How To Order Acne-Ltd

You can order Acne-Ltd III 24 hours a day by email, fax, phone, or mail:

By SECURE ONLINE ORDERING, just complete the form including your credit card information, and click on the "Submit order" button. All information is digitally encoded to ensure the absolute highest level of security and confidentiality.
By email, just complete the form at the bottom of this section, including your credit card information, and click on the "Submit order" button. Checks and money orders are to be sent by regular postal services.
By fax, transmit a completed order form with your credit card number to toll free 1-866-942-2838.
By phone, call Bass & Boney, Inc. toll free at 1-877-942-2838 in the United States during business hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Eastern Standard Time in the United States. If we are on the phone with others, or if it is after business hours, you can leave your order on voice mail by speaking slowly and clearly for up to two minutes by reading the 'completed order form' of all shipping and skin information. If by a slight chance you need more time, simply call again to continue.
For all others, call 1-919-942-7735 - this is a direct International call to the United States. Our office is located at 100 Europa Drive, Suite 161, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 which is within the world's largest reseach area which is the Research Triangle Park of Duke University, North Carolina State University, and the University of North Carolina.
By mail, complete all of the information on the form below, then click on the PRINT button on your browser to print the completed order form. Send this completed order form with a check or money order payable to:

Bass & Boney Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
100 Europa Drive, Suite 161,
Suite 161
Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27517 USA

Order forms received without a check or money order or valid credit card number cannot be processed and will delay the process of receiving your order. Please verify that all necessary information is included with your order.
All orders are processed the same day of order receipt and mailed Global Priority Air Mail internationally and Priority Air Mail within the United States.

Acne: What it is and what it isn't

When your skin pores start to be clogged up with greasy, oily stuff, causing inflammation to occur, a skin condition known as acne results. If left untreated, acne could produce permanent scarring on one’s face, neck, or back. Acne is different from the common pimple that appears on the face, because acne will be inflamed and might turn out to be an infection. Acne can appear as whiteheads (closed pimples) or blackheads (open pimples), which then cause the distinguishing inflammation and possible infection.

When children begin to turn into adults, their levels of hormones causes changes in skin gland size, which causes more oil to be produced by the glands, thus often resulting in acne. The majority of acne is minor and vanishes at the end of teen years, but inflamed, infected acne can result in serious scarring.

Contrary to popular belief, there is no known study that shows particular foods, such as chocolate, cause acne. Proper diet and exercise will result in healthier skin, but will not necessarily prevent acne from appearing.

Mild forms of acne can be controlled by washing with a soft mild soap several times a day, and by refraining from picking at pimples while they are healing. There are several acne medications on the market that can control acne, but cosmetics and oil-filled lotions should be avoided when treating it.

The more serious forms of acne may necessitate the assistance of a physician to avoid spreading and scarring. Antibiotics are often prescribed in such cases. Further, teens who have acne sometimes feel embarrassed and might skip school or stay away from social contacts because of how they look. In cases like that, it might become necessary to seek counseling as well as medical assistance from a physician.

Acne Skin Care For Men

Pseudofolliculitis barbae is a fancy name for the acne-like breakouts commonly called "shaving bumps." As hairs begin to grow back after shaving, they get trapped inside the follicle and cause irritation and swelling. Not everyone gets shaving bumps; people with curly hair are more susceptible, but anyone can take steps to prevent them. If you can, use an electric razor. If you prefer blade shaving, use a new, single-edge blade every time you shave. Prep the area with warm water and use a rich shaving cream. Always shave with the grain, not against it. Then, after you're done, apply a mild toner or antibacterial gel.

Stronger Benzoyl Peroxide Treatment May Increase Risks And Skin Damage

SkinMedica, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company developing and marketing dermatology products, today announced the launch of NeoBenz(TM) Micro, the only benzoyl peroxide prescription product formulated with Microsponge(R) Delivery Technology for the treatment of mild to moderate acne vulgaris. The unique formulation allows for a gradual release of benzoyl peroxide over time, effectively treating acne with very low irritation. NeoBenz Micro is available in three prescription strengths: 3.5%, 5.5% and 8.5% cream.

"NeoBenz Micro is the only prescription benzoyl peroxide product to harness the benefits of Microsponge Delivery Technology. This enables physicians to prescribe a benzoyl peroxide with a very low incidence of the irritation that is commonly associated with this class of treatment," said Ronald Trancik, Ph.D., Vice President of Research & Development at SkinMedica. "Low irritation may increase patient compliance and the overall therapeutic effect, making this an important addition to the physician's armamentarium against acne."

Although used elsewhere in medicine and cosmetics, NeoBenz Micro is the only prescription product in which the Microsponge Delivery Technology has been used with benzoyl peroxide, a proven antibacterial acne-fighter. Benzoyl peroxide, entrapped in Microsponges, is gradually released into the skin throughout the day. This gradual, more controlled release is designed to reduce irritation to the skin while the active agent fights existing acne and helps to prevent new pimples from forming.

In a multi-center, randomized clinical study of 48 patients, NeoBenz Micro was shown to produce a statistically significant reduction from baseline in total, inflammatory, and non-inflammatory lesion counts (-30%, -40%, and -22%, respectively) after 4 weeks (all p less than 0.05). Marked improvement was noted with continual use through 12 weeks.

"In our clinical study, NeoBenz Micro showed rapid and statistically significant improvement in acne severity grades," said Dr. Stacy Smith, lead investigator of the study. "Furthermore, NeoBenz Micro demonstrated an excellent tolerability profile with very low incidence of irritation."

In 2004, more than 5.7 million US patients were diagnosed with acne vulgaris; of these, about half (51%) were diagnosed by dermatologists, representing the number one most frequent diagnosis and most prescribed-for disease within this medical specialty. NeoBenz Micro helps to stop acne and prevent new acne from forming via a multi-pronged approach. The active ingredient, benzoyl peroxide, is released gradually throughout the day to kill the p. acnes bacteria, reduce inflammation, open plugged hair follicles and slow formation of whiteheads, blackheads and inflamed pimples.

According to Dr. Smith, NeoBenz Micro can also be used in combination therapy, i.e. with topical retinoids or antibiotics, to help increase overall efficacy of treatment and shorten treatment duration. This new cream may also help prevent antibiotic resistance when used with antibiotic treatments.

As with all benzoyl peroxide products, NeoBenz Micro should not be used in patients who have shown hypersensitivity to benzoyl peroxide or to any of the other ingredients. Allergic contact dermatitis and dryness have been reported with topical benzoyl peroxide therapy.

How Does Acne-Ltd Work?

How does Acne Ltd work in the treatment of acne? The Four Mechanisms of Action by which the primary ACNE LTD III ingredients of sulfur and zinc work are as follows:

(1) Acne Ltd is anti-inflammatory, thereby reducing redness (better than antibiotics which your body becomes immune to after 3-5 months).

(2) Acne Ltd is a vascular constrictor, so it reduces the size of the capillaries that cause redness and blushing (on which antibiotics have never had an effect).

(3) Acne Ltd dehydrates bacterial cells.

(4) Acne Ltd has a pH of approximately 7 (neutral). Many oral and topical treatments for acne are very acidic, which often makes for a continual problem for many acne sufferers and especially so in pregnancy and breast feeding.

Treating Acne With Zinc

Topically applied zinc has been used for decades by various medical physicians for the treatment of inflammatory acne. They have used zinc either as the primary ingredient or in conjunction with other anti-acne medications. Currently, zinc is found in several different active forms in hundreds of over-the-counter skin care products and anti-acne medications. Topically applied zinc has been shown to have a potent anti-septic effect. More specifically, evidence suggests that zinc has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal actions, as well as mild anti-inflammatory action.