Acne is a disease that not only affects teenagers but people of age group 25-40 are also affected by it. To cure acne it is essential to keep your face clean and free from oil. Doctors will advise you to stay away from oily foods, eat fruits and green leafy vegetables and keep your face clean.

To keep your face clean:

1. Clean your skin at least twice a day with 5% benzoyl peroxide. People that are allergic to benzoyel peroxide can use 2% salicylic acid.

2. Use gel/cream containing 5% benzoyl peroxide or sulfur or resorcinol that best suits your skin.

3. Wash your face before you sleep and apply cream containing sulfur to the affected areas.

4. Use oil-free makeup.

5. Eat “neem” leaves to purify your blood. But this
will work best during the month of February or March. Impurities in blood can also result in pimples on your face.

Doctor’s Prescription

Topical (externally applied) antibiotics and anti-bacterial products like erythromycin, clindamycin, sulfacetamide and azelaic acid

Retinoid is also a good solution to cure acne but they may have side-effects like irritation and sensitivity to the sun.

Oral antibiotics

Tetracycline or the related medicines like doxycycline and minocycline, cefadroxil, amoxicillin and the sulfa drugs are also prescribed by doctors. For these medicines, doctor prescription is required as these drugs can result in allergies related to gastrointestinal upset or increased sun sensitivity, especially with sulfa. Doxycycline is somewhat safe but can cause esophagitis or sunburn.

Oral antibiotics are a good way to cure acne but a doctor prescription is mandatory as the antibiotics can cause allergic reactions in the body. Long intake of such medicines by women can result in breast cancer.

“Spironolocatone” is the drug that blocks androgen (hormone) receptors. It increases the potassium levels in the bloodstream. It is generally well tolerated by the young women who specially need it. It was introduced in Europe in 1971.

This solution is a slow working process and is not suited for people badly suffering from acne as such people often tend to frustrate when such prescriptions don’t work and go for other market products that could make their case even worse. It is intended for people where acne has just started to appear.

Now days, laser treatment has become an efficient method to clear the pimples. Studies have proved laser treatment to be safe and effective. Chemical peel is yet another good and safe treatment advised by doctors.
The above remedies are not to be adopted without doctor’s prescription as it may cause certain unavoidable side effects.