This is a secret I learned about acne while dealing with it in high school. You will never believe what I am about to tell you, so you might want to take a seat. Are you ready for this one? It’s big! – Okay, here it goes. I can’t hold it in any longer.
You can be completely in control of your acne. You are responsible for causing it, and with the right effort, you can also make it go away just as easily and with only a small amount of fuss.
Whew, I’m glad that’s over. It took me a while to admit it to myself, and it may take time for you to accept it for yourself. But it’s true, I promise. You really are in complete control of your acne.
When I first got acne, I was devastated. It didn’t just pop up a little, a pimple here or there over the span of a few weeks. Acne hit me like the perfect storm, taking over my face and neck and even my back in one fell swoop. I was disgusted, depressed and overwhelmingly afraid about what my friends would think when they saw what puberty decided to do to me. Now I understood why adults do not spend much time recalling their high school years. These were going to be some terrible years!
Luckily, I had the resolve to try every product, every method, and every tip or trick for acne removal or elimination that I could find, hear about or afford to buy. And although it took a good long while to develop the right treatment for myself, I am proud to say that today I am completely acne free, and my skin looks amazing.
Here is what you need to know about acne: Everyone has different skin, different oils and different chemical composition. Because of this, every treatment will have a completely different effect, and the only way to eliminate acne completely is to work at finding the right treatment for your own self. What I tried, which was a combination of a gentle face wash, a sturdy moisturizer and 2.5% benzoyl peroxide, may do the trick for you or it may not. The main thing to remember is that you have to stick to it until you find an answer that eliminates the acne for you. I used a gentle face wash to prepare my skin for the peroxide, removing any surface oils in my skin to better open up my pores so that the benzoyl peroxide could get in. Then I applied the Benzoyl peroxide, which oxygenated my skin, drying it and reducing the amount of peeling so that my pores would not clog as well. Using this in large amounts was incredible effective for me. Finally I used a good, sturdy moisturizer to offset the drying and flakiness that was created by the large amounts of benzoyl peroxide. This helped to balance my skin, and I swear my skin looked better than ever, even after only a few treatments!