5 Steps To Choosing The Right Facial Cleanser For Your Acne Prone skin

1.       Get free samples, search online and sign up to have samples delivered to your home. Or you could go to your neighborhood store in search of free samples and collect them and try them out at home. Getting free samples is important because it allows you to get a feel of the cleanser and how it works on your face without having to spend money, so in the event that it doesn’t quite work for you, there is no hard feelings, because you haven’t invested anything financially into the product.

2.       Always ensure you select a facial cleanser that is compatible with your skin type, for example if you have combination type skin, choose a cleanser for normal or combination skin. Having a compatible cleanser ensures that your skin does not dry out in the process of being cleansed. Over drying seems to be as bad for the skin as not cleansing at all. An excessively dried skin is not the goal of acne treatment, since having some oils on the skin is important, for the overall look and complexion of the skin.

3.       Chose a cleanser for acne prone skin. Do not underestimate the need to have a cleanser that is specially formulated for acne, this is essential in fighting acne, since it not only cleans the face but a number of them are formulated to reduce the amount of oil present on the face, and as we know excess oil is an important contributor to facial acne.

4.       Check out reviews. This is important not only to acne treatment but in general. In regards to acne you want to see what persons are saying because you want to ensure that other acne sufferers have not experienced any adverse side effects from using the cleanser. Now bear in mind that some persons may be allergic to ingredients in the products so a negative review from them is not that important to you but you want to ensure that the majority of persons using the product have had good experiences with it, in terms of helping to clear up their acne. 

 5.  Choose a product that has science behind it. What does this mean? Well we all want to ensure that the product we use actually does what it claims to do. In most cases we have no way of knowing except when we use the product ourselves. However if you select a cleanser that the manufacturers have taken the time to tell you what it does and what makes it work then you will have something to work with.