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Written by Zul Rahman

Tuesday, 29 April 2008

by ZulRahman

It seems that making the right choice of acne treatment is as difficult as trying to get rid of the acne itself. Sometimes you have to swim through hundreds of products before you can get the right one.

Many people are moving away from the traditional treatment using prescription drugs nowadays. Likewise for acne problem, herbal treatment has caught up wild fires. More and more people are relying on herbal for acne treatment.

Why do more people are turning away from prescription drugs?

Most of the pharmaceutical products are using antibiotics to treat acne. Largely the prescription drugs are using antibiotics for acne treatment.

One of the disadvantages of treatment using antibiotics is that the treatment becomes less effective when the body becomes more tolerant to the drug. Another thing is that you have to go through many hit and miss trial until you find the product that works for you.

Compared to the treatment using prescription drugs or pharmaceutical products, herbal acne treatment are normally have less side effects.

One of the very popular drug which is used for acne treatment is Accutane. This drug is a vitamin A based and it is very strong and controversial as well.

Accutane will prevent body pores from clogging by closing the pores. Clogging of the pores which is the cause for acne will not happens when it is close.

Unfortunately Accutane has a reputation for causing some very serious side effects. Among them are major birth defects and liver damage. People who are on Accutane medication are required to take blood test every week.

Using this drug could lead to some very serious cases like mental instability and suicides. Obviously you have to weight in risk versus benefits.

What makes the herbal treatment for acne becomes so popular?

Herbal acne treatment also are not completely free from negative side effect. On the same token there is no 100% guarantee on effectiveness. By and large people tend to like herbal treatment because it is from herbs.

Herbal treatment has been practiced for thousands of years. People also tend to believe that herbal treatment is safer compared to prescription drug. Since it is plant base treatment most people are ready to accept it.

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