Does anybody know of any good acne medications that i can buy over the counter?

Question

I'm tired of all this proactive and **** cause it dont work. i need other options. I dont have severe acne but its just enough to aggrivate me!

Answer 1

IT IS ALL IN HERE! :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acne_vulgaris

TRUST ME! REALLY GOOD INFO.
YOU WON’T REGRET CHECKING OUT THE WEB

Here is what the WEBSITE CONTAINS:

Contents:
1 SYMPTOMS
2 CAUSES OF ACNE
2.1 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CAUSES
3 TREATMENTS
3.1 TIMELINE OF ACNE TREATMENT
3.2 AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
3.2.1 Exfoliating the skin
3.2.2 Topical Bactericidals
3.2.3 Topical antibiotics
3.2.4 Oral antibiotics
3.2.5 Hormonal treatments
3.2.6 External retinoids
3.2.7 Oral retinoids
3.2.8 Phototherapy
3.2.8.1 Blue and red light
3.2.8.2 Photodynamic therapy
3.3 Less widely used treatments
3.4 FUTURE TREATMENTS
3.5 Preferred treatments by types of acne vulgaris
4 ACNE SCARS
5 See also
6 References
7 Footnotes
8 External links

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The Australians did a study and found that 'tea tree oil' was effective or more so in treating acne than any of the more ally or man-made products. You can buy it at most health food type stores. I'd suggest dabbing it on three times a day with a cotton ball. The other thing I would suggest is being very careful about the kind of make-up and creams you use. If these are aggravating the acne then I suggest using a bit of geranium and rose essential oil in a small bottle of grape seed of sweet almond oil, and sparingly using it to moisturize. Use an anti-allergenic soap as well, like neutrogena. If you feel your face looks to flat without any make-up then add a little rouge and lipstick, but stay away from everything else until the acne clears up.

Answer 4

Hello,
I am a med student and I just finished dermatology. The best thing to do for mild to moderate acne is a toner (3-5 dollars at any walmart or target) and benzoyl peroxide cream (also 3-5 dollars at the same place). You wash your face normally with soap and water, then use the toner on a cotton ball and apply to the whole face. Afterwards, spot treat problem areas with the BP cream. The BP cream may cause dry skin and redness depending on your skin type so I would do everything but the BP every day, and add the BP cream every other day. Otherwise, oral contraceptives also help with mild to moderate acne, but are not OTC.

Answer 5

NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.

The secret is never to touch the spots

Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?

Answer 6

I have pretty bad acne and Proactive definately DID NOT work! It was quite expensive as well. Right now, I uses Olay Deep Cleansing Clay Mask and it works like a charm! It peels off my old dead skin and cleanses my face. Don't use it everyday though, masks can dry out your skin. I have seen positive results and my acne is almost cleared up! Tea Tree oil can aggrevate skin, infact when I used it, my face started peeling like I had a bad sunburn.

Answer 7

No I don't but every info mertial has a place on line where you can buy the stuff it's calleed asseenontv.com I think

Answer 8

St Ives apricot scrub for oily skin
works great

Answer 9

just use regular oxy extra strength pads and lotions you will see keep up the everyday cleaning at least 2 times and it is the same as getting the real expensive prescription stuff. they have the same ingredients.

Answer 10

Well if proactive isn't working for you, because it certainly works for most people then go see a dermatologist.