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The ABCs of AcneEverything you need to know about the causes of and treatments for acne, your most mystifying skin issue |
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"I will always be the first to say natural is best way to go, but this is dependent on the severity of the acne," Goldfaden says. "If the skin is inflamed or infected, then a course of antibiotics should be prescribed." Start with natural products and see what happens, he suggests.
Your Rx: Three natural ingredients get a thumbs-up from our experts. Tanzi mentions tea tree oil, which is "anti-inflammatory and helps calm acne-prone skin," as well as pomegranate seed oil, a noncomedogenic ingredient with tons of antioxidant vitamins. Goldfaden recommends the anti-inflammatory mineral zinc.
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