How to Treat and Prevent Adult Acne

Adult acne can be demoralizing, this article provides a treatment program to clear up your acne and prevent future breakouts. This is a daily acne treatment program for adults but can be successful for anyone who is 100% compliant.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• facial wash with salicylic acid
• 2% benzoyl peroxide
• facial moisturizer with SPF 30
• lotion with salicylic acid
• mild facial moisturizer
• Cetaphil facial cleanser

1. Acne is caused by bacteria and the key to preventing acne is killing the bacteria. In order to achieve clear skin, you need to commit to a cleansing program and stick with it on a daily basis. This program works if you are 100% compliant.

2. Morning routine: Wash your face with a facial wash that has salicylic acid. Pat dry your face and sparingly apply a Multi-Vitamin Facial Lotion w/ Alpha Hydroxy Acid/Salicylic acid/Glycolic acid (Suggestion: BareVitamins Skin Rev-er Upper or equivalent).

3. Apply makeup if needed. The last thing you should do in the morning is apply a facial moisturizer with SPF 30 or higher. This is critical, you need to wear SPF 30 lotion if you are on this program and will have sun exposure.

4. Before you go to sleep, wash your face with Cetaphil. If you are wearing makeup, use makeup towelettes to remove the makeup and then wash your face with Cetaphil, the most gentle cleanser on the market, you can purchase a generic version also. Sparingly apply the benzoyl peroxide to your entire face if you have a lot of acne problem spots. Even if you have no pimples currently, applying the benzoyl peroxide is a preventative measure. After about 10 minutes, apply a gentle facial lotion to prevent overdrying of your face.

5. Following the above steps morning and night DAILY and you will see a significant reduction or complete disappearance of your acne.

Tips & Warnings

• Protect your skin: It is CRITICAL that you use SPF 30 lotion or higher when using benzoyl peroxide, the sun will damage your skin even more and acne is exacerbated by sun exposure.
• Suggestions for facial cleansers: Biore Pore Unclogging Scrub or Biore Warming Anti-blackhead cream cleanser or equivalent available from Clearasil or Neutrogena or the generic brands available at your local Target/drugstore, just make sure it has salicylic acid as an ingredient
• If your skin becomes overly dry due to the benzoyl peroxide, use extra moisturizer or switch to using benzoyl peroxide every other day and spot treat on a daily basis.
• Some people are allergic to benzoyl peroxide, the alternative is to use a stronger salicylic acid cream at night. If this does not work, you have to identify what triggers your acne and consult a dermatologist.

Resources

• Foods that trigger acne

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