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[Ihateacne1995]

So i was thinking. There are hundreds of acne products. Why cant they make one that really works? the answer is..BUSINESS. Think about it. If the made a product that works right away.. they would run out of business. They can make medicene for a cold/fever that work because every one gets a fever or cold no matter how old you are. But acne is usually in teens so they want teens to try various products to make money. Dont you think with all these doctors/sciencetest/pharmicst they can make a cure? They use BP in purpose b/c once you stop using it it comes back. well theres my two cents what you think??

[This is my name]

i have long believed in the conspiracy of the health industry (as well as just about everything else, i kind of think everything is a scam). doctors treat ailments instead of actually curing them (unless necessary) so you have to keep going back and spending money. i theorize that doctors often won't really do anything for you until you really need it e.g. dentists not preventing dental problems until they are bad enough for action. on top of that, the pharmaceutical companies control a lot and doctors/clinics are paid to promote certain products, which may or may not work and may be good or bad for you.

i suppose i have a pretty grim outlook on things but this world is full of evil people who are greedy. for instance, the farming industry (monsanto corporation in particular) is highly corrupt and the food we eat is basically poisoning us, which in turn leads to medical problems, which pay the pharmaceutical companies, etc etc...

most all of the produce we get is genetically modified with no labels or regulations and nobody knows the long-term effects of consuming genetically modified food. the people at the top only care about lining their pockets through any means necessary.

[clambak3]

Sad but true. :\

[Ihateacne1995]

if they made a CURE. which they CAN. life would be so much easier for every teen

[Ripon10]

Honestly, I don't believe there is a cure for acne. I do, however, believe/know dermatologists and doctors prescribe what they're supposed to by their clinic for endorsements. You only have to look as far as cigarettes to know it exists. Kills people left and right and yet the government won't make them illegal because there is way too much money involved. All those taxes on cigarettes - yes. The lives of people are not as important as the revenue it generates.

And this is part of why I've never been happy with any doctor I've seen for my skin or my children's skin. It's why I sought out an esthetician and got lucky and found Lumiplexion. Started at 19 and I'm now 42. I don't use BP anymore (unless to spot treat if needed) because I've grown out of the acne. BP is strong and can be rough on your skin, but if you use it correctly and use good products with it, you'll be fine. When people come up to you and ask you what you use on your skin, you know you're doing something right

[buckeye8084]

If a cure was found for all people which there will never be because people are different it would still need to be taken consistently which would produce tons of economic benefit. So, while I the conspiracy theory is something a lot of people probably think about because they hate dealing with their ailment it's probably misdirected anger.

[ManFeelings]

I think acne is just a unique disease that can be caused by a lot of different things so there is never one definitive answer.

Unlike the health industry (the sickness industry) there's zero goverment involvement in the acne industry so it's truly a free market meaning they can't shut out cures by passing regulations and giving monopolies to big companies like they do with the healthy industry. I might be wrong about it being a free market though, now that I think about it the FDA probably has their tentacles in it but it's still a much free-er market than the health industry.

Edited by ManFeelings, 20 August 2012 - 11:21 AM.

[Lee1234]

I've long since known about this. It's fairly obvious tbh, but there's nothing either you or I can do about it.

[hannibal45]

There are lots of things that can be done with natural products. But, you are right, the doctors are more prone to prescribe man produced products. But a lot of the public is looking to get the same thing. Here is a list of some natural products

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