4 Important Things to Consider Before Starting Acne Treatment

1.       The type of acne condition you have. This for some is a no brainer but all so often persons find a product that other persons claim to have found success with, and just decide to use it hoping for similar results. As I have mention in my free ebook, it is pivotal that you know the type of acne you have before you can decide how to treat it. This is important since different forms of acne require different types of treatment regimen. Treatment may in some cases require a doctor’s prescription while others may just call for an over the counter acne treatment product.

2.       Your skin type. As we all might know by now all skin types are not created equal, some of us have oily skin, sensitive skin, other have dry, while yet others may have what is referred to as combination skin- a term used to describe individuals with part of their face oily usually forehead nose and chin (the T-zone), and the remainder of the face dry and flaky in some instances. Of these skin types dry and sensitive skin may be the most difficult to treat. These require a little more attention however as long as a systematic approach is adhered to treatment will be successful. One problem persons sometimes have is that most acne treatment cause drying of the skin and if you already have  dry skin this would pose a challenge however in my post treating acne for dry skin I outline some strategies that would reduce the level of dryness as well as fight acne.

3.       Allergic reactions to active ingredients in acne products.  Some individuals may develop skin allergies to the active ingredient in products used to treat acne, this may cause persons to avoid using products altogether, however this doesn’t have to be the case since it is unlikely that you would be allergic to all the active products that fight acne. With this in mind all you have to do is use acne products that do not have the ingredient you are allergic to. The active ingredients are salicylic acid, benzoyl peroxide, sulfur etc. What is important to note is that each product usually has only one active ingredient, so this make product selection a bit easier.

4.       Your budget. My budget? You must be thinking well what does that have to do with fighting acne? Well it has a lot to do with fighting acne. Anybody that is successfully managing acne would tell you that it requires a consistent approach for treatment to work, so you basically have to invest a bit over a period of time in order to have sustained results, so when embarking upon a treatment regimen you need to ensure that you could afford or have the means to order more products once the ones you are using are finished, and more importantly be able to reorder similar products. So if you can afford a $100 product this month but don’t think it would be possible to accumulate that amount of money when the product is finished, its better you invest in a cheaper product so that you would be able to keep using the same product over a period of time. Because consistency is key when treating acne.

There you have it my 5 important things to consider before starting acne treatment. I do hope you find this information very helpful.