subject: Zinc; the elemental cure for acne [print this page] Consider my case first as I am a victim of acne myself. Speaking my heart out I really want these red spots on my face to vanish in the blink of an eye and find myself with a squeaky clean face. This will also be the say-so of the heart of you all acne sufferers especially the teenagers lot. You know that there still is no magic wand that can do so.
However there is one thing for sure if you stick to all these treatments and remedies that are on hand for the acne menace. And that is you will some day if not overnight get to see its benefits. Compliance is the key to success yet so far. And the other one off course is your belief and will power.To be honest I would say rather surely that in comparison to all the medications, the natural remedies for acne are the best with the greatest possible benefits and least side effects. However as I mentioned that compliance is the key you shall have to stick tight to these regime.
But the problem is that they may go on for years and that is what we hate to do.Therefore many of us will opt for medications as they are for the specified time period. More over elements that are supplemented for us will be a very good option as their deficiency itself is somehow the root cause of acne. Same is the case for the use of Zinc oxide that works within the shortest period of time, and I would fancy it to be the best possible remedy available especially for the annoyed teenagers.
But why go for zinc?
Let me tell you why I mentioned Zinc and neither the herbal nor the medical therapy. It is because of the unique properties of this element in our bodies. Talking of acne itself the hormonal imbalance in your body makes the sebaceous glands to become over active hence secreting an enormous amount of sebum. This ends up in toxins productions in sebum due to the bacterial activity. And it is here that zinc counters and makes up for the normal hormonal balance of the body which controls the sebum production and therefore improves the acne condition.
The benefit does not just end here; zinc goes further in that it has anti-bacterial properties as well and that is by killing the bacteria responsible of causing acne. So it is also worth mentioning here that these are also the two properties of zinc that probably makes it an effective acne scar removal remedy.
It is used basically as zinc oxide which can be used in many products for the skin treatments. Zinc oxide helps itself in the development and boosting up of your immune system especially of the skin.
Apart from that, Zinc oxide also has the ability to cure many disorders like rashes and it is also an excellent sun screen lotion to protect your skin from pollution.Therefore Zinc is a very good option for the acne treatment as well as other skin problems also mentioned. But how to use it and what are the forms in which we can take zinc will be explained in the articles still to come your way.