8 Pimple Busting Beauty Tips That Work
Don't you just hate those pimples popping up when they are least
welcome. Like just before a big date. Or before a major
presentation. It is even worse when the pimples spread all over
your face. I know. I've been there. In fact, it was so bad that
when I went to a doctor with a bad flu, the doctor treated me
for acne instead.
Pimples begin when the pores in your skin get clogged up with
oil, dirt and skin debris. Bacteria happily breeds in that
concoction, infecting that pore, leading to acne.
To treat acne, attack the root of problem. The bacteria.
That brings us to these 8 tips.
1. Avoid touching your face with your hands. Throughout the day,
your hands come in contact with the world around you. Your hands
touch surfaces like the phone, the computer keyboards, your bag,
the table and basically everything around you. Picking up germs
as you go along. Touching your face with your hands before
washing them is a big No No. The last thing you want is to
introduce more bacteria to your skin, leading to more pimples.
2. Keep your hair off your face. Oily skin usually means oily
hair. You have enough natural oil on your face. You do not need
to add more oil and hair care products to your skin, which is
what happens when your hair covers any part of your face. If you
notice more pimples on your forehead, beneath your fringe, or
along the sides of your face where your hair might brush
against, your hair could be the culprit. You could keep your
hair off your face by wearing it in a pony tail, or using hair
clips to hold it off your face.
3. Wash your face 3 times a day with a good acne cleanser.
That's what a doctor told me. Another doctor told me that the
problem with many people that have pimples is that they use
cleansers that are too rich for the face. That doctor
recommended a soap and water regime. Another recommended an antiba
cterial cleanser that was meant for acne.
4. Stick to acne skin care What works on your best friend may
not necessarily work on you. Especially if her skin is dry and
your is oily. The latest richest skincare products might make
her look radiant but they could trigger a nasty acne outbreak in
your skin. If you have a problem with acne, stick to Acne skin care
products.
5. Relax Stress tends to trigger acne outbreaks. Does your skin
act up more before an exam or a stressful event? Learn to relax.
Take a long bath with a few drops of lavender oil in the bath water. Watch a funny movie. Read
a favourite magazine. Talk it out with a best pal. Do whatever
works for you to ease the stress.
6. Sleep Your body needs sleep. Without enough sleep, even your
skin acts up. Try to stop all work a few hours before bed time.
When I had insomnia, I resorted to melatonin
sleeping pills to help me sleep. That is actually the last
resort. Better ways would be to exercise in the day so you can
sleep better at night.
7. Stay away from pressed powder compact. My friend's friend
used a pressed powder compact to hide her acne. Instead, the
more she used it the worse it got. Just think. By mid day, your
skin gets oily. You take out the powder compact, and use that
powder puff to apply pressed powder on your face. Now, your face
would already have dirt, bacteria and oil on it. Pat your face
with that powder puff and now that puff picks up the dirt,
bacteria and oil. You put it back into the compact. The bacteria
happily breeds in there. Then you take out the compact again and
pat more powder, mixed with oil, dirt and bacteria onto your
face, picking up more gunk, putting in more gunk into your
compact. The cycle goes on. A better bet would be to use blot
ting paper to blot off the excess oil instead. Then you can
throw the paper away after use.
8. Do not let bacteria breed happily in your make up tools. Wash
all your make up brushes regularly, with soap and water. Then
dry them completely before you keep them.
Oily, acne prone skin needs a lot of care. The bright side is
that oily skin is slower to show signs of aging than dry skin.
Take care of your skin and you'll probably look younger than
your peers as the decades go by.
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