Using natural acne remedies and conventional medications are the two main treatment options for acne. But the most successful and prevailed one is using natural remedies due to their effectiveness and low drug side effects.
Most of the conventional medications contain benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid; on the other hand, natural acne products contain herbal extractions and natural oils such as green tee which is an antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent and most effective antioxidant.
Natural acne remedies are available as herbal lotions, gels, scrubs and masks. But be careful while buying natural acne products.
Acne is a disorder and inflammation of hair follicles and sebaceous glands. Sebaceous secrete sebum which is discharged through hair follicles (skin pores). Due to inflammation, hair follicles become narrower and restrict the sebum within follicles. Hair sebum mixes with bacteria and sebum and clogs the pores. When sebum is restricted within the follicles, whitehead and blackhead flare up.
Why use natural remedies?
Conventional medications further aggravate the symptoms as they contain benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid. Benzoyl peroxide has been banned by European Union as it may cause skin cancer and salicylic acid cause irritation and rash.
While natural remedies contain herbal extractions that contain vitamins, minerals and antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agents.
Vitamins include vitamin A, B, C, D, and K, but other vitamins may also be found. Antioxidants help revitalize your skin and hair follicles.
Besides all facts, natural herbal remedies are effective, easy to use and acne does not flare up again.
Do not use benzoyl peroxide! Why?
Studies on mice showed that if benzoyl peroxide is used for more than one year, it caused skin cancer. Benzoyl peroxide is said to be the primary cause of skin cancer in human. The downside of benzoyl peroxide is that you must use it for at least one year for visible results and get rid of acne and doing so may result in skin cancer and other skin disorders.
Another downside of benzoyl peroxide is that is causes excessive dryness which can not be eliminated even by moisturizers and oils.
On the other hand, natural remedies do not produce any severe side effects and dryness as benzoyl peroxide produces.
Conclusions:
Natural acne remedies are far better off than conventional ones in that natural remedies are safest as well as effective, while conventional medications cause life threatening skin disorders such as cancer. Benzoyl peroxide has been reported to cause cancer in mice as well as humans.
Thus, using natural remedies is a wise decision to treat acne and other skin disorders.
May 7th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Whoever wrote this is an idiot.
“Benzoyl peroxide is said to be the primary cause of skin cancer in human. The downside of benzoyl peroxide is that you must use it for at least one year for visible results and get rid of acne and doing so may result in skin cancer and other skin disorders.”
This is utter crap and not supported by any scientifc (or other) facts or research.