Acne is the most common skin problem that everyone faces. It used to be that teenagers, with their rapid hormone variances were the most susceptible, but that is simply not the case. More and more adults are suffering from acne as it has been realized that changes in diets play a large role in the problem. For example, eating too many sweets or diets that are high in saturated fats can cause acne as they build an excess of oils under the skin. Not washing your face regularly causes acne because of all of the daily dirt’s and bacteria that get in and on the skin. There are many other factors that can play a role in getting acne such as, stress, moisturizers, and skin sensitivity.

With acne being so common and popular a problem, there are now dozens of different acne medicines to treat it. It seems that now almost every name brand cosmetic product has their own line of acne medicine. Product brand names are not only the brands that we used to use like stridex and oxy pads, we now have Oil of Olay, Clean and Clear, and Neutrogena among many others to rely on. Acne medicine is no longer as abrasive to the skin as it used to be either. There used to be so much alcohol in acne medicines that you risked painful burning and irritation when cleaning your face and the possibility of even more acne.

Acne medicines are geared toward helping any and every one that needs it. There are now moisturizers for people with dry skin added to acne medicine. There are gentle scrubs and hypo-allergenic products for those with sensitive skin, and there is even acne medicine on the market that is geared toward helping those with combination skin. (Both oily and dry) The new attentions that are put into researching and developing good products for the proper skin care is almost making dermatology obscure. We no longer need prescriptions to cure our acne because even makeup products can now prevent acne. We only need go to dermatologists now for more severe skin problems. Now we can solve all of our acne problems with over the counter products that can be found in any drug store.