Affordable Acne Treatments

A skin condition often associated with puberty and teen years, acne can affect men and women throughout their lifetime. Severe acne at any age may cause scaring of the face, neck, chest and back or any other affected area of the body. A new development in the treatment of acne is the use of red and blue light to treat the condition. This acne light treatment method offers several advantages over the traditional treatments.

Acne lights do not involve the use of messy creams or ointments. They can be used while  students do homework or watch television.

The light produced by an acne light is at specific wavelengths in the spectrum of light that were chose to kill the bacteria that causes acne and speed healing of scar tissue. Specifically, the blue light helps to kill bacteria while the red is helpful in healing.

The red and blue light should be applied daily for fifteen minutes to half an hour. Light  in the wavelengths used in the acne light should not cause skin damage or sunburn;  however, some people have skin that is sensitive to all light.

Users of the acne light should not expect immediate results. It could take up to eight  weeks of daily use before there is a marked improvement.

You should choose larger lights if you have several areas that are affected by acne. Some  of the larger lights will cover more than one area at one time thus less time can be  spent using the light.

Since acne can cause issues with self-esteem, for teens with outbreaks and adults with scaring, everything possible should be done to avoid its effect. The small price you pay for an acne light can make a huge difference in the life of a teen.