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Did you know that facial acne products are among the top five most advertised products on TV? And it’s understandable why. The image of a beautiful, healthy woman does not fit in with facial acne, and the owner of imperfect skin will be ready to give anything to get rid of them.
Rating of the top 5 gels for acne on the face
1. Klindovit
The main active ingredient is clindamycin, which effectively fights bacteria, quickly eliminating acute inflammation, and evens out skin tone. This is because Klindovit is a strong enough antibiotic to suppress the production of protein compounds in the affected areas of the cell epithelium. It is precisely because of “its strength” that it is not recommended for use by allergy sufferers: the active ingredients easily suppress the natural microflora of the skin. But it is great for eliminating point inflammation.
2. Dimexide
A lethal agent to be resorted to if everyone else has failed to cope with the problem. The gel has a strong disinfecting effect, plus, it anesthetizes well and heals open inflammations. It is used only by applying applications to the affected areas of the skin with a thin layer. There are a number of contraindications: diseases of the heart, blood vessels, kidneys.
3. Cleansite
Doctors recommend using this gel when there are already a lot of pronounced inflammations on the face and Klenzit actively suppresses the growth of acne bacteria. Thus, it urgently relieves inflammation, evens out skin tone, “dries” it, as it were, and fights subcutaneous comedones.
4. Metrogyl gel
Very affordable, but at the same time, a super-effective drug is included in the top ranking of anti-acne products. All thanks to the active substance – metronidazole, which has antibacterial and antiprotozoal properties, leading to the death of bacteria. When using metrogil, it is allowed to use cosmetic skin care products (washing scrubs).
5. Cynovit
Gel Cynovit is three actions for one price. It has an antiseptic, anti-inflammatory and soothing effect. In addition, it mattifies the skin well. The main active ingredients of the drug are dipotassium glycyrrhizinate and zinc pyrithione. In addition to them, the composition includes jojoba, olive, avocado and shea oils, vitamins A and E, panthenol, urea. The latter perfectly moisturize and nourish the skin well.
How to choose a gel for acne on the face
Dermatologists recommend giving preference to gels that include macrolide or lincosamide antibiotics.
If the drug contains only one antibiotic, then this acne gel on the face belongs to monocomponent antibacterial agents. First of all, such gels are effective against ordinary acne. In the fight against acne or cystic forms of formations, these drugs are generally not effective. Monocomponent preparations include gels Dalacin, Klindovit and Clindatop, which are based on the antibiotic clindamycin. Erythromycin is contained in Zenerite.
Most often, a person suffering from acne faces dry skin, flaking, and dehydration in parallel. Therefore, the ideal option is to buy a gel with an antibiotic and a leading active ingredient in the composition. These tools are very effective in practice. Most often, the composition of the combined preparations includes an antibiotic and benzoyl peroxide. These agents include Duak-gel, Isotrexin gel and Deriva-S.
Important! Before opting for one or another remedy, consult a dermatologist. Many pharmaceutical products have contraindications, side effects. It is important to take into account the type of person, the individual characteristics of the body, age, susceptibility to allergic reactions. And be patient. Acne treatment is never quick and usually takes 2-3 months.
What should be in the gels that fight acne on the face?
- Acids (salicylic, kojic, azelaic) – help whiten the skin, remove inflammation, regulate fatty secretions.
- Camphor and sulfur – disinfect, relieve acute inflammation.
- Arnica, green tea and tea tree – tighten pores, whiten and deeply cleanse the skin.
- Hyaluronic acid – maximally moisturizes the skin, relieves peeling.
- Zinc oxide – absorbs negative components from the skin, creates an absorbent effect.
- Dimethyl sulfoxide or retinoids – fighters against inflammation, bacteria, has a rejuvenating and exfoliating effect.
- Essential oils – give the skin a feeling of fullness, nourish and moisturize it.
Expert Opinion
Tatyana Egorycheva, cosmetologist:
“A common mistake many people make when trying to fight acne is downplaying the problem and believing that it can be sorted out with the purchase of one cream. Do people easily believe the advice of pharmacists, friends, comments from the Internet, and then they are surprised? Why creams do not help them or even worsen the problem. Despite the fact that most of the funds are really medicines, and contain antibiotics and active substances that only a doctor can prescribe after he investigates the root causes of the appearance of comedones and acne.
In addition, one should not expect an immediate effect from external preparations, they all have a prolonged effect, which means that you will notice an improvement in the condition of the skin only after 2 and 3 months of treatment.
You should not use antibiotic-containing drugs for a long time, such as Zinerit, Zerkalin, Dalacin, Rozamet, they grow stable flora on the surface of the skin, which is then very difficult to treat. You will see the effect of such drugs within the first 2 weeks, then the acne returns, and patients continue to use them in the hope that everything will get better again.
And of course, you should not abuse alcohol-containing preparations (cindol, lotions, alcohol solution of salicylic acid – they destroy the hydrolipidic film of the skin, which in turn makes the skin susceptible to bacteria and leads to inflammation.