The vast majority of acne treatments fall
under the heading of "herbal" acne
treatments. The reason is because of the
lack or regulation for herbal products. This
can be very frustrating to the general consumer,
because it is impossible to tell which herbal
treatment will work to stop acne, and which
ones will do very little at all.
Of every herbal treatment available, there
are only 2 that are currently proven to stop
acne. Tea tree oil will help get rid of acne,
and so will green tea cream.
Tea tree oil is an oil derived from one
tea tree plant that is unique to Australia.
For several hundred years it was touted as
a cure all, until penicillin was introduced
to fight bacteria. However, tea tree oil
has seen a recent revival due in part to
study conducted in 1990 that proved it is
as effective in treating acne as 5% benzoyl
peroxide. Furthermore, it had none of the
side effects that benzoyl peroxide does.
Green tea cream has been validated more
recently, at the 2003 American Academy of
Dermatology conference. It was proven that
green tea is as effective in treating acne
as a 4% benzoyl peroxide solution. Though
the study has not been corroborated yet,
it demonstrated that there is another herbal
treatment besides tea tree oil.
These are some of the acne medications proven
to work. For those who are experiencing acne
who require more information click here.
