There is no single cause for acne, which is the reason that everybody gets it. Adult acne is not always as severe as teenage acne but it is more embarrassing so learning how to properly care for your skin is just one of things you have to do as a grown up. Here are some tips to help keep your skin clear and acne free.
Take it easy on your face when you wash it. Scrubbing is bad for you! Scrubbing your face too hard can cause damage and make it more susceptible to breakouts. The skin on your face is incredibly sensitive and easily injured so scrubbing is far more harmful than helpful. Giving yourself scrubbing scars can be very embarrassing! This is why it is important that you take are to wash firmly but gently. This sounds harder than it actually is. Here is a hint: if you have a bright red face after you finish your skin care routine, your routine is too harsh. The goal is to have a flush, but that flush should not be beet red. Go for the glow, not the stoplight effect.
Try not to let your hands touch your face. How often are you aware of the time your hands spend touching your face? Letting your face rest in your hands is just one way to clog your pores. Give yourself a minute to contemplate this. Touching your face after you touch an object is sort of like resting your face on the object that you touched. It is really easy to clog your pores with the oil on your hands when your hands serve as a resting spot for your face. Your face is a prime entry location for germs which is why touching your face is one of the ways that the flu is transmitted from others to you: you touch something that has been touched by a sick person and then touch your face: viola! you have the flu! This is just one reason why touching your face with your hands is a bad idea.
If you find that you can’t help but touch your face, make sure that your hands are always clean! Washing your hands often can help combat acne.
Stay out of the sun as much as you can! Spreading on sunscreen probably seems really stupid if your main goal is to keep your pores free of outside substances. Today there are plenty of oil free sunscreens available.
Protecting your skin no longer means spreading heavy layers of cream all over it. Sunscreens are now lighter and many of them can be sprayed on instead of smoothed on. Even better, many facial moisturizers and cosmetic products already contain sunscreen so you don’t have to worry about purchasing more products. It is important to remember that the old wives take about tanning preventing acne is false!
Keeping your pores clear and your skin clean does not have to be difficult. A twice a day face washing might be all you need. Someone else might need a more invasive facial cleanser. There are also people who choose to fight acne with diet and exercise. Your acne cure will be specific to you and your skin so don’t be afraid to try new things. You need to go slowly–try each acne fighter for a while.
Nothing will work overnight so give all of your trials at least a week or two to start working before moving on to something new.
