Top Tips And Advice On How To Treat Acne During Pregnancy

As a sufferer of acne from my early teens, I can greatly sympathise with people who have to deal with this unforgiving skin condition. One of my memories relating to having acne was as a 15 year old working at my first job as acheck out operator at a supermarket. I was serving a mother and her young daughter asked me "what is wrong with your face?" Of course I was utterly mortified. Whilst it was of some comfort that the mother apologized copiously for her daughter's question, it didn't conceal the fact that my acne was completely visible and entirely obvious.

My <a target='_blank' href="http://www.mismo.com.au/acne-products/blemish-gel-acne-treatment">acne treatment</a> journey took me to the extremes of being on Roactaine twice, going on the contraceptive pill, altering my diet and trying every known acne product around. So I can understand the defeat and embarrassment people feel with this skin problem.

Quite a few years on now, I no longer suffer from acne as a issue, but I do have some acne scaring (although this could have been more severe) and I do still get blemishes. At the moment, I work for an Australian Natural Skin Care company. I would like to share with you some general skin care tips I've picked up while working in the industry to help with your acne treatment.

For young, oily, acne prone skin I would recommend the follow routine:

1. Use a face wash with lactic and glycolic acids (AHAs) morning and night. Lactic and Glycolic Acids help to remove dead skin cells that can block pores.

2. Exfoliate 2 - 3 times per week to clear clogged pores which produce blemishes

3. Use a targetted blemish gel twice a day to target bacteria causing pimples and to decrease inflammation

4. Shop for an oil free moisturiser to use morning and night. Oil free moisturisers are good for oily to combination skin. It is important to moisturise to keep skin hydrated (hydration is still needed for oily skin as it is water based, not extra oil)

5. Look for a MSM Cream to also apply to reduce soreness and inflammation related to cystic pimples.

For acne prone skin it is best to avoid cleansing your face with soaps or cleansers which are quite drying to the skin. Unfortunately these can cause the reverse effect, where removing too much oil from the skin makes the skin to produce even more oil to compensate, further blocking pores and creating more pimples. Some very well recognised acne treatment products do just this.

For really oily skin, it is better to use moisturisers without any oil included in them. Adding more oil to the skin can further block pores.

It is really important to exfoliate or use a mask one to two times a week to clear your pores. As pimples are generally clogged up pores, this will help prevent pimples from forming.

Especially for women around 'that time of the month' it is a good idea to use a blemish gel twice a day to prevent zits. A quality blemish gel will have an anti-bacterial formula to clear out pimple promoting bacteria and vitamins A, B3 and B5 which are well recognized in treating existing acne.

Usually it is well-advised to avoid squeezing pimples, but itsmuch like telling someone with chicken pox not to scratch. If you are going to do so, one suggestion would be dissolving some salt in a bowl of warm water. Wet a cotton pad in the container, remove excess water and hold it on top of the zit for three minutes. Repeat again after wetting the cotton ball for a further minute. Then use two cotton pads to apply pressure around the outside of the pimple, but avoid squeezing it together. Hopefully this will provide relief with as little irritation to the skin as possible.

Finally, I would propose seeing your doctor. Sometimes acne can result from an underlying cause or hormonal problem. Whilst proper quality skin care products will help, until you correct the root of the problem, it will not permanently stop your acne.