How to Keep Your Face Acne-Free

When you suffer from chronic acne breakouts attaining consistently smooth skin becomes a challenge. Just when your face starts to clear up a new blemish pops up and ruins your day. If you're looking for the right products that achieve clear, beautiful acne-free skin, use these skin care tips to fight breakouts and manage the health and condition of your skin today. Stop zits, bumps, acne and facial inflammation today in these easy steps:

Instructions

1. Wash your face daily with a cleanser that contains salicylic acid. Salicylic acid is the active ingredient found in most acne-fighting medications. Wash your face at least twice a day: once in the morning and then again at night. If you have overly oily skin you may need to wash up to three times each day to keep acne under control.

2. Exfoliate your face weekly to remove dead skin cells. Dead skin cells can clog up pores and lead to very bad acne breakouts if left on skin. Choose a gentle exfoliate made from natural ingredients. Read the ingredient label and choose an exfoliate that has the least amount of ingredients to insure your exfoliate is all-natural.

3. Use a skin astringent that contains salicylic acid in between washes. Astringents work well to remove excess oil from skin and is convenient to use when washing your face is not an option. Apply astringent directly to problem acne areas using a cotton ball.

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   Take a hands-off approach with your face. Avoid touching your face because excess dirt, grime and oil can easily be transferred from your hands to your face. This can further aggravate problem skin causing increased breakouts. Always wash your hands if you must touch your face.

Resources

• The Discovery Health Journal