Spot treatment works.

For more than 30 years, over-the-counter products have been making the claim that they prevent acne.  Because they are most commonly used once an acne blemish has appeared, they treat the symptoms of acne rather than the cause.  The most common of over the counter medications, Benzoyl Peroxide works by providing oxygen to root of the hair follicle.  Because the acne bacteria must function in an anaerobic environment (without oxygen), benzoyl peroxide kills the acne bacteria.  Unfortunately, acne bacteria is only one component of acne, and it is the most common because it occurs naturally in everyone's skin.  Go to acne treatments to find out about acne treatments that prevent acne lesions rather than just treating the symptoms.