Acne can be treated with a skin care regimen that restores healthy balance to the skin and achieve a radiant clear complexion.

Whether you are in your teens or suffering with breakouts as an adult there is a clear understanding of how a blemish or pimple is created. Hormones are involved in causing an excess of oil production that gathers in the pore. If the oil cannot flow out of the pore a back up of oil and a dead skin cells from the pore lining form a blockage and ultimately a clogged pore. The bacteria that exist in the pores of our skin and thrive on oil and dead skin cells can cause the area to become inflamed. The excess bacteria and inflammation result in a pimple.

Flare ups can be caused by fluctuating hormones, friction from rubbing skin, hard scrubbing or picking or squeezing of blemishes. Pollution and a humid environment call also contribute to breakouts.

Here are three key steps to get optimal results when treating your acne:

1. Disinfect the skin to eliminate the bacteria that is causing the breakout
2. Exfoliate to improve the blockage problem and improve the function of the pore
3. Reduce oil to avoid the conditions that acne-causing bacteria thrive in

Acne skin care involves gentle cleansing that will assist in reducing oil and mildly disinfecting the skin to eliminate bacteria without drying the skin. Regular exfoliation with the use of salicylic acid, glycolic acid or a gentle physical scrub can help clear the pore blockage. There are treatment creams that do not block pores, reduce the production of oil, diminish the look of pores, provide antibacterial properties, soothe inflammation and exfoliate to reduce the build up of dead skin cells. To the relief of adults suffering from acne breakouts, there are new skin care solutions that address anti-aging concerns such as fine lines and wrinkles while still clearing blemishes.