Green Cream
Haven’t heard of Green Cream? This topical treatment is more than the name implies. Green Cream is a potent retinol cream that is typically used as an anti-aging treatment to reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Retinol, as we’ve mentioned before, is a form or vitamin A that is heavily used in strong skin care treatments, including prescription-strength acne treatments. Green Cream’s retinol formula primarily functions by enhancing the rate at which your skin exfoliates, speeding the skin’s natural exfoliation cycle from about a month to as little as 5-6 days.
Besides its role as an anti-aging treatment, Green Cream is also used by many simply to improve your skin texture and complexion, as regular exfoliation promotes smoother, healthier skin and helps ensure a more even skin tone. And since it shares its main active ingredient with many acne products, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that some are now using it to treat acne.
So does Green Cream actually work against acne? Plenty seem to think it helps at least a little. After all, there’s currently a 28-page forum topic going on about it at acne.org. Interestingly, the topic starter who seemed at first excited about the treatment, concluded that it didn’t actually help with her acne (however, it was still helpful for its other skin-improving qualities). Retinol itself has been shown to be an effective acne treatment in certain cases, so there’s certainly a reasonable basis for using Green Cream against acne. However, the limitation seems to mainly be the same limitations of other exfoliating creams – mainly that their solutions only provide very temporary relief.
If your main acne concerns are surface-level breakouts such as small white or black heads, Green Cream may be the treatment for you. The common consensus is also that Green Cream really does improve the look and feel of your skin, evening your skin tone and giving you a healthy glow – which is always welcome. Green Cream does not combine well with benzoyl peroxide, so it’s probably best to choose your other topical acne treatments carefully if you’re compiling a regimen. Used over longer periods of time, you may notice fewer of those small but pesky blemishes, just keep your expectations reasonable and don’t expect overnight results – or a cure to cysts.
