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Hi everyone,
I’ve had a question stuck in my mind for a while and I wanted to ask here because maybe some of you know more about skincare science.
Some time ago I saw a theory online saying that big skincare companies supposedly make acne creams that don’t actually fix the root cause of acne, but instead make your skin dependent on the product. According to this idea, when you stop using the cream, your skin “misses” it and you end up breaking out even more, which forces you to keep buying the product. I don’t know if this theory is true or just something people say on social media, but it stayed in my head.
Then I started wondering about something else. Animals can also get skin problems and acne-like conditions, and there are treatments made specifically for them. So my thought was: could animal acne treatments actually be more effective since they are not designed for the human skincare market? In other words, could something made for animals potentially work better for humans because it might be more straightforward and less focused on cosmetics or marketing?
Of course, I realize that trying random veterinary products on human skin could be a bad idea, so I’m not planning to do anything stupid. That’s actually why I’m asking here first. I’m curious if anyone knows whether animal acne treatments are chemically similar to human ones, or if there are reasons why they absolutely shouldn’t be used by humans.
I’ve had a question stuck in my mind for a while and I wanted to ask here because maybe some of you know more about skincare science.
Some time ago I saw a theory online saying that big skincare companies supposedly make acne creams that don’t actually fix the root cause of acne, but instead make your skin dependent on the product. According to this idea, when you stop using the cream, your skin “misses” it and you end up breaking out even more, which forces you to keep buying the product. I don’t know if this theory is true or just something people say on social media, but it stayed in my head.
Then I started wondering about something else. Animals can also get skin problems and acne-like conditions, and there are treatments made specifically for them. So my thought was: could animal acne treatments actually be more effective since they are not designed for the human skincare market? In other words, could something made for animals potentially work better for humans because it might be more straightforward and less focused on cosmetics or marketing?
Of course, I realize that trying random veterinary products on human skin could be a bad idea, so I’m not planning to do anything stupid. That’s actually why I’m asking here first. I’m curious if anyone knows whether animal acne treatments are chemically similar to human ones, or if there are reasons why they absolutely shouldn’t be used by humans.
