Are you engaged in an ongoing battle with your acne. While acne treatments for a mild case of acne are usually successful, moderate or severe acne is a far greater problem. Even the so called experts cannot cure a severe case of acne but can only provide an acne treatment regime.

However, you can support your acne treatment efforts with proper skin care in order to reduce the recurrence of acne flare-ups and not aggravate existing acne.

You Have Got To Know What You’re Doing

The first piece of advice is, you must understand and follow the procedure for any natural acne treatment remedy that you are using. If you are using a prescription acne product, read the instructions that accompanies the medication carefully. A dermatologist may prescribe a number of acne medicines, each with its specific treatment and directions.

When you visit your dermatologist to get that clear skin you desire you must listen very carefully to what he has to say. Use the treatments he prescribes in the correct order and at the right time of the day, make notes if you have to. Understand what the purpose of each treatment is.

Remember, you will need to use these acne medicines long term to keep acne at bay, this will also help in preventing acne scars.

As well as using treatments prescribed by your doctor, there is an ever growing number of products on the market labeled as skin cleansers, facial cleansers, and pore cleansers  that can be used in curing acne.

An important point to remember when cleaning the skin is not to scrub; never scrub your face with a washcloth. It is a myth that clogged pores is the cause of acne. You can’t scrub away the offending dirty pore;

Over-washing or scrubbing skin will only aggravate the condition. Use only a gentle skin cleanser, lukewarm water, and a gentle motion with your fingertips as your primary acne skin care regime. When you wash your face with your hands, make sure to wash your hands first.

What to look for when you’re evaluating skin cleansers for acne, for example, a soap made with Echinacea or other herbal ingredients is an effective antibiotic facial cleanser that can help fight acne and restore clear skin. Tea tree oil is also good and has known antibiotic properties and is a mild anaesthetic that will soothe irritated skin.

Oily skin is also one of the causes of acne. It perhaps does’nt make sense to use a moisturizer on oily skin as a means of achieving clear skin, but many of the acne treatments, whether they are prescribed or available as over-the-counter products, have a tendency to be an irritatant to the skin while curing acne.

A moisturizer can be a boost to irritated skin and keep skin from becoming overly dry due to the acne treatments that have been used. Look for a moisturizer with the following properties:

- oil-free

- won’t clog pores (non-comodogenic)

- containing a sun-screen

DO NOT try to remove acne pimples by hand as a way to get clear skin. People who suffer with acne should avoid touching their face except to gently wash it with a mild cleanser as mentioned before.

For male acne sufferers, the daily routine of shaving can be a problem. My advice is to shave delicately to avoid nicking the skin and to only shave as often as necessary. Try to find a moisturizing shave gel may be one way to intensify your acne skin care program.

Female acne sufferers have their problems too, Find the right cosmetic products to use. Women who are used to using a foundation product may find that it is difficult to apply smoothly if the facial skin becomes irritated due to the acne treatments being used.

I’m writing this because I know there are lots of you out there with an acne problem that will just not go away. Yes, if you’re like  me, I have tried all of the popular acne remedies. What you really need is some acne treatments that work. But, what if I told you that in order to have clear skin you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars every month. Actually, you may not have to spend anything!

So, with all that said here is a Simple 6 Steps To Help You Keep Your Skin In Good Condition:

1. Drink lots of bottled water. Look, many people with acne problems continue to drink all sorts of sodas that have a lot of acid, colours, etc. Soda can really play havoc with the complextion. Leave all sodas and other drinks in the supermarket on the shelf and stick to only purified water. Try these waters – Poland Springs, Volvic, Penta (although this is expensive), Smart Water, or Dasani. Water does wonders to the body and is a natural acne treatment.

2. Drink lots of Green Tea (at least 1 to 2 times a day). Green Tea has many antioxidants that will help in decreasing your skin problems. Try buying the Celestial Seasonings Green Tea.

3. Cut Out any and all fried foods or greasy foods from your diet. Yes, I know many experts will argue with this. What I have found is that when I stopped eating fried or greasy foods my face automatically started clearing and improving to the point where it really boosted my confidence. Fried food carries too much grease that can cause big blemishes to form on your face. Also many fast food places use old grease over and over again. Old or re-used grease is one big disadvantage to you if you’re trying to achieve clear skin.
4. Eat a lot of vegetables (raw baby spinach is especially good) and fruits everyday. Perhaps you have heard all this before, but some people still do not do it. Many vegetables and fruits have antioxidants and vitamins that can help in healing and cleaning the skin.

5. Use pure vitamin E oil (use the Nature’s Gate Brand if you can get it) for your face. I tell you, it will make you look good in about sixty to ninety days. Vitamin E oil has all the healing and antioxidant properties to help in cleaning your skin. Apply to your face every night before you go to bed.

6. Eliminate all stress. I know this may be easier said than done but stress can result in many spots and pimples appearing on your face. Some individuals are not very good at dealing with stress. Please, just try and let the stress go!

Enjoy these really quite simple steps and take your time. Give yourself a realistic three to six months to see significant results to your clear skin. For these steps to work properly, please add each step to your daily routine. Each step must be performed every day.  Look after your complextion and in the end your complextion will be your pride.