Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Herbal Treatment For Acne And Scars

By Zul Rahman

If you have been trying to get a treatment for acne, you surely know that there are many kinds of treatment available out there. All methods of treatment either over the counter or by prescription have their own pros and cons.

There are a lot more people today prefer to go with herbal treatment rather than using prescription drugs. Acne treatment is no exception, in recent years herbal treatment products appeared ont he market like mushrooms.

What's wrong with pharmaceutical treatment?

Normally for pharmaceuticals products, antibiotics is the common medication used to treat acne. In fact most of the pharmaceutical treatment largely are using antibiotics.

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.

Herbal treatment for acne are known to have less side effect if any, compared to pharmaceutical treatments.

One of the very popular drug which is used for acne treatment is Accutane. This drug is a vitamin A based and it is very strong and controversial as well.

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.

On the extreme case Accutane could also cause mental instability that could result in suicides. There are clearly some very high risk involved with the treatment using this drug.

What makes the herbal treatment for acne becomes so popular?

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. - 16492

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