If your acne problem is getting to you so much that you have been forced to look for solutions on the internet, you may at this point be ready to try anything, no matter how ridiculous it seems. Be conscious that by experimenting with crazy-sounding acne treatments, you might be succumbing to some elaborate wise-tales, risking the general health of your skin. Definitely investigate the weird acne treatment you are interested in prior to deciding to try it, or ask your acne dermatologist for his or her opinion.

For starters, you've probably been hearing all the talk about one bizarre acne treatment since the smashing hit movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" arrived on the 'big screen'. From newspaper columns and TV talk shows to university research magazines, media sources everywhere seem to be obsessed with the idea that strange acne skin care practices might provide you with the solution you have always been looking for.

The Facts About Windex, Egg Yolks and Snail Serum?

If you thought the idea of using Windex as an emergency acne treatment was a little too potentially dangerous to be worth trying, even though it was shown in the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", your hunch was probably the right one. It's certainly true that Windex contains alcohol and ammonium hydroxide, which are both components that could help you dry out your skin. They may, however, have negative side effects, causing redness and raw, irritated skin.

Yet another rumor describes a simple acne treatment that has actually been used for centuries. Due to their high Vitamin A content, egg yolks have frequently been recommended by dermatologists who believe that this vitamin serves has an effective natural acne treatment. While this ancient technique is reported to have a 70% success rate in the reduction of acne lesions, it also has its draw backs, such as the intense preparation and treatment periods involved in applying the egg-yolk based mask.

Neither of the two crazy acne treatments mentioned above are proven to be truly effective, despite their fame on the big screen or throughout history.

A few scientific labs, however, have recently discovered a strange ingredient used as the base of an organic acne treatment cream that has been thoroughly researched and tested in trial examinations. The secret behind this natural acne treatment is surprisingly secreted by an innocent little garden snail. Numerous molecular and cellular processes natural to the snail extracts cause regenerative effects when applied to human skin.

Such a reaction is possible because the exact same fluid used by the snails happens to have similar properties and structural elements to those of the human skin: collagen, elastin, water holding molecules (to protect and repair their skin, organs and shell whenever they are damaged). Even while the snail serum treatment may be (by far) the most bizarre thing you have ever heard, it has actually been clinically proven to work.