Get In Control Of Your Skin: Tips For Acne

By Steve Jones


Every year, millions and millions of men and women find themselves trying desperately to correct and conceal the unsightly effects of acne on their faces and bodies. Here are some of the very best tips and tricks for those who find themselves looking for ways to cope with pimples and acne breakouts.

When it comes to acne the biggest tip that anyone can offer is try not to touch your face. In studies it's been show that the average person touches their face thousands of times a day. Just imagine all the bacteria, dirt, and grime on your hands. So if you want to be acne free, the first step to take is to keep your hands away from your face.

You should use a mild soap with natural ingredients instead of harsh chemicals twice a day to clean your face. The soap will gently remove oil, dirt, dead skin cells and other impurities and will achieve the best results in getting rid of your acne. Avoid those products that promise miracle cures for your acne, they likely will not work.

Don't stop exercising. While some people claim exercising is bad for your skin because it makes you sweat, it's actually not. Stress can cause acne but exercise can help relieve it, which will help clear your skin up. Be sure you wash your face after exercise to remove the dirt and sweat.

Limiting the amount of sugar and refined carbohydrates that you eat can help you reduce acne. These foods cause an increase in insulin and in something called IGF-1, both of which make your body produce an overabundance of male hormones. This encourages your skin to produce a greasy substance that is a breeding ground for acne to form.

Consider adding an overnight treatment to your skin care product line. While you sleep, increases in hormones encourage your glands to create oil. This causes your skin to have a shiny appearance and can also encourage the development of acne. Using an overnight treatment can combat some of these concerns.

For those who are looking for new ways or better ways to deal with their acne, the internet can be a very useful tool. For those who don't have access to the internet at home they can go to the public library. Online one can access a large database of helpful information.

To help with acne you should not repeatedly scrub your face. Scrubbing your face can have the opposite effect and actually make your acne much worse. Scrubbing repeatedly can remove the beneficial oils on your skin causing even more oil to be produced. To much oil on your skin will result in breakouts.

A great tip for covering up acne is by getting a tan. Acne and blemishes are much more noticeable on pale skin than on tan skin. Tanning outdoors for at least ten minutes each day can go a long way in covering up that acne that you're ashamed of.

Add a dab of toothpaste onto a stubborn zit before you go to bed at night. The toothpaste will dry out during the night, drying the zit along with it. Make sure that you first clean and pat dry the area before applying and always use toothpaste and not a gel.

An important tip to consider when concerning acne is to be sure to wipe sweat away from the face during physical activity as often as possible. This is important to keep your skin clear and free from dirt, oil and bacteria. Be sure to try to use a towel so as to not introduce additional dirt, oil or bacteria from your hand.

Avoid exposing your acne to the sun. Although it may seem like it may be helping your acne at first, in the end it actually makes things worse. The sun ends up drying out your skin and the reaction then is for the glands in your skin to produce more oil.

After you wash your face, you should use an exfoliating mask. Exfoliation will help remove the dead skin layers from your face. You should try to exfoliate your face, at least, once or twice a week. Doing this can help you clean your pores which will help you prevent or rid yourself of acne.

In order to prevent breakouts, try to incorporate more Zinc into your diet. It is necessary for the skin's oil producing glands and an essential antibacterial mineral. It is proven that a person whose diet is low in Zinc is more likely to develop both acne and blackhead outbreaks on their face.

As previously mentioned, most people have had to deal with acne at one point in their life. But it can be treated and managed. By using the information in this article, you can develop proper care and prevention to minimize the effects. Acne can be treated and managed to minimize outbreaks.




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