5 Tips For Acne-Prone Skin
These tips come from my personal experiences battling breakouts.
As someone with acne-prone skin, it is actually rare for me to have a perfectly clear complexion.
I remember which products I happen to have been using each time I was breakout-free, and I return to those products again and again.
Makes sense, right? Something seems to be working, so you keep using it.
However, I have a feeling that having clear skin had more to do with my lifestyle than any actual miracle product.
Here are five tips on how to take care of your skin, keep it healthy, and, most of all, prevent breakouts.
1.
Drink lots of water.
You don't have to drink eight glasses of water a day.
Just drink more than you usually do.
I had the clearest skin when I was drinking three times the amount of water than I usually did--and this was during finals week in college, which was not exactly a sleep-easy, stress-free time.
I knew it couldn't be anything else in my life that had accomplished such a miracle.
So hydrate.
If doubling your liquid intake isn't enough, drink more water.
2.
Use the right cleanser.
Some people swear that the gentlest cleansers, such as Cetaphil and Purpose, are the best for everyone, even for those who don't have sensitive skin.
Well, I've tried these famously gentle cleansers, and I need something stronger.
So far, I've had a great experience with Yes to Tomatoes Daily Pore Scrub.
It is gentle enough to be used everyday, and it cleared up my skin.
Try out different cleansers until you find the right one for you.
3.
Apply acne treatment to the affected area.
If you have acne-prone skin, that means your entire face.
I like to use a moisturizer with salicylic acid in it, such as Clean & Clear's Dual Action Moisturizer or Aveeno's Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer.
If you can't find a facial moisturizer containing acne medication, just apply a spot treatment to the whole face.
4.
Get your beauty sleep.
That means plenty of good quality sleep.
Now that might not be something that's entirely under your control.
You may go to bed early, but toss and turn.
You may wake several times during the night.
But getting a good night's rest makes a difference.
5.
Sleep on your back, not on your side or your stomach.
You may have heard those acne prevention tips out there about touching your face as little as possible or wiping down your cell phone regularly.
Well, rubbing your face against pillowcases and bed covers can also bring on the breakouts.
Also, some doctors claim to be able to tell which side their patients sleep on by looking at the lines on their faces.
So sleeping on your back prevents wrinkles too.
Now you don't have to follow all five of these tips.
Sometimes just doing two of these things is enough to clear up acne-prone skin.
I admit I don't always follow my own advice.
I get lazy sometimes, but I also know what happens next: breakouts.
As someone with acne-prone skin, it is actually rare for me to have a perfectly clear complexion.
I remember which products I happen to have been using each time I was breakout-free, and I return to those products again and again.
Makes sense, right? Something seems to be working, so you keep using it.
However, I have a feeling that having clear skin had more to do with my lifestyle than any actual miracle product.
Here are five tips on how to take care of your skin, keep it healthy, and, most of all, prevent breakouts.
1.
Drink lots of water.
You don't have to drink eight glasses of water a day.
Just drink more than you usually do.
I had the clearest skin when I was drinking three times the amount of water than I usually did--and this was during finals week in college, which was not exactly a sleep-easy, stress-free time.
I knew it couldn't be anything else in my life that had accomplished such a miracle.
So hydrate.
If doubling your liquid intake isn't enough, drink more water.
2.
Use the right cleanser.
Some people swear that the gentlest cleansers, such as Cetaphil and Purpose, are the best for everyone, even for those who don't have sensitive skin.
Well, I've tried these famously gentle cleansers, and I need something stronger.
So far, I've had a great experience with Yes to Tomatoes Daily Pore Scrub.
It is gentle enough to be used everyday, and it cleared up my skin.
Try out different cleansers until you find the right one for you.
3.
Apply acne treatment to the affected area.
If you have acne-prone skin, that means your entire face.
I like to use a moisturizer with salicylic acid in it, such as Clean & Clear's Dual Action Moisturizer or Aveeno's Clear Complexion Daily Moisturizer.
If you can't find a facial moisturizer containing acne medication, just apply a spot treatment to the whole face.
4.
Get your beauty sleep.
That means plenty of good quality sleep.
Now that might not be something that's entirely under your control.
You may go to bed early, but toss and turn.
You may wake several times during the night.
But getting a good night's rest makes a difference.
5.
Sleep on your back, not on your side or your stomach.
You may have heard those acne prevention tips out there about touching your face as little as possible or wiping down your cell phone regularly.
Well, rubbing your face against pillowcases and bed covers can also bring on the breakouts.
Also, some doctors claim to be able to tell which side their patients sleep on by looking at the lines on their faces.
So sleeping on your back prevents wrinkles too.
Now you don't have to follow all five of these tips.
Sometimes just doing two of these things is enough to clear up acne-prone skin.
I admit I don't always follow my own advice.
I get lazy sometimes, but I also know what happens next: breakouts.
