To keep my skin clear, I follow these rules:
1) Develop a skin care routine for day and night with following products
when you wake up and before you go to sleep:
- Face scrub (to get rid of dead skin, dirt, oils, etc.) Try St. Ives Blemish Fighting Apricot face scrub
- Acne treatment pads/cream (to get rid of acne) Try Clean & Clears Acne spot treatment
- Moisturizer (to counteract dryness and protect from harsh weather--wait at least 15 minutes for acne treatment to set in before applying a lotion) Try Olay's Face lotion
2) Avoid having ANYTHING touch your face. Anything that touches your face's skin will promote the spreading of bacteria. Even hair that is resting on your face might aid in promoting acne. Don't touch your own skin with your hands/fingers unless it is to apply some skin products
3) Most importantly, drinks LOTS of water and have a good diet. Water is not only extremely good for your skin, it will probably improve almost every area in your body!
4) AVOID anything sugary, oily, greasy, or fried such as soda, potato chips, pizza, candy, or french fries.
* Foods to avoid include:
o Dairy products (milk, cheese, cream, yogurt etc)
o Refined and cooked carbohydrates (flour, bread, rice, crisps and chips, sugar etc)
o Cooked fats (fried food, hydrogenated oils, roasted nuts)
o Meat (beef, pork, chicken, lamb etc)
* All the above foods are acid-forming in the body. If you really want to get rid of acne, you need to eat more alkaline-forming foods -- fresh vegetables and fruit, nuts (sparingly) and seeds. The foods to avoid listed above also cause a sluggish digestive system. If food travels too slowly through the body, toxins build up and aren't carried away by the usual processes and are expelled via the skin, causing acne.
If this does not help you, try using some birth control pills as you may have a hormonal imbalance. Some doctors are able to prescribe you powerful acne medication as well.
Source(s):
http://www.acne-advice.com/articles/get_...
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