Rachael Ray: Rachael's Daytime Talkshow

Human Lab: Acne Treatments

Aired on: January 14, 2009

Remember your pimple-filled puberty years? Unfortunately, not everyone gets to leave their acne behind in adulthood. Desperate to clear up their blemishes, three women turn to Rachael's "Human Lab" to try out a few products that claim to make their acne a distant memory.

Dermatologist Dr. Cheryl Karcher says that there are some general dos and don'ts for keeping your skin clear. "The two things you want to do," she states, "are unclog your pores and kill bacteria." Many products in your drug store or supermarket contain what you need to do both, she explains: salicylic acid unclogs pores, and benzoyl peroxide kills bacteria.