Are Zit Zappers The New Natural Way To Treat Acne?

I’ve heard a lot about these ‘zit zappers’ all through the Internet, but I’ve never seen something quite this …err…pretty. I can’t believe this cute little pink thing that looks like a mobile phone is actually a device for getting rid of your pimples. Wow.

This pink one is called the zeno and works by treating inflammations through heat. What? Heat cures acne? This is what zeno had to say on their website:

Zeno stimulates a heat-shock response in p. acnes, the bacteria causing at least 90% of all acne blemishes. Heat shock proteins, activated by bacterial cells under heat stress, cause the self-destruction of p. acnes within the lesion, reducing inflammation and allowing the skin to return to a healthy state.

This sounds great, and I’m eager to try one because it sounds a lot faster and certainly cleaner at treating spots than using something like …tee tree oil or apple cider vinegar (which can make your skin a little smelly and dry).

There are a few brands you can choose from that all seem to do pretty much the same thing. This one is the ‘thermaclear’.

Reading a few reviews and blog articles about these products started to get me excited and of course the uncontrollable impulse thought popped into my head “where can I buy one!?”. The main problem I can see with a device like this - and what is stopping me from buying one - is the cost. At $150 (or $189 if you want a pretty pink one - yes please!) it’s a hefty price to pay. Especially when you have to fork out a further $25 every time you need to replace the cartridge.

Until I can trial one out, you can read bellasugar’s review on her blog. She has a really useful table which compares the zeno and thermaclear devices.

The zappers work on inflammatory acne, so don’t bother using it to try and get rid of your blackheads. You can however treat an inflamed pimple as soon as it appears, so it’s good at preventing that really annoying and embarrassing pussy head.

Fran