Did you know that over 180,000 people search for information on pimple everyday, out of which 77,000 want to know more about pimple medicine ? And that there are over 22 million sites talking about pimple, and pimple medicine, treatment and products ? This tells me a few things. One, there are many people out there suffering from pimple, and they are interested in knowing what kind of pimple medicine is available to help them cure their problem. Equally, there are millions of available pimple treatments and products out there. Obviously, no one pimple medicine is suitable for any one person then.
First, a quick review on what pimple is. It is what the layperson calls "pimples" or "zits". There are different forms of pimple, and all can occur at the same time, though one stage does not necessarily progress to the next. There are comedones, or blackheads and whiteheads, as they are usually called. Then there are pimple spots caused by bacteria, leading to inflammation, resulting in a red possibly painful swelling called a papule. If the papule does not subside spontaneously, a pustule may form. This heals by discharging pus. A severe enough reaction may cause a lot of deep damage, leaving behind scars.
Pimple medicine has different purposes. There is pimple medicine to prevent pimple. There is medicine to prevent infection of the pimple. And there is medicine to prevent scarring from the pimple. Finally, there is medicine to minimise the effects of pimple scarring, should scars form.
Pimple medicine can be divided into those that are applied to the skin - called topical pimple medicine, and those that are taken orally - called systemic medicine.
Topical treatments come in the form of creams and lotions. There are two main types of topical pimple medicine . The keratolytics , which act by peeling off the top horny outer layer of the skin, so helping to dislodge the comedones ( blackheads and whiteheads), and the antiseptics, which attempt to get rid of harmful bacterial action. Examples of keratolytic pimple medicine include benzyl peroxide, Retin A, and sulphur. Examples of antispetic pimple medicine include iodine ( eg Betadine), chlorhexidine, zinc salts, which are frequently incorporated into pimple creams and lotions, azelaic acid.
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