Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Acne And Scar Herbal Treatment

By Zul Rahman

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.

In recent days, more people are looking for natural treatment or natural healing. Therefore many people are becoming more interested in herbal acne treatment. Herbal treatment for acne has become more popular than ever before.

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.

The downside of antibiotics treatment is that if the person develop a high level of tolerances then it makes the treatment becomes less effective. Another disadvantage of antibiotics is that you have to go through trial and error until you find the right products that suits you.

If you are worry about the side effect of acne treatment, herbal treatment for acne are known to have less side effects compared to pharmaceutical drug treatment.

There is a controversial drug which is popularly used known as Accutane. It is a vitamin A based drug and it is very strong.

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.

Despite of its effectiveness, Accutane on the other hand has some very serious side effects. It could cause liver damage and major birth defects. Patients who are on Accutane are required to take blood test on a weekly basis.

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

Why does acne herbal treatment is preferable?

Nonetheless not all of the herbal treatment are without side effects and also not all of them are 100% effective. But the overall score is that people are more comfortable with natural treatment because it is herbal base.

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. - 15438

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