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First you need to ask yourself, how bad do I want to get rid of my acne. You may think that is a silly question. But I really mean how bad? Would you be ready to make some changes in your lifestyle to make that happen? It will be beneficial not only to your skin, but to your overall health.
Are you ready and willing to hear about some changes that will be key in your fight against acne? I’m sure you are and I know you can do this.
The first one is something we all deal with at some level. More true for some than others. Is yours high? Your stress level that is. Having a high level of stress can cause your sebaceous glands to over act. Creating excess oil on parts of your face leaving others dry from dehydration. Get that stress under control ASAP! Stop sweating the small stuff. Relax, breathe, and laugh more. Laugh lines are a good thing.
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Are you drinking at least 8-10 8oz glasses of water everyday? If not, you should be. I’m sure you realize the positive impact drinking water can have on your body, how about for the skin? This is very powerful for your fast acne treatment strategy. I won’t get into all the technical reasons, but here’s the deal on the benefits of water: gets rid of excess oil, toxins and waste. Moistens the skin, stops clogging of pores, reduces stress levels by relaxing your body, you’ll sleep better, it stops you from drinking so much of the bad stuff that actually depletes your body of water.
Avoid using products that will shrink your pores, such as, witch hazel, oatmeal, cold water, and rubbing alcohol. When your pores shrink, this can cause clogging and lead to more breakouts.
Try to avoid things that are stimulating to your system. Sugar, tea, coffee, and soda affect the entire body and your brain as well. When you consume these things, it can make the sebaceous glands produce more oil. Then where do you think that oil tries to leaves your body from? You guessed it, your pores! And we all know by now, this just makes your acne worse.
Your diet effects your skin. Eat healthy as part of the lifestyle change, it’s good for overall health as well. A diet that consists of low-fat will help to reduce oils you take in, therefore having fewer breakouts.
If we are feeling stressed, what do you think is the common choice for a lot of people to help reduce their stress? Hmm…alcohol? You guessed right! Well, it will do that, however studies show that alcohol can cause acne to begin forming. It is responsible for shrinking pores, which then leads to clogging.
Avoid extremely hot or cold water, instead use tepid water on your acne affected areas. The temperature of your water can play a very important part to you fast acne treatment strategy.
Don’t scrub your face or use abrasive skin care products. They can be irritating to your skin. Treat your skin with kindness and use gentle non-irritating products.
Be aware and take extreme care sun worshipers! Sun can be good in killing bacteria, but at the same time can be drying, and pore clogging. A minimal amount of time in the sun is okay, but be sure to use a SPF of at least 15.
Keep your skin moist in extremely cold weather. As much as hot weather can be drying to your skin, so can cold weather. Protect your skin always!
Changing your bed linens often including your pillowcase will help to avoid putting back the extra oils and dead skin cells right back into your skin.
So there you have it! I know change is hard sometimes, but if you just make some subtle changes, you will see a big difference in your skin. It will then give you the motivation to continue and make even more changes. A healthy lifestyle is just better overall, and you will soon see that you have more energy, a healthier looking body and clearer skin to show the world!