10 Skincare Tips For Acne Prone Skin
1. Stick with a skincare program, switching up programs regularly can irritate your skin
and cause more breakouts. Give an acne treatment time to work. You want to use a
product for 6 to 8 weeks. It takes that long to see some improvement. If you don’t see
any improvement by then, you can try another product. Keep in mind complete clearing
your skin generally takes 3 to 4 months.
and cause more breakouts. Give an acne treatment time to work. You want to use a
product for 6 to 8 weeks. It takes that long to see some improvement. If you don’t see
any improvement by then, you can try another product. Keep in mind complete clearing
your skin generally takes 3 to 4 months.
2. Don’t be too heavy handed with your acne treatment. Even if you are currently breaking out,
do not pile on the acre treatment, evenly spread out a thin layer to properly treat skin.
To prevent new blemishes, spread a thin layer of the acne medication evenly over your
acne-prone skin. For example, if you tend to breakout on your forehead, nose, and chin,
you’d want to apply the acne treatment evenly on all of these areas of your face.
3. Look for makeup and sunscreen that will not clog your pores, these items are often labeled
extra items can be added in to help combat issues such as acne
4. Clean your makeup brushes. Even if you are using non-pore-clogging makeup if you are
applying it with a dirty brush you will still break out. Brushes and sponges easily fill with
acne-causing bacteria so wash them regularly. You can see our blog post here on how to
effectively clean your brushes
5. Never, ever, go to bed with your makeup on. Remove your makeup before you go
to bed. No exceptions. If you’re too tired to wash your face, use a makeup
6. There is such as thing as washing your face too often. Stick to washing your face
twice a day, when you wake up and before you go to bed. You’ll also want to wash
your face when you finish an activity that makes you sweat.
7. You still need to moisturize. Acne prone skin is often oily, so you think moisturizing your
skin will make things worse, but you are wrong. If you do not moisturize daily it will dry
8. You might feel tempted to over exfoliate thinking it will help clear up your skin.
Exfoliating is still important, but you want to be gentle, if you rub too hard it will
irritate your skin causing more breakouts.
9. Don’t pop your zits. As embarrassing as they may seem, popping your zits can
cause more damage than good. When you pop or squeeze acne, you’re likely to
push some of what’s inside (e.g., pus, dead skin cells, or bacteria) deeper into your
skin. When this happens, you increase inflammation. This can lead to more
noticeable acne and sometimes be scarring and pain.
10. Keep your hands off. The last thing acne-prone skin needs is added dirt and bacteria from
your hands. Many of us have a bad habit of touching our faces throughout the day, this is a
habit you will want to ditch if you have acne prone skin
Information for this blog post was found on American Academy of Dermatology:
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