Acne Treatment – Past to Present
The first acne treatments developed by Dermatologists, way back in the 1800s, differ little from some over-the-counter medications you can pick up today in almost any drugstore. Sulfur was used, along with other irritants, to dry out the skin causing the blemish to peel and loosen impaction in clogged pores.By the 1940's and 1950's drying lotions included anti-bacterial ingredients along with sulfur. The main problem with sulfur was that, although it did get results, it normally tended to lose...