If your acne problem is bothering you so much that you have begun to search for solutions on the web, you may have arrived at a point in which you're willing and ready to try anything. Remember that not everything published on the internet is safe or reliable information, and could even be more damaging than it is helpful in the end. Carefully research any type of weird acne treatments you are curious about before trying them out - you may also want to consult an acne dermatologist.

Ever since the big-screen picture "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" became popular in 2002, it seems like everyone is talking about whether or not experimental, at-home acne treatments can really be effective. In magazine articles, news programs and best-seller books, the question of whether or not to use bizarre acne skin care treatments is making headlines.

The Facts About Windex, Egg Yolks and Snail Serum?

If after seeing "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" you had the hunch that using a household cleaning product on your sensitive facial skin was not such a good idea, you are not alone. Windex is composed of ammonium and alcohol hydroxide, both of which are elements that will dry out the skin. The downside is that they may also cause irritation, leading to red blotches and rawness in the face.

Another rumored acne treatment has a much longer trajectory than Windex and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding". Some acne dermatologists believe that egg yolks are an effective natural acne treatment, due to their extremely high Vitamin A content. The egg yolk solution is 70% successful, but certainly has its down sides - the prep and treatment time involved is approximately half and hour.

Despite their fame on the big screen or throughout history, neither of these two bizarre acne treatments have been proven to have universal effectiveness.

The good news is that with intensive research methodologies and extensive clinical testing, certain scientists have been able to reveal a secret and strange ingredient now used in pioneering an acne treatment cream. The secret behind this natural acne treatment is extracted from small brown garden snails without doing any harm at all to the creature. Various cellular and molecular effects caused by the snail extractions have regenerative outcomes when applied to human skin.

What you should know about this process is that the fluids produced by snails are actually identical to the structural elements of human skin - they contain collagen, elastin and water holding molecules that help protect and repair the skin. 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.