I’m not about to tell you to own your acne, because that’s not realistic. Bring on the confusing, the pus-ridden, the festering. ![]() Take off your strategically placed scarves. My middle aged pimple pals, my fellow elder crater-cheeks, my magma chin family, come out from under your bridges. I will end this piece with a call to arms. (It’s not her fault, she just likes shiny things.) But mostly I’m upset that, in a world in which tiny robots can perform surgeries and one person’s face can be transplanted on another’s, acne has not been solved. I’m upset that my toddler points at my zits when she gets close to me. I’m upset that I have to work around it during video conferences by altering the lighting, or by matting down my hair just so. I’m upset that I’m obsessed with it, and that it utterly trounces my confidence. “If it’s that bad, I wouldn’t want to put something on it because it could make it much worse,” said Laine.Īs you can see, I’m very upset about adult acne. Oh, and don’t put makeup on an open wound (what kind of an idiot would do that? Ha. (Ah, so that’s why I’ve always looked like a beige birthday cake!) You might be able to smooth out some crater-y textures with silicone-based primers, but always do a spot test first, said Laine. Use a color corrector, followed by a concealer. If you want to put makeup on your acne, which I know I’ve spent hours attempting to do and failing miserably, professional makeup artist Daylin Laine said that good skincare is an important baseline. A vaccine is also in the works that may combat the body’s acne-causing reactions to bacteria, but it’s still not approved, and frankly I’m not getting my hopes up. Few address both, along with the myriad other factors, from pore-clogging makeup to time spent wearing a helmet, that contribute to acne.”Īccording to the article, isotretinoin (formerly known as Accutane) has shown promising results, but it’s administered sparingly due to intense side effects. ![]() For hormonal acne, there’s birth control. Why? The Atlantic wrote a deep-dive last year: “Most of these treatments target just one potential cause of acne: For bacterial acne, there’s antibiotics. Simple right?! I was wondering when on earth I was going to use my advanced chemistry degree and all the free time I have.įor all the treatments - the retinoids, the antibiotics, the birth controls, even the lasers - there is no precise cure for acne. Being sweaty and/or dirty can exacerbate acne-prone skin, so always carry a towel and soap around, I guess? Don’t drink too much, don’t smoke, and eat wll - high-glycemic food like dairy is bad. In general, avoid anything that doesn’t say oil free and non-comedogenic on it. ![]() Sleep on a clean pillow case - clean it once a week. Finish with a hyaluronic acid based oil-free moisturizer. “I like CLn’s Acne cleanser, which uses unique combination of low dose salicylic acid and sodium hypochlorite, which kills bacteria,” Robinson said.Īpply your retinol, then your antioxidant serum.
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