concentration in a spot treatment. It can also be found in cleansers. For the typical acne treatment, I recommend trying a Salicylic Acid face wash and then following up with an all over Benzoyl Peroxide treatment daily. As needed use a stronger spot treatment just on blemishes. There are some people that respond better to a Benzoyl Peroxide cleanser, then Salicylic Acid treatments, it’s a matter or trial and error to figure out what works best for you. I’ll be discussing how Salicylic Acid works and giving product options for that ingredient next week. Here are some great benzoyl peroxide skin care products at different price points! Benzoyl Peroxide Cleanser Clean & Clear Advantage Acne Control 3-in-1 Foaming Wash Clean & Clear Continuous Control Acne Facial Cleanser Differin Daily Deep Cleanser BPO 5% 1. Neutrogena Rapid Clear Stubborn Acne Cleanser Oxy Maximum Action Daily Face Wash: 10% Benzoyl Peroxide, note this also comes in a Sensitive Skin Face Wash…

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How Benzoyl Peroxide Works: Everything You Need to Know

Christine — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 01:58:44 +0000

If you’ve ever used an acne treatment, you’ve heard of Benzoyl Peroxide. This is one of the most common active ingredients in skin care treatments, often used alone or in combination with a topical antibiotic, reducing antibiotic resistance. You can learn more about how to treat acne and how Benzoyl Peroxide fits into that routine. Note that when using Benzoyl Peroxide, you’ll get better results when using the ingredient consistently. This should be an every day ingredient, not only as needed. How Benzoyl Peroxide Works in Skin Care Kills Bacteria We all have bacteria living on our skin, but if you suffer from a skin condition such as acne the kind of bacteria on your skin tend to be different, and those bacteria can be involved in the creation of blemishes. Use of antibiotics can help keep the bacteria under control, but over time resistance becomes a problem. Benzoyl peroxide uses a reactive oxygen species (exactly what you’re trying to neutralize when you use an antioxidant) to kill bacteria. It is particularly effect against P. acnes and C. acnes, the 2 main bacteria involved with acne. Note that benzoyl peroxide is also frequently combined with topical antibiotics to overcome resistance…

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7 Tips For Treating Adult Acne That No One Ever Told You

Christine — Mon, 26 Mar 2018 14:00:00 +0000

I had acne as a teenager, and I can definitely say that it had a huge effect on my self esteem. My skin finally cleared up quite a bit when I hit my 20s, but I’m still dealing with adult acne now in my early 40s! The approach to acne as an adult is a little bit different than in your teen years. You can learn more about blemishes in my Acne Guide post, where I go over how those pimples form and how different active ingredients interrupt that process to help your skin clear up! As a teenager, I could treat my acne with benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, you name it! All of the active ingredients were my friend (I thought), and while I had some success, overall I didn’t really have clear skin until my early 20’s when my hormones stopped freaking out, and I was no longer beating it up with so many ingredients. While I still experience the occasional blemish now that I’m in my (late) 30’s, I’ve realized that treating adult acne is a whole different ball game than the blemishes of my teen years. And I’ve also realized that my teenage game plan of…

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Acne 101: Treating Pimples

Christine — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:45:00 +0000

We all want clear skin, especially if you have been suffering from acne. Pimples, blemishes, zits… no matter what you call them, you don’t want to have them on your face. But do you feel like you’re piling pimple cream on to your face and the only result is dry, flaky skin that happens to have even more zits? If you want clear skin, you need to take a systematic approach to treating pimples. First, make sure you have read the basics of how pimples form, because it will make the treatment approach much easier to understand! How to Treat Acne When choosing products to treat your acne, it is best to target acne via different routes. Most dermatologists think of including these product types in an entire regimen: 1. Exfoliant The cells within the hair follicles aren’t sloughing properly and they’re clogging the pore. Exfoliating the surface will help to clear some of them out. 2. Antimicrobial P. acnes is the main bacteria involved in the development of acne. We don’t fully understand the role this bacteria plays in acne, but it much more likely to be found on the skin of those with acne and in higher numbers.…

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Murad’s Acne & Aging Skin Care Products: Fight 2 Problems with 1 Set of Products

Christine — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:30:00 +0000

Sometimes, it can be very frustrating to be in your late 20’s or early 30’s. You want to start fighting aging, but you still have some issues with blemishes (especially at that time of the month) and it can be very hard to chose products that will fight both. Murad is taking the guess work out of it with their Acne & Aging line. They recently sent me a starter kit, and while I can’t find the exact kit I used on-line, I did get to try out 4 of the most useful products in that line. Read on to find out more about them. Time Release Acne Cleanser This isn’t just a typical cleanser. What makes it (very) different is that it contains a specially encapsulated Salicylic Acid which doesn’t rinse off. Instead, it sticks around on your skin, slowly being released. This enables it to keep working throughout the day slowly. This also helps to decrease any irritation for those that are easily irritated by hydroxy acids. The cleanser is ivory and mostly opaque, with little beads in it (they dissolve, don’t really do any physical exfoliation). There is a light lather with use and it easily removes…

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Tanda Zap: Does it Really Zap Away Your Zits?

Christine — Fri, 27 May 2011 23:32:00 +0000

I fully admit that I’m a little late at jumping on the at home light skin care treatment band wagon. Plenty of studies have found that at home LED lights do in fact work. I love the idea of being able to fight aging or acne without a chemical. But, I’m also a time pressed (and lazy) person. It’s simply faster to slather on a cream or lotion and be done with it. Tanda Zap is my first real experience with light therapy and I have to say that so far I’m impressed. The Tanda Zap is a bit different than other at home LED therapies. First, it is a targeted spot treatment. Second, it isn’t only light. It also incorporates heat and sonic vibration. I guess to shake the pimple out of your skin? The hand held device is about the size of a C battery, but longer. Why is this my point of reference? Because every baby item in my house runs on C batteries. We should all buy stock in Duracell. Anyways, it is pretty small and lightweight. At one end there are little plastic bumps, and this is where the light comes out of. When I…

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Bioelements Breakout Control Review

Christine — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 14:16:00 +0000

One of the best Bioelements products that I’ve tried to date is Bioelements Breakout Control. This is a product that is meant to be an “adult acne lotion” and can be used as a preventive lotion 1-2 times per day on the entire face or as a trouble shooter for problem areas. I started using this product twice a day when I began using Bioelements, but was soon able to cut back to once a day and then to an as-needed basis. As I’ve mentioned before as a teen I had acne, which while it wasn’t horrible, was not a small problem. I ignored the medicine my dad prescribed me (I didn’t like being dry and peeling along with my pimples), and the problem simply didn’t go away when I turned 18. The problems were definitely better once I started medical school, but the real change came when I was preparing for my wedding. I bit the bullet and ordered Proactive, and began using the system religiously. While I did see an improvement in my acne, I also had quite a bit of peeling/drying and redness. My skin was clearer, but it was not happy about what I was applying…

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