When you are a teenager and you start getting acne during your puberty, you may get told that you’ll grow out of it. However, you just might get lucky and get acne again throughout numerous points in your life. Adult acne can be even bigger of a pain for you than teenage acne was.
Your body goes through hormonal changes during different points in life. Women will often get acne breakouts during their menstrual period, or leading up to or after it. You don’t have to just live with it though.
Visit A Dermatologist
If you are having acne issues, and they are affecting your life, you should definitely visit a dermatologist. Unchecked acne can lead to scarring on your face, which can be a pain to deal with. You don’t have to want perfect skin, but you should want to protect the skin you’re in.
You dermatologist will be able to help you understand what is causing your acne issues, and they will have the answers to helping you get rid of it. While, it can help sometimes just to change your diet and lifestyle choices, sometimes the only answer is to get some prescription medicine.
Keep Your Face Clean
It helps to keep your face clean. That means washing it when it’s greasy, after you’ve been sweating, and even in the morning when you wake up. You also want to make sure you wash your makeup off at the end of the night, before you go to bed. You wear it all day, you don’t want it to spend even more time clogging your pores.
Use The Right Makeup
Speaking of makeup, use products that will help your skin stay clean and healthy. Mineral makeup isn’t your only option when it comes to cleaner makeup and skin. You can simply read the packaging and pick makeup that is made to help keep your face acne and blemish free (yes, it does exist).
Eat A More Healthy Diet
The food inside you can also affect your skin on the outside. If you eat a lot of foods filled with fats, sugar, and stuff that is fried, you may be clogging your pores as the juices run down your skin. You’re also putting unhealthy stuff into your body that can cause havoc for more than just your skin.
Lay off the fast foods. Instead, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Cut down on food that is bad for your health.
Change Your Habits
Drinking and smoking also do bad things to your body, and they might also be messing your skin up. Smoking is definitely a culprit when it comes to adult acne. Changing bad habits, like smoking, not only will help you beat acne, but it might help you live a longer and healthier life all around.
Originally posted on July 17, 2016 @ 3:19 pm