Tired of acne breakouts every few weeks? Can’t figure out why it keeps happening so frequently? Here are all the answers to your questions:
Travelling
If you’re wondering why your skin feels so different all of a sudden after getting back from a vacation, it’s probably because of the change in environment. Similarly, if your skin starts breaking out the day you land at a new place, it’s a sign that the weather does not suit you at all.
A change in the dryness and humidity levels can trigger acne, resulting in sudden breakouts. While you can’t control the weather, you can take small steps to prevent epidermal stress. Give your skin time to adapt to the changes in the environment instead of applying product after product, and try to use bottled water to wash your face.
Stress
Is there a deadline around the corner that’s keeping you up at nights? Is a potential confrontation making you anxious? Are you worried about not hearing back to the grant proposal you sent out last month?
Stress alone doesn’t cause acne, but it sure makes it worse. When a person is under a lot of stress, they are likely to neglect healthy eating and sleeping habits. Moreover, stress also results in the release of neuropeptides, which are inflammatory chemicals, as well as cause hormonal changes. This in turn leads the thickening of pore cells and clogs. As a result, their skin is likely to breakout into inflamed and angry red pimples.
While using specific acne products containing benzoyl peroxide and salicylic acid helps clear up the skin, a more effective way to manage breakouts is by monitoring your stress levels. Deep-breathing exercises and meditation are recommended to calm your nerves during stressful situations.
Your Makeup Remover
Makeup removers are very effective at removing the layers you may have applied to your face, but for acne-prone skin these products can mean trouble. It can lead to a condition called acne cosmetica, where the pores react with cosmetic products and form oil clogs and pimples.
Failure to wash your face thoroughly and leaving behind remnants of cosmetic products could trigger breakouts. Use a noncomedogenic makeup remover to effectively wipe away the makeup, oil and dirt that has built up on your skin to prevent breakouts.
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