Get Acne-Free Skin

How to get rid acne from your skin? 

Acne can be the most annoying thing may happen on your face. It drops your self-confidence, and sometimes the acne bumps can be painful to touch. The worst you can’t wear makeup most of the time to avoid more acne bumps growing on your face.

Acne happens when sebum (skin oil), dead skin cells and skin bacteria trapped inside skin pores. The accumulation of dead skin cells blocked the skin bacteria and sebum, hence resulting in skin inflammation. Sometimes an acne may results in a bump filled with pus.

A healthy skin should have unclogged pores and normal flow of sebum out from the skin pores.  The skin pores are made of oil gland and  hair follicle. The sebum would keep your skin moisturize and supple. 

Causes of acne eruption may include:  

• your follicles produce an excessive amount oil 
• an accumulation of dead skin cells on your pores 
• infections due to growing of skin bacteria inside your skin pores. 

Excessive acne eruption can be triggered by hormonal changes. Common hormonal changes that trigger acne eruption may include:

• sudden menstrual cycle changes
• hormone disruption conditions such as PCOS syndrome
• puberty 
• pregnancy 
• menopause.

You can minimize acne eruption on your skin by aware your skin types. Knowing your skin types will help you to have the best skin regime and skin products to fight acne.

The easiest way to keep acne from the bay is by following a simple skincare steps as follows:

1. Wash your face with a gentle cleanser. Pat your skin with care until it dries. If possible, select a cleanser with salicylic acid as primary ingredients.
2. If you are wearing makeup, perform double cleansing technique to ensure your skin pores are fully clean.
3. Apply toner.
4. Followed by serum targeting acne.
5. Finished by moisturizer and sunscreen if you are going out at daytime.

To find out your skin type, examine your skin after washing your face. You have oily skin if your skin remains glossy after washing.  If your skin appears flaky, scratchy, or feels tighter after washing, your skin type is dry skin.

Dryness on the cheeks and shine on the forehead, nose, and chin (T-zone) may indicates you are having combination skin type. “Normal” skin type will have a healthy glow and balance moisture with no visible issues. 

What can you do to prevent breakouts? 

It takes more than one products to treat acne. Your acne prevention regime may include a thorough skin cleansing and  lifestyle adjustments.

Some of useful guidelines to get rid acne as follows: 

1. Wash your face twice a day, especially after sweating. 
2. Do not overscrub or use abrasive exfoliants on your skin. Always be gentle. 
3. Do not pop or squeeze your acne. Leave it to heal on its own. 
4. Sterilize everything that comes in contact with your skin on a regular basis. 
5. Examine your hair-care regimen.  Haircare product that remains on your skin may result in excessive breakouts on neck and forehead. 
6. Watch out your eating habit, dietary plan and lifestyle habits carefully. 
7. Always keep yourself fully hydrated.