Acne products: a waste of money for the vast majority of users.

Maggie Holly

Let's face it.  Acne products may never cure your problem.  If you're like most acne sufferers, you continually battle your problem with the daily task of spending time in front of the mirror popping pimples, washing and applying moisturizers and creams and other acne products.  Unfortunately, you never see an improvement.   Or if you do, you're likely to see the situation worsen if you let up on your regimen for a day or two.  Isn't it time you consider looking elsewhere for a cure rather than just treating the symptom with more acne problems?

Acne is believed by most people to be caused by clogged pores that are filled with dirt and oil.  However, many skincare professionals, dermatologists, and family doctors are discovering that a lot of acne is actually caused by something that can never be cured with proper hygiene and acne products.

In fact, studies have shown that many times, acne is the body's way of exhibiting a much deeper, more serious problem.  If acne were just caused by clogged pores, regular cleansing with soap and water would do the trick — there would be no need for acne products.

Scientists say that it's becoming more and more obvious that acne is caused by reactions to foods and other substances to which the body is allergic.  Common food allergies resulting in acne include peanuts, wheat, sugar, and dairy.  

Unfortunately for the vast majority of acne sufferers, they continually purchase traditional skin cleansers, moisturizers, and acne products containing benzyl peroxide and salicylic acid.  Living in ignorance of the fact that their acne is the result of something much deeper than their skin, they continue to waste huge sums of money treating the symptoms with over-the-counter acne products rather than digging deeper to find the cause of the acne.

Discovering if you have allergies can be a fairly simple process begun by eliminating the most common acne-causing foods from your diet for a week or so.  You can easily isolate which category of foods is causing the acne breakouts by eliminating just one group per week until you notice a change.  If you eliminate more than one thing at a time, you'll be unable to determine which food caused the reaction if you notice an improvement in your acne so just choose one per week.

The benefits can go way beyond just improved skin.  Many people discover that other issues they've struggled with their whole lives may disappear as well.  For instance, you may experience a dramatic increase in energy, dissipation of headaches, elimination of digestive problems and even an improvement with back pain.  Allergies can manifest themselves in many ways and the fastest way to determine if your problems are caused by allergies is to experiment by eliminating certain types of foods from your diet. 

It may sound horrible to eliminate all wheat or sugar from your diet but generally the benefits of better health far out-weigh the loss. 

So, the next time you're scrubbing your face and applying acne creams, think about whether or not you're just treating the symptoms of something more serious — much deeper than your skin.  Stop wasting your time and money on acne products that may be complicating your acne care skin care routine. If you've been using over-the-counter medications for years only to keep your acne under control, consider a whether or not you may have allergies.