subject: All You Need To Know About Treating Acne Prone Skin [print this page] Acne is no funAcne is no fun. Face it, no one likes to have acne prone skin. No one likes to look at pimples and blackheads making a constellation of zits on their forehead.
It is important for you to clean your skin properly in order to reduce the amount of acne that you may have. The first part of that is learning what kind of skin you have. Some people only develop acne in a few places on their body. Others can find it on their face, back, and chest. Take a good look at your skin first. Most people who have acne have either combination or oily skin.
Those with regularly oily skin have few options to reducing acne. Those with long hair might consider wearing it in a pony or pig tails or just back on the head. Or they may choose to cut their hair short. Many times, oily skin is caused by oily hair being on the face and causing pimples.
For those who have combination skin, parts of the face such as the cheeks may be normal or dry, whereas areas such as the forehead, nose and chin can seem oily. This kind of oily pattern is sometimes called a T-zone. For both kinds of oily skin, the solution is fairly simple.
The first solution is simply cleaning the skin effectively. That does not mean using soaps that strip all the oil away from the face, thereby drying the skin out completely. Using a balanced cleanser, wash the face frequently, as often as five times a day if you have a major acne breakout.
As tempting as it may be to pop that zit, resist the temptation. Not only will you possibly scar yourself with your finger nails in the process, but you may further infect the pimple. Keep your fingers away from it and you will not scar yourself for life.
After cleaning your face, you can use a toner to remove any extra oil that may still linger on your skin. Then, follow the toner with a moisturizer that has no oil in it. This will protect your skin from drying out from frequent washing and from your skin thinking that it has nothing to protect it, thus stimulating more oil production. If your hard work does not work, though, be sure to visit with a skin care expert. You will be happy that you did.
