Say Goodbye to Acne

You’ve tried a number of over-the-counter acne products and they’ve had minimal affects at best.

You believe that you should consult a physician to see if there is a stronger prescription acne treatment that may help clear your acne.

Before heading off to your doctor, please review the below acne medications that may be offered. After you do that, review the products we recommend on this site, and determine if visiting a doctor is the right move.

Please note: We are not doctors, so this is for informational purposes only and also a combination of acne treatments (both prescription and non-prescription) may be your best course of action.

Plus, it is always a good idea to consult a professional before beginning any acne treatment program.

Here is a list of the prescription acne treatment and medications that may work for you…

Differin or Adapalene: A topical medication that is utilized to help your skin renew itself. Aside from insurance flipping the bill, Differin is quite affordable and does a good job.

It worked mildly for me. I ended up using it more for a spot treatment than rubbing it all over my face and it was very difficult using it on my back. It may make your skin dry and tends to be a longer-term treatment. Just depends on your skin type and acne severity.

Benzoyl Peroxide: This is the ingredient you may find in many over-the-counter products as well. The combination of this product with others is what tends to make it work. It works to fight the bacteria that may cause your breakouts. Can dry your skin out, but does work. Also, a very affordable acne treatment.

Many young ladies get on birth-control pills which seem to not only prevent pregnancy, but also acne. However, after review, using birth control pills as a prescription acne treatment shouldn’t be the main focus of these drugs.

Accutane or Isoretinoin: A powerful prescription acne treatment, Accutane is typically only administered in severe cases and typically as a last resort. It treats your acne from the inside out and is taken in pill form. It works quite well, but not for everyone and brings with it some rather nasty side-effects in some cases. Personally, I used it and it worked wonders, but it is not for everyone and is very expensive.

Retin-A or Tretinoin: A vitamin-A derivative, this is another great prescription acne treatment that battles whiteheads and blackheads by producing new skin cells. This treatment brings the pimples out, so be aware that your acne may get worse before it gets better. Can be drying, create very sensitive skin, and only tends to work in mild to moderate cases of acne. Very popular treatment by Dermatologists and worked wonders for many acne sufferers I know.

This is just a start to prescription acne treatment medications. There are other oral and topical antibiotics that your specialist may recommend. You may also want to ask them about good soaps, nutrition, and other over-the-counter treatments to combine with any prescription (plus if it’s safe).

Do your own homework and ask many of the other acne sufferers (including me) specific questions. We’re here to help ensure you don’t live with acne any longer than necessary.

Taking care of your skin is important for lots of reasons. If you don’t take care of your skin, the rest of your body is affected in one way or another. Taking care of your skin is especially important when you are struggling with acne. Taking care of your skin also makes it look good, which makes you feel good as well. It makes others want to talk to and be around you, it makes you more popular. Teens especially know all about skin care, probably better than most adults since a majority of teens experience acne. 

Now if you struggle with acne, then chances are you have been through many different products without much success. Either the product you try doesn’t work, or it doesn’t work well enough or long enough. It seems hard to find the right product that will give you the long-lasting results you are looking for.

So here are some tips and tricks that will get you on your way to being acne-free, happier, healthier, and just better overall:

Tip #1: Clean your skin! Your face is where everyone is looking at, so you want to keep it looking and feeling nice. Don’t be touching it all the time with your hands that are probably covered in bacteria and dirt that could only serve to make your acne even worse. Also develop a regimen of cleaning your skin every day, at least twice, when you wake up and when you go to bed.

Tip #2: Control the oil. Don’t buy cosmetic or acne treatment products with lots of oils in them. The reason you are experience acne in the first place is because of a buildup of excess oils in the skin.

Tip #3: Don’t touch, just resist. By touching your blemishes and pimples you will only make them worse and possible infect them.

Tip #4: If you are a women or man masking scars, choose makeup with a minimum amount of oils in them. Make sure the product says “noncomedogenic” on it, as this means the product will not clog pores.

Tip #5: Make sure when you shave, you take care time and don’t cut yourself or pop any existing pimples or zits, as they may get infected.

Tip #6: Despite popular belief, tanning yourself to death does not help acne, so limit your sunlight exposure to a normal amount everyday.