One advice dermatologists often give parents is to seek medical solutions for their teenagers with acne instead of taking "a wait and see" method. It is unfortunate that most parents today still belong to the old school that believes that absolutely nothing can be done about acne and that it will disappear at its own time.



And unwittingly, most dermatologists compound the problem by always prescribing expensive treatments for acne.

There is a growing belief that being out in the sun help cure acne, but this is not entirely true. The sun apparently helps in help to clear the scar and redden the skin, but the ray of the sun in the end will damage your skin, cause irritations and worsen any existing acne problem.

One way to keep acne in check is by keeping your face and hair clean, in addition to eating proper diets. Experts believe that food play a great role in acne breakouts, which is why you must watch what you eat, and also observe if a pattern exists between your diet and acne breakouts.

There is a huge market for acne cure because statistics say about 95% of teenagers at one time in their early teen or adult years will develop acne.

The number one factor blamed for acne development is stress. This is theoretically true because stress causes many physiological changes in the body such as changing the hormone balance in the body which can lead to acne.

Most of the topical skin care products and medications that are used to combat acne are synthetic and invasive methods. You can try out natural products like tea tree oil, green tea extract, Vitamin E, rapeseed oil, Aloe vera, and some of the essential oils, all of which have been proven to cure skin blemishes.