Best acne treatment

What is the best anti-acne product?

The best acne treatment varies from person to person because of different skin characteristics. It is also noted that even the effectiveness of a specific acne medication also varies from person to person. The best acne treatment product should address all the causes of acne. This would mean that the ideal acne solution should have antibacterial, keratolytic, anti-androgenic, anti-inflammatory and cell repair characteristic. An effective topical anti-androgenic product is still not yet available. For practicality reasons, it would be sufficient for an excellent acne solution to just posses antibacterial, keratolytic, anti-inflammatory and cell repair characteristic. Since there is no single anti-acne product that can do all those stuffs, you can just combine some of them. It is important to note that different anti-acne products may be incompatible when combined.

 

Notable anti-acne products for each category are listed below:
Antibacterials - (Benzoyl Peroxide, Azelaic Acid)
Keratolytics - (AHA,BHA, Tretinoin)
Anti-Inflammatory - (Topical Niacinamide, Copper-Peptide)
Bioactives (Cell Repair) - (Topical Ascorbic acid, Copper-Peptide)

For severe acne:
Antibacterial - (Oral antibiotics) <---- Long term side effect is bad
Keratolytic/Antiandrogenic - (Oral Isotretinoin)

Best acne treatment combination

 

Research had shown that multi-therapy acne treatment is the best possible option. Multi-therapy involves the use of several anti-acne medicines in such a way that they would complement each other. The synergistic action of these acne medications result in reduced side effects, faster healing times of acne lesion and lower P. acnes bacterial population compared to monotherapy. We have presented a list of products that works best in multi-therapy.

Click the links below for more information about the specific acne treatment combo.

1. Retinoic Acid (Tretinoin) + Copper Peptide
2. Retinoic Acid (Tretinoin) + Topical Niacinamide
3. Salicylic Acid + Topical Niacinamide
4. Salicylic Acid + Copper Peptide
5. Azelaic Acid + Topical Niacinamide
6. Azelaic Acid + Copper Peptide
7. Benzoyl Peroxide + Topical Niacinamide
8. Alpha Hydroxy Acid + Niacinamide or Copper Peptide

References

  • British Journal of Dermatology, September 2000, pages 524?531; and Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology, April 2004, page 88
  • Journal of Cosmetic and Laser Therapy, Volume 8, Number 2, June 2006 , pp. 96-101(6)
  • International Journal of Dermatology, March 2005, pages 197-202
  • Salicylic Acid Peels in Polyethylene Glycol Vehicle for the Treatment of Comedogenic Acne in Japanese Patients Dermatologic Surgery (OnlineEarly Articles).
    doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.2007.34055.x
  • Treatment of acne vulgaris with salicylic acid pads.Zander E, Weisman S. Medical Affairs, Sterling Winthrop Consumer Health Group, Sterling Winthrop Inc., New York, New York.
  • http://www.skinbiology.com "Published Studies on Tissue and Skin Remodeling Copper-Peptides " by Loren Pickart PhD (April 2003)
  • http://www.copper.org/innovations/2006/06/copper_your_skin.html "Copper and Your Skin: Facelift In A Bottle By William H. Dresher, Ph.D., P.E ( June 2006 ).

 

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