Clear Skin...Finally!

Long time readers of this blog know that I've struggled for years with acne. The battle started when I moved cross-country, and I've tried just about everything to clear my skin up.

Last summer, I was needlessly referred out-of-network to have a dermatologist look at a vein in my leg (don't worry - nothing wrong!), but the meeting with this dermatologist turned out to be fate. I asked him about my relentless acne, and he suggested Clenzinderm. The nurse swore it had cleared her face in about a week.

I told her I had nothing to lose by trying something new, but I wasn't going to bank on anything. I had tried everything from Clearasil to every product in Sephora to nutritional supplements to prayers, and so far, nothing had given me clear skin. She again promised Clenziderm would be the answer to my prayers.

She was right. I've waited some time to write this post because I wanted to confirm that Clenziderm was more than a short-term solution. I've been using it since July, and I can now fairly say that it works. I can count the number of pimples I've had since using the product on one hand (that's less than on a month).

Clenziderm has fielded a number of my typical acne triggers with grace and ease. Travel usually triggers my skin to panic. It doesn't know how to adjust to long airplane rides in recycled air, new climates, or new food. Yet, since using Clenziderm, I've visited muggy Minnesota in August (and then again in icy January), the desert, and the ocean. My skin didn't even seem to notice.

This is such a huge shift for me. I visited Minnesota in August of 2008, and a girlfriend of mine posted photos on Facebook in which I look broken out with the chicken pox. Literally. And while visiting the desert several years ago, my skin was so upset that I had to use three hydrating masks a day just to keep my skin from feeling tight and itchy. I can't believe the ease with which I've been able to jetset around the globe.

Stress is another trigger for my skin, and between the holidays, travel, and trying to find time to do everything in the midst of holidays and travel, I've definitely been feeling a bit stressed. Again, my skin hasn't taken the brunt of the stress with a major breakout (leading, of course, to new stress).

How does Clenziderm work differently from other acne medications? Benzoyl peroxide is usually the active ingredient in acne solutions, and Clenziderm has a solubilized (basically, a liquid) form of benzoyl peroxide that can penetrate your skin more deeply. Where something like Clearasil uses benzoyl peroxide on the surface of your skin, Clenziderm penetrates to deeper layers of skin, killing acne before it shows up as unsightly zits.

Clenziderm is only available via your dermatologist (or, yes, you can get it on Amazon). If you have suffered from chronic acne and are looking for a final solution, Clenziderm might just be the trick you need.