Acne Prone Skin Care
If you ask your friends how to clear up your complexion, they’ll probably tell you, especially if they don’t have pimples, that the secret to acne prone skin care is to wash your face more. Well, guess what? Washing too much is one of the worst things you can do for your acne problem. What about all of those acne skin care products you see at the drug store? Don’t you need to buy those skin products if you hope to control your acne? No. Not at all. In fact, caring for your skin properly is less complicated than you might think.
It’s very important to learn how to wash your face properly. You inflamed skin has to heal and rubbing, scratching and picking are certainly some of the ways that this healing is prevented. Washing your face too much is a less obvious way to prevent healing. Wash cloths and old towels are bad enough. Harsh soaps are the icing on the cake.
Here’s what you do… get rid of your normal harsh soaps and alcohol cleansers, and instead use a very mild soap, like Dove, or, better still, a mild non-soap cleanser like Cetaphil. Gently wash your face with your finger tips in a circular motion, using lukewarm water. Rinse well. Pat it dry with a clean soft cotton towel. That’s it. Twice per day. No more. This will minimize your acne because you won’t be irritating and inflaming the skin.
If you have dry skin, put on a thin layer of non-comedogenic moisturizer (read the label!) to sooth your skin. If you have oily skin, using an astringent might just cause your skin to produce more oil, so when you are done washing your face, you really are done.
Now shouldn’t all those acne skin care products be part of your acne plan? Don’t waste your money. The problem with most of these products is that they contain ingredients that irritate your skin and actually make things worse. Avoid any type of exfoliant, especially the dreaded loofah. Avoid acne masks. They irritate your acne prone skin just fine, but help your pimples? No way. What about those pore cleansing strips? It sure feels great to see the black guck on them when you rip apart your blackheads, but, unfortunately, you might inflame them, promote infection and turn those blackheads into pimples. What about acne washes that contain benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, sulfur or other stuff? Forget about them. First, sulfur doesn’t work and never has. Why those products are still out there is a real mystery. When it comes to washes in general, they don’t stay in contact with your skin long enough to do any good. You rinse them right off. So they are simply not worth the trouble.
Save your money and make mild soap, lukewarm water and a nice clean soft cotton towel part of your plan. That’s how to clear acne. Just remember: when it comes to taking care of your skin, simple really is better.
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