Acne! :D

/r/ kenshiro jpg for acne.

Anyway the gist is not to eat junk (though I am not sure myself if it is a myth) and to keep a clean towel every day for sleeping on. You don't wash your pillow case every day and it gets dirty.

Don't wash your face so often but do keep it clean. If there's hair in your face keep it clean or tied back.

I get recurring adult-onset-acne and the pharmacist says there's no avoiding it. I was prescribed tetracycline when it got pretty bad, but try to push for accutane if you can afford it.

Drinking water
Not touching your face except to wash it
Using Neutragena facial wash 2 times day
Using non-comedogenic moisturizer on the face

Normally I get breakouts near my chin where I tend to rest my hands or on my forehead where I tend to have a bang or something. Better hairstyles and less hair spray solved this issue.

I'm pretty lucky when it comes to skin on my face. I have a tendency to have really dry skin on my arms, though.

Anyway, I use the Neutrogena scrub in the morning and Neutrogena one-step cleanser at night to get rid of dirt, oil, and mascara. If you don't have actual acne and just bad pimple outbreaks, I would recommend that combo. The one-step cleanser is very gentle and moisturizing, so you don't have to worry about over-cleaning by using medicated cleansers.

I used to use a toner to exfoliate, but using the scrub and a washcloth is enough for that, now.

I will say don't use a wash cloth unless you pat it soft because rubbing it can irritate the skin and cause more breakouts.

It seems like every time someone types this:

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Don't touch your face with your hands.

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I happen to be touching my face with my hands when I read it.

Then cut that :bou::bou::bou::bou: out.

Thankfully, right now I have toothpaste on my face, so I wouldn't even want to touch my face.

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Originally Posted by Shorty

I've heard that the "don't eat chocolate/oily foods" is a myth.

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I think more harm comes from the fact that it gets really close to and a times even touches your face on the way into the mouth than actually ingesting the food.

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Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod

1. Drink lots of water
2. Finish puberty

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That's not enough for some people. My mom drinks nothing but water and she is 40 and she still gets acne sometimes. I think these things are genetic so I'll probably be the same ;_;

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Originally Posted by Jessweeee♪

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Originally Posted by NorthernChaosGod

1. Drink lots of water
2. Finish puberty

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That's not enough for some people. My mom drinks nothing but water and she is 40 and she still gets acne sometimes. I think these things are genetic so I'll probably be the same ;_;

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If it makes you feel any better, I wasn't being completely serious. :(

I did hear the toothpaste trick but it didn't work for me. It works for other people I know, too. I got some tea tree gel to spot treat acne (something random from Boots) but it also didn't work for me.

I don't really get that much acne anymore, but if I do it's under the skin. My chin has a lot, A LOT of tiny bumps under the skin. The good thing about them is that they never really come up to the surface.

A few things I do to try and keep my face balanced:
-Wash and moisturize my face every morning and night
-If I wear make up, make sure to clean it all off really well
-Exfoliate once or twice a week but always moisturize/hydrate after
-Use a deep cleansing mask (sometimes called clay or mud mask) but not on all my face, just the oily parts or parts with under the skin breakouts, but also always moisturize/hydrate after
-Use sunblock! I don't really know if it helps with acne, but some parts of my face really burn if I don't wear sun protection, it's just as unpleasant as acne.