Acne is a broad term covering blemishes, pimples, blackheads, and whiteheads. Even though acne is more known to be a problem amongst teenagers, this condition can strike at any age, depending on the condition of your skin.
I will be showing a number of products that have helped me when I break out now and again and a skin routine that I follow in order to have clear skin (most of the time), and I will also be telling the "don't's" while getting rid of spots.
Personally the best product to reduce spots while they have just shown is Clean & Clear Advantage Treatment Gel (product on the top left) - this is a miracle send for me! It does exactly what it says on the box. It states that it is clinically proven to reduce spots in 4 hours - I don't know if that is correct or not because I normally put the gel on before I go to bed and then when I wake up the huge sore spot has reduced dramatically. I quite like the smell of this product as well. "Its unique formula containing spot-fighting ingredients quickly re-balances the level of oil, helps fight problems causing bacteria and effectively purifies the skin, all without irritating or over-drying". I agree with this because I found with a lot of products that it really does make your skin dry, and I suffer from that already so I don't want anything to make it worse, but this really does the job for my acne when I have a occasional break out.
The other product that I love is the Neutrogena Visibly Clear Wash Mask! You can use this product as both a mask and a face wash. I personally don't use this product as a face wash but I found it really good as a face mask - it leaves my skin feeling really soft and clean which i really love.
In order to reduce the risk of breaking out with sore nasty looking spots is to exfoliate. Every day, your skin is shedding dead skin cells, and if you don't remove these skin cells they end up clogging up your pores and filling them up with oils and dirt, as a result the pores become inflamed and sore, which is what you call a "spot". Therefore, in order to stop this from happening it is soo important to exfoliate. I personally exfoliate my skin, including my body every 2-3 days, as like I said I do suffer from dry skin around my T-zone on my face no matter how much a moisturize, so it has become part of my routine to exfoliate. After I exfoliate I wash my face with some facial wash - it doesn't matter what you use as long as it doesn't contain any oils, and then I moisturize. But I would personally wait about 30 minutes before you moisturize because your pores haven't full closed by then, so you end up clogging your pores which won't help the matter. After I moisturize I then put the Clean & Clear Treatment Gel on. In order to keep control of the dirt and oils on your face, especially for people who suffer from oily skin is wash your face in the morning and in the night before you go to bed. If you have a busy schedule and didn't get in till late or whatever, try and at least wipe your make-up off with a face wipe or just wipe your face to get rid of oils, because that is a lot of the cause to spots because people leave their make-up on which is a big no no.
Do's and Don'ts.
- Make sure you exfoliate your face and body at least ONCE a week.
- Wash your face morning and night to remove any oil and dirt around the T-Zone.
- Treat the Acne to your preferred treatment, if nothing works for you, then try the Clean & Clear treatment gel.
- Moisturize your skin so it doesn't become to dry and irritated. It is very important to keep your skin moistured.
- DO NOT pick your spots, this is the worst thing you can ever do. I know they are a pain in the bum and they look really disgusting but do not pick them. The more you pick the more worse they get as there is dirt on your fingers and your making the pores unclean
- DO NOT pop your spot. I know this does not look attractive with the white bit in the middle of the spot but the best thing you can do is to leave it alone and let is disperse itself. If you pop it all the bacteria that is going on to your skin and fingers is spreading to other areas of your skin. Which will mean more pores will comes infected. If you keep popping your spots, sooner or later you will end up have acne scars, and that is the last thing you are going to want.
- DO NOT over washing your face and body. A lot of people think the more you wash your face and body the more they are going to disappear but in the long run you are making it worse because your removing all the natural oils in your skin which your body needs to stop infection in the first place. Not all oils are bad. So don't over do it by washing your face three times a day or more. Keep it to at maximum of twice a day.
A lot of the information I have given about large pores will also help to acne. :)
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