Acne Cream
There are too many circumstances, too many big
events that come up and require the afflicted to scream, “Get the acne cream,
quick!” The unexpected and of course unwanted zit appears just as our biggest
moment approaches, be it a wedding, a high school graduation or prom, a first
date, a job interview, or any other appointment where first impressions will
keep the acne cream companies in business.
TV sit-coms
play on this debacle with which so many of us 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 pointing out flaws his brother inevitably has--points
out a huge zit that has appeared suddenly on Joe’s nose.
The zit, of
course, is of the kind and size that you'd want to lance and medicate ASAP,
retrieving the magic acne cream that really does work...if not in an hour at
least overnight. For the sake of the sit-com laugh, however, Joe obsesses over
unpleasant development 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...over a period of thirty sit-com
minutes. That would be unrealistic. Rather, acne cream requires a few steps in
order for it to be, still, a miracle acne cream. For example, you need to
consider what kind of skin you have and which acne cream or product is
appropriate, effective, —and fast-acting:
FOR OILY SKIN…..responds best to a medicated acne product or one in gel
form.
FOR DRY SKIN…...likes the acne cream form and medicated products with
benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid.
FOR BOTH OILY AND DRY (COMBINED TYPE)…..will heal by areas where the acne
lives and so will need oily skin gels and dry skin acne creams, accordingly.
FOR SENSITIVE SKIN…..will need less intense concentrations of either dry,
oily, or combined-type treatments.
FOR SKIN IN PAIN BECAUSE OF ACNE…..should get immediate attention from a
dermatologist.
In another real (well, sit-com) instance, 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, again, is a solution, but maybe
not a fair one. Better to relax, as that acne is appearing because of stress,
touching the face, or exaggerated oils brought on by the impact of work, sweat,
and anxiety over the past or what have you.
We real-life characters have experienced these sudden, ill-timed breakouts and
we maybe have children or a past record of needing warehouses of acne cream and
other skin products and treatments. 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 of our primary care physician or dermatologist, and do a
couple of experiments of our own.
When we
approach the results we want, keep in mind the above acne cream checklist of
suggestions. And we opt for make-up if all else fails…and especially if that
special event comes up before the acne cream has a chance to do its magic!
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