Acne Preventing Tips For Everyone

Acne Preventing Tips For Everyone

Acne isn’t limited to teenagers and raging hormones unfortunately. While it might seem that they have corned the market on pimples, you can get acne at any age. Acne forms when the pores on the skin become inflamed because of dirt or oil that gets stuck. And while there are some hormonal causes to blame, sometimes the best defense if a good cleansing routine.

A lot of people believe that washing your face a lot will help to prevent acne entirely – but this is not the case. In fact, the more you wash your skin, the more you will irritate it and make it more susceptible to acne. The skin responds to frequent washing by producing more oil in order to restore the natural moisture balance. And this can lead to even more clogged pores and acne breakouts. To combat this, you will want to choose a mild cleanser – preferably soap free – that you will use on your face one or two times daily. Simply take some of the cleanser in your palm, add warm water, and then apply to your face, rubbing the cleanser into your skin with a moderate pressure. Rinse the cleanser off completely to ensure that no cleanser remains that might lead to problems too.

For many people, toners aren’t something they consider for preventing acne, but they work and need to be a part of your cleaning routine. A gentle toner can help to remove deep down oils and dirt as well as any cleanser that might have been left on the skin. There are hundreds of cleansers available on supermarket and drugstore shelves, though a simple witch hazel can work fine too. Apply the toner to a cotton ball or pad, and then apply to the face, avoiding the eyes. It’s cool and refreshing on a hot day and really helps to cut down on grime.

What a lot of people don’t realize is that when you wash your face, you’re stripping it of moisture. When this happens the skin wants to get back into balance, so it starts to produce more oil that can lead to breakouts. To stop this from happening, you will want to add a water-based moisturizer as your last cleansing step. If you want to use an acne treatment, apply that first before moving onto this step. A light moisturizer helps the skin feel as though it’s not out of balance, so it won’t produce more oil.

There are two main ingredients in over the counter acne treatments – salicyclic acid and benzoyl peroxide. These kinds of treatments should be applied as the last step of your cleansing routine at night, but before you apply moisturizer. If you can deal without the moisturizer, that’s even better. This allows the skin to have time to use these ingredients to dry up oil.

Preventing acne is simple when you take the time each day and night to take care of your skin. While you may never be acne free, chances are very good that you won’t have to deal with flare ups as often.

By: SkinXpert
This article was written by Tom Lawreszuk. For more interesting articles visit Tom's website's at: SkinXpert.com or Beauty-Tips.net.

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