Tips To Deal With and Get Rid of Your Adult Acne

Have you tried everything to clear your acne? Are you plain sick of the whole thing? I have had acne off and on for years and now that I am approaching 30 it seems to be getting worse. I know my acne is directly linked to stress and my hormones. For example, when I was stressed out with work or finances I would often break out. And, I have noticed whenever I have a break up I have a break out. It has taken me years to come up with a regimen that helps.

My first step was to find out what acne really is. Acne is defined as inflammation of the skin due to a sebaceous gland, located at the bottom of each hair follicle which becomes trapped with natural oils, causing bacterial buildup and inflammation. This condition may be worsened at adolescence, before and during a woman's menstrual cycle due to hormonal action, and when under stress, eating a poor diet, or on contraception.

My goal has always been to keep oil from building up. In order to keep my acne at bay I steam my face every morning. Then I apply a bentonite clay mask (Aztec Secret: Indian Healing Clay) that I mix with apple cider vinegar. I let the mask sit for about 20 minutes and then rinse. My next step is to spray a mist of Yonka normal to oily skin lotion on my face which is kind of like a toner with botanical essential oils. My third step is to use Retin-A which was prescribe by my doctor and basically gradually peels off the top layer of your skin to help reduce acne. Upon using the Retin-A I place the acne skin lotion from Pro Activ on my face and then I use a fading cream called "Black and White" which is sold in Walmart for $5. You can find it in the ethnic section. After I add all of my creams I also use cetaphil as a moisturizer. I know that sounds like a lot but it works for me. Also, I make sure I take B5 vitamins which help level out my hormones.

There are a number of alternative methods to help ease the condition. There are different natural oils such as bergamot, tea tree oil, lavender, rosemary, thyme-linalol that can be topically used. Also drink ½ a cup of aloe vera juice twice daily until acne clears. It is also important to two glasses of raw carrot, beet and celery juice. Any combination of carrot, cucumber, lettuce, and spinach with carrot predominating. Massage, acupressure, shiatsu, and reflexology is recommended to relieve stress.

I have tried everything and I believe the key is to figure out what works for you and to just stick with it.