Zinc Moisturizer Wards Off Acne

If you have been following the news about zinc creams lately then you know how great they are for protecting you from the sun.  But did you also know that zinc creams and moisturizers containing zinc are excellent for preventing and healing acne?

Yep, you read right.  Zinc Oxide - that white stuff many of you used on your nose at the beach in the 80’s is also an excellent anti-acne treatment.

No one likes to have acne or pimples. Zinc Oxide has been found to be an natural anti-microbial and anti-bacterial - which means when you suffer from acne, those pores are clogged in your skin. You skin is your bodies natural defense against toxins, so the first place it will try to flush them out is through your exposed skin - usually you will see acne the most on your back and your face.  The reason acne shows on the face is due to the rate of exposed, thin skin. Your face is hardly ever covered, or protected by fabric like the rest of your body.  So the skin on the face will be the first place you want to treat and protect with Zinc or moisturizers made of Zinc Oxide.

The natural minerals in a zinc treatment or zinc cream will help pul the toxins out of your skin and also heal any previous acne scars you may have suffered.

If you are worried about using chemicals or buying products from your local drugstore that might not be safe or cause allergic reactions, then you should consider using a natural zinc cream.  Unlike those chemical compositions full of parabens, food dyes and fragrances, zinc cream is non-comedogenic,  (meaning it won’t cause breakouts) and it also needs no added fragrances.

So nest time you suffer from a breakout - be sure to check out a natural zinc moisturizer or zinc cream!