The unanticipated and of course unwanted blemish pops up out of nowhere just as one of the greatest events draw closer. Whether it’s our wedding day, a high school graduation or prom night, that all too familiar first date, the job interview of your life, or any other occasion where first impressions will continue to keep acne cream companies in business for a very long time.
TV sitcoms play on this debacle with which so many of us can identify: in one episode of “Wings,” for instance, Joe Hackett played by the typically beautiful Timothy Daly, is getting ready for his high school reunion on the island of Nantucket. Joe’s brother, Brian played by the equally gorgeous Steven Weber who classically gets his kicks from pointing out those flaws that his brother inevitably has points out a huge zit that has suddenly appeared on Joe’s nose.
The zit, of course, is of the kind and size that you’d want to lance and medicate ASAP, fetching back that magical acne cream that really does work…if not in an hour then at least overnight. For the sake of the sit-com laugh, however, Joe obsesses over unpleasant developments every five minutes, over-burdening his acne cream of choice by expecting too much too soon.
This is not to say that acne cream doesn’t work; acne cream just does not perform at an absurdly rapid rate like over a period of thirty sit-com minutes. Instead, acne cream depend upon a couple of steps for it to be that all revered miracle acne cream. For example, you need to consider what kind of skin you have and which acne cream or product is appropriate and most importantly, fast-acting:
For oily skin – the best solution to opt for is a medicated acne product or one in gel form.
For dry skin – a good choice would be an acne cream or medicated products with benzoyl peroxide or salycic acid.
For a combination skin – will heal by areas where the acne lives and so will need oily skin gels and dry skin acne creams, accordingly.
Those with sensitive skin – will need a milder combination of either oily, dry or combination skin type acne treatments.
If you’re skin is painful due to acne the best would be to get attention from a dermatologist fast.
In another sit-com illustration, in an episode of Roseanne, Dan Conner played by John Goodman, the normally ruby-cheeked and adorable working-class guy, has to deal with the same problem Joe Hackett and many of us have had to deal with: he is getting ready for a reunion and finds he has a massive zit, a zit he hasn’t had since adolescence. Acne cream, once again is probably the answer, but maybe not the right one. Better to relax, as that acne is appearing because of stress, overly touching the face, or exaggerated oils brought on by the impact of work, sweat and anxiety over the course of time.
We real-life characters have experienced these sudden, ill-timed breakouts and we maybe have children or a past record of needing warehouses filled with skin care products and treatments to deal with those acne outbursts. All we need do, instead of freaking out further and having a contest to see who gets to pop first, is investigate a bit, ask a few questions when next visiting a primary care physician or dermatologist, and do a couple of experiments of our own. When we look over the results, we can keep in mind the above acne cream checklist of suggestions. And we opt for make-up if all else fails if the event comes before the acne cream has a chance to do its job.