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Acne: Daily Skin Care

Daily Skin Care Routine For Acne

  1. Don’t over-wash. Since dirt is not causing your Acne, excessive scrubbing and washing won’t make it go away. Habitual over-washing may actually stimulate extra oil production, which could result in more breakouts.
  2. Skip harsh scrubs. It’s okay to exfoliate, but be sure to use a gentle formula with small, smooth grains. Avoid products with almond or apricot shell fragments; they can irritate or even tear your skin and further aggravate your acne.
  3. Say no to alcohol. If you use a toner, avoid products with high concentrations of isopropyl alcohol, or common rubbing alcohol. Alcohol is a strong astringent and strips the top layer of your skin, causing your sebaceous glands to produce more oil. The result? Dry, red skin and possibly more blemishes.
  4. Moderate exercise is good for your skin. Exercise helps you maintain a healthy
    body and manage your stress levels, too. If you find your Acne is aggravated by regular exercise, then you may want to examine your routine.
  5. Don’t squeeze or pick. Squeezing or picking your blemishes, with fingernails, pins or anything else, can force bacteria deeper into the skin, causing greater inflammation and infection. You’ll also increase the damage to the surrounding skin, so the blemish is more likely to leave a permanent scar.
  6. Fight Bacteria. Use a Benzoyl Peroxide gel or a product with at least 3% solution of Tea Tree Oil to kill the bacteria associated with blemishes.
  7. Hands off! Propionibacterium Acnes (the bacteria that causes breakouts) is a normal resident of your skin; it doesn’t lead to acne until it gets trapped inside the hair follicle. Excessive touching of your face, including rubbing or even resting your chin in your hands, can drive bacteria into your pores Ñ where it can begin its dirty work.
  8. Style your hair with care. Most hair products are full of the ingredients we’d like to keep away from our skin: alcohol, adhesives and oils. So if you’re prone to acne, use care when styling your hair Cover your skin when you spray, and try to keep oils, mousses, gels and pomades away from the skin at the hairline. And don’t use hair products when you exercise; perspiration from your scalp can carry styling products onto your skin, contributing to new breakouts.

 

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