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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.
Why do people lost interest in pharmaceutical treatment?
Antibiotics is the most commonly used drug in pharmaceutical treatment for acne. In fact many of the prescription drugs for acne are using antibiotics.
Antibiotics treatment has its own disadvantages, for example after sometimes the body will becomes more tolerant to the drug. As this happens antibiotics treatment will becomes less effective. Also you have to try many different products before you find the one that is suitable for your skin.
Compared to the treatment using prescription drugs or pharmaceutical products, herbal acne treatment are normally have less side effects.
There is a controversial drug which is popularly used known as Accutane. It is a vitamin A based drug and it is very strong.
Accutane acts as an anti clog agent. This drug will close the body pores, therefore it will prevent clogging from happening.
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.
Why is acne herbal treatment become so popular?
Herbal acne treatment also are not completely free from negative side effect. On the same token there is no 100% guarantee on effectiveness. By and large people tend to like herbal treatment because it is from herbs.
People who are concern with the negatives side effect from the prescription drugs are turning to herbal base treatment for alternatives. Most people are quite comfortable with herbal treatment since it has been used for many many centuries.
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