Pimple Cream – Here Are Your 3 Options.

Looking for a pimple cream to clear up your blemishes?  If so, you’ve basically got 3 options, over the counter acne treatment, prescription medication or at home remedies.  All of these treatments can potentially do the trick for you, so lets take a quick look at each one:

1.     Over The Counter Acne Treatment

When you go for this type of pimple cream or ointment, you’re basically looking at two main ingredients, benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid.  These are often found as the active ingredient in many medications and they have proven effective for many people in the treatment of acne.  However there are a certain group of people who see little to no benefit from this who will then need to look to prescription medication.

2.    Prescription Medications

This is usually the next step up and involves seeing a dermatologist.  Some of the medications you can pick up include adapalene, azelaic acid, clindamycin, erythromycin, isotretinoin as well as various oral antibiotics.  The bad thing about this route is that it can often lead to side effects like excessively dry skin and peeling.

3.     Natural Solutions

The last option of course is to try out natural home based solutions.  Now you would think this to be the weakest option of the bunch but it’s not the case, there are many people who successfully manage their acne with at home solutions.  Some of these include using toothpaste, Listerine, oatmeal, honey, witch hazel, baking soda and apple cider vinegar. 

Whatever kind of pimple cream you wind up trying out, be sure to give it a fair go as you won’t always see results right away.  If you’re serious about getting rid of your acne though, you might want to look into an oral medication that will regulate your hormonal levels.  Acne starts up due to a hormonal imbalance, and thus if you can stabilize that with medication, you can often times prevent future breakouts.  To read more about how you can put this form of treatment to work for yourself, click here.

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