Acne; The Basics

On close examination, caring for Acne infected skin is actually a balancing act in your ability to
1, Keep the skin clean
2, Avoid further irritation.
We can ignorantly cause irritations in our bid to keep the skin clean which can worsen the situation. Our cleansing process should therefore be very mild and gentle.

Irritation has various effects on Acne condition. Irritation can undo all the good done in the bid to clear Acne because it could cause scarring, it could result in more Acne developing and it could result in a slowing of the healing process thereby prolonging the condition.

It is interesting to know that lots of people avoid oily skin taking it to be the greatest culprit as far as Acne is concerned. You would be right depending on your understanding of certain points. The points
being the the causative factors of oily skin. The truth is that dryness of the skin is just as bad as oily skin and the reason is not far fetched. The skin glands respond to dryness of the skin and produces more oil to counter this. The resultant oil produced eventually constitutes the excess that clogs the skin thereby resulting in Acne.
It is very important to prevent dry skin if you want to keep your acne under control. From this, we can see that it is a wrong to assume that moisturizing is harmful for some skin types. Therefore make it an essential part of your skin care routine. This will help you avoid irritated skin. Therefore as much as the skin shouldn't be oily, it also shouldn't
be dry. The issue of balance arises here again.

A simple Acne care routine would generally start with washing the skin. At this point, it would be necessary to point out that it is very important to know your skin type.
Your choice of what to use for washing your skin would be influenced by your skin type as you would need something that would be mild on your skin type and would not irritate
your skin. Do not exclude your jaw line and hair while washing your face and use lukewarm water only. At most, wash twice a day ( morning and evening).

The next stage in the routine would be exfoliating. A scrub or facial mask is ideal and please, let the product do its work. Don't try to help the product as some people
tend to in their zeal cause irritation during this process because they are rough while exfoliating. Just let the product do its job. Patience is the key.
After exfoliating, you might use a toner to remove residual dead skin or and or excess cleanser. It is necessary again to use a toner made for your skin type.

The finally for stage of the process is moisturizing. Since we do not want the skin to dry out, we need to moisturize it. But as was pointed out earlier, you don't want to clog the skin with excess oil
so you would need to use a light moisturizer that is made for the face as this would not cause clogging of the skin.
Staying away from moisturizing would not help you.Moisturizing is very important regardless of your skin type. All you need is to be more careful with its application.

Lastly, there are necessary things to incorporate into our habits and skin care routine. These are:

-Touch your skin less. If you must touch your skin when it is necessary, make sure your hands are clean. This is necessary because
careless touching of the face can transfer dirt and oil to the face which could result in clogging of the skin. Let's take it for granted that we all now know the consequences of this.
-Pick products you use be them makeup kits or other products very carefully. Read the labels and only get products for Acne prone skin and avoid products that have oil as
its main ingredient.
-Try not to abuse over the counter Acne medication. If you choose to treat your skin with OTC Acne medication, make sure you follow all the directions
religiously so as to get the desired result and not the opposite.

In your Skin care routine, it is important to be patient. After formulating a routine, stick to it. Even if your are not able to totally eradicate Acne immediately, you should
see a nice and encouraging result after consistent and I must add well informed Acne skin care routine. Be informed. Know what is true and what is simply myth or misconception.
Have an Acne free life.