What Causes Adult Acne?

Acne may be common for teenagers, but as an adult, having acne and zits on your face may be a bit embarrassing. So what exactly is the cause of those breakouts at the age of 30? There are six things can be the culprit to triggering adult acne.

1. Hairstyling Products

This occurs when oils from styling products get on the skin surrounding the hairline. It clogs pores and traps bacteria, causing the clogged pores to inflame and turn into blackheads and whiteheads. The best solution to this is to keep styling products away from the hairline. Avoid putting styling products on your bangs if you're prone to getting acne at an adult age. A simple resolution would be to start using gel or mousse type of products instead of spray since it's easier to control where it's applied in your hair. You should also always wipe your hairline after using styling products to prevent breaking out.

2. Facial Hair Removal

The reason why waxing, plucking, and depilatories can cause your face to breakout is because you're removing the hair follicle and opening up the pore. Therefore, it's easier for bacteria to become trapped and clogged in the opened pore. Furthermore, facial hair removal is known to irritate the skin. Again, allowing access for bacteria to be trapped. The best way to prevent this from happening is to apply 1% hydrocortisone cream before and after removing facial hair.

3. Pollution

The pollution in the air clogs pores. Moreover, the sun and win leave the skin dry and parched, resulting in dead skin cells clogging your pores. The obvious solution here is to be conscious of personal hygiene. It's important to wash your face daily, but it's also crucial to remember to not over do it. If you wash your face too much, then it becomes irritated easily, especially if you use cleansing products all the time. Sometimes just splashing your face with water will do the trick. You don't always have to use soap or a cleanser.

4. The stuff that you put on your face

If you love applying makeup, such as foundation and blush, everyday, then this is probably the culprit to the cause of your acne. It's no surprise that makeup clogs pores. The best bet is to just not apply makeup at all. In addition, if you're using the wrong facial products, then you're also more prone to breaking out. For instance, if you have oily skin, and you use a cleansing product or toner with alcohol, then of course you're going to start breaking out. Because alcohol dries out the skin, your skin will produce more oil to keep it moisturized. I suggest using products with natural ingredients. Brands such as Burt's Bees and Simplicity, found at Bath and Body Works, distribute products with all natural ingredients.

5. Diet

If you're reaching for the bag of chips instead of the celery sticks, then you know that you have a problem. The stuff that we consume becomes crucial as we age. As people become older, they have to stop eating junk food and processed foods because their bodies are less able to break these things down. Additionally, we need to be receiving enough vitamins and minerals for our bodies to be replenished and to have the ability to produce healthy looking skin. Think twice before you reach for the bag of potato chips next time. Also, make sure that you are drinking enough water. Water helps the body flush out impurities.

6. Stress

If you're a working mother that has to hold down a job around the clock, then I bet you're extremely stressed. Just being a housewife can be stressful. It may seem like an easy job, but with so many tasks at hand, it all becomes exhausting and stressful. We all deserve a rest, whether we're "only" housewives or a single 30 year old. It wouldn't hurt to take a day for you to pamper yourself. Spoil yourself to a spa once a month or make time to go to the gym and work out.