5 ways to improve your Acne Treatment results

No matter how great the acne treatment you’re using is, there are certain responsibilities that you’ll need to take on yourself in order to help clear up your acne. Murad Acne Complex is a proven acne treatment system that clears your skin up by addressing three simple steps: cleansing, treating and toning and, finally, hydrating. However, a skin care treatment is only as good as the responsibility of the person using it! Here are five tips to making sure that you get the most out of your Murad Acne Complex!

1. Don’t Skip Treatments: In order to get rid of acne and keep your skin clear for good, you’ll need to use Acne Complex as directed. That typically means doing the full skin care routine twice a day – once in the morning and once in the evening. Getting clear skin means consistently exfoliating, hydrating and allowing Murad’s acne medications to penetrate your skin while keeping your pores from clogging in between treatments. You’ll see the best results, and get the most beautiful skin, if you make sure to use the products as directed and as frequently as directed.

2. Ask for Assistance: Murad has amazing customer service representatives who are highly trained in not only Inclusive skin care but also the Murad acne products and how to individualize them to help you meet your skin care goals. Don’t by shy about emailing, calling or even asking questions on our Facebook page!

3. Don’t Stop When Your Skin Clears Up: One of the most dangerous risks with any acne treatment product is feeling that once your skin has cleared up, you can stop using the product as responsibly. That’s not true! Keeping your skin clear means following through with the acne treatment plan even after your skin has cleared up to make sure that it stays clear!

4. Live Well: The Murad belief in Inclusive Skin Care (which you can read more about in Dr. Murad’s best selling book, “The Water Secret”) is well-founded, and the health of your skin is developed from the inside out. Having a great skin cleanser and acne medication is a key element, but you’ll need to make sure that you’re eating healthily, staying de-stressed, staying hydrated and treating your body healthily altogether.

5. No Benzoyl Peroxide! It’s always tempting to spot treat your acne breakouts with a Benzoyl Peroxide product, but that can actually set your acne treatment back! Benzoyl Peroxide dries out your skin and can actually aggravate it. Murad Acne Complex won’t dry your skin, so be patient until you start to see results. It’s worth it to treat your acne with a gentle, healthy acne product rather than to dry up your skin for quick, but temporary, results.

The most effective acne treatment treats your skin in such a way that you’ll have all the right ingredients and information to get your skin perfectly clear. But if you’re responsible about your skin from the inside out, you’ll certainly see better results!

Want more radiantly healthy-looking skin? Feed it! Research has shown that eating more of these five foods can help us to a beautiful complexion from the inside out.

In general, eating lots of fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, protein, and whole grains will result in healthier skin, but the nutrients and compounds found in these five foods are particularly helpful:

Organic green tea – All teas are rich in skin-loving antioxidants, but anti-inflammatory substances called catechins in green tea are thought to be especially beneficial.Drinking green tea may be helpful for warding off skin cancer and the visible signs of aging. Drink up!

Olive oil – Despite all the hype about the supposed benefits of fat-free diets, it turns out that we need essential fatty acids for good health as well as for more elastic, dewy skin. Yes, certain kinds of fats are bad for us, so rather than using saturated or hydrogenated fats for cooking and eating, switch to extra-virgin organic olive oil: it is rich in healthy monounsaturated fats. “Good” fats strengthen our cell membranes, helping our skin to look

Walnuts — The omega-3 oils in walnuts are vitally important for flexible, plump, younger-looking skin. Flaxseed oil is another great choice for Omega-3 oils, but be sure not to heat it; try it in salad dressings instead.

Berries – Pick a peck of berries to benefit from their powerful antioxidants.

Blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, acai berries–they’re all delicious, and they give our complexions a healthy boost with phytochemicals that protect skin cells.

Dark leafy greens – The vitamin A found in dark leafy greens like kale and spinach are great for clearing up acne and promoting skin repair. Vitamin-rich veggie alternatives include carrots and broccoli.

And here is a sixth “best food:” drinking enough WATER is an all-important key to beautiful skin, since even mild dehydration can result in visible aging and dryness.

Drinking alcohol, caffeine, and sodas can be dehydrating, so be sure to get plenty of pure water for healthier skin–not to mention healthier kidneys!