Sunday, January 15, 2012

I'm severely obsessed with my facial blemishes, help?

First things first, STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE! All the nasty crap that is on your hands will transfer onto your skin. If there is a pimple that needs popping, wash your hands thoroughly first and use a safety pin. A pin will prevent the spot from bruising and scarring. Stop going into your bathroom too, just try to avoid mirrors. All the stress you are putting on yourself to be perfect is just making your acne way worse. Calm down and chill out for your own good. Clean & clean morning burst has no acne medication, therefore it won't help. What I recommend is getting on a daily routine. I have tried Proactiv and it works great, murad is good too and dermalogica clean start is awesome. Your skin needs to adjust to these products first, so if you choose a system stick with it. Try to remember that everybody has different skin and this is just teenagey stuff. If you have bangs, pull them back because the oils will make acne worse. Make sure all your make-up is non-comedogenic. Some acne systems like the ones named also carry make-up made for acne prone skin, they have either salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide. That's another thing, make sure your face wash has either benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid, these are the two main zit fighters. Proactiv has benzoyl peroxide while clean start, and murad contain salicylic acid. Don't expect anything to go away overnight, because it won't. Thinking this will just make you more anxious and overwhelmed. While some say diet has no effect, i believe it does. Make sure you stick to drinking lots of water, eight gles a day, and limit your dairy intake. Dairy products, mostly milk tend to cause acne, this was a study done by proactiv. Onto makeup again, mineral makeup is known to help treat acne too. As for acne scarring, don't touch the zits. Never! pick the scabs either. PLEASE STOP with the baby powder too. If you really want something to sop up the oils use proactiv, they even have a cream called oil-control. When you get old you'll love the oily skin because you will get less wrinkles! I rarely ever get pimples on my face and most of my friends do. You must exfoliate 1-2 times per week to remove dead skin so that your products can really sink in. Just plain old baking soda mixed with a cleanser will work just fine. Another thing to keep in mind when you're washing your face is to be gentle, harsh movements will worsen it. Make sure to use lots of cleanser and don't be cheap with it. Oh and don't use face cloths to wash either. wash your hands first too. Crushing salicylic tablets (asprin or generic brand) mixed with water will create a paste to dry out skin too. Everybody feels self conscious about something or other, so your friends might have problems too that you don't about. Don't be embarred because acne happens to all teenagers whether they like it or not. If nothing works, talk to your doctor or dermatologist about it, I'm sure they can help with a prescribed acne medication or cream. Take your time with it though because it will take at least a week or so.

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