Reasons You Have Adult Acne, and Ways to Get Rid of It
Reasons You Have Adult Acne, and Ways to Get Rid of It = The Causes: 1. Your hormones may be to blame. 2. Stress can be an extra (and very influential) driving force. 3. Pollution isn't helping your case either. 4. You may be using the wrong products. 5. You're cleansing too frequently and intensely. 6. Specific foods may or may not have an effect—the evidence is all super fuzzy. 7. Your sweet tooth is causing a skin problem. The Treatments: 1. The ingredients to look for: Salicylic acid is the gold standard of acne treatment. It's also called a beta-hydroxy acid. Salicylic works by exfoliating gently to unclog pores. It's in a ton of OTC cleansers and spot treatments, and it's gentle enough to use on your whole face. Benzoyl peroxide works by actually killing the acne bacteria, while exfoliating the pores at the same time. It's not so gentle and can make skin really dry and irritated if you use...