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Treatment For Acne And Scars Using Herb

By: Zul Rahman There are at least hundreds of different kinds of acne treatment products available on the market today. Everyone of them claims to be superior than the other. There are always pro and cons to any methods of treatment.

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?

Most of the pharmaceutical products are using antibiotics to treat acne. Largely the prescription drugs are using antibiotics for acne treatment.

One of the disadvantages of treatment using antibiotics is that the treatment becomes less effective when the body becomes more tolerant to the drug. Another thing is that you have to go through many hit and miss trial until you find the product that works for you.

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

There are a lot of talks centered around a very controversial drug known as Accutane. Accutane is a very strong vitamin A based medicine.

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.

Using this drug could lead to some very serious cases like mental instability and suicides. Obviously you have to weight in risk versus benefits.

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.

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.