Don't sabotage your hard work by ignoring these little things that can affect your skin:
Wipe down your phone and cell phone regularly, wash your makeup brushes weekly, and change your pillowcase three times a week -- all of these are breeding grounds for bacteria and all have close contact with your face.
Don't use fabric softener on your pillowcases, many of them contain beef lard, which is not something you want on your face.
Don't wear makeup at the gym or anytime you're sweating a lot. It prevents your skin from detoxifying and suffocates your skin, making acne worse.
Suffering from adult acne? You are so not alone. Annet King, Director of Training and Development for The International Dermal Institute, says that 54 percent of women over 25 have some acne, and it's most common in women in their 30s. "It's an epidemic in skin care," she says.
So what's causing all this adult acne? In a word: stress. King says that our society is more stressed out than ever before, and all that stress causes our adrenal glands to increase production of androgen hormones, which increase oil production, which causes acne. And when we're under long-term stress (which is common in our busy lives), our hormone levels are constantly raised and acne becomes a near-constant problem. Also, since we're older, our cell-turnover and ability to heal slows down, which means acne can stick around longer than it did when we were teens.
In the next slides, we'll answer all your questions about adult acne, from the differences between teen and adult acne, to the lifestyle and product changes necessary to finally get your adult acne under control. Because let's face it, dealing with acne in your teens is one thing, but no one should have to suffer from acne in their 20s, 30s and 40s, right?
