Breakouts and acne are something everyone doesn’t want to
deal with. It’s frustrating and annoying. I’ve tried a lot of products to help
with breakouts and I’ve gathered some tips I have figured out over the years to
help with breakouts!
First off, why are you breaking out? The cheeks are the
most common area on your face that you break out. If you are breaking out on
your cheeks quit touching your face! Dirt and oil get on your face from your
grubby little hands and clog your pores, causing you to break out. Also,
disinfect your phone, and wash your pillowcase! AND! The biggest tip in my opinion is to wash your
make-up brushes often. Bacteria start to grow on your brushes from the old
make-up and oils on your face and can be really damaging to your skin.
When you have a breakout there are a few ingredients that
you need to look for when treating your acne, or just a breakout.
Salicylic Acid is in lots of
acne medication. It is most common in aspirin, so if you have a breakout crush
up some aspirin, add water, and use it as a DIY spot treatment! I like to use the St. Ives Green Tea Scrub to help prevent breakouts since this has
Salicylic Acid as a main ingredient.
Benzoyl
Peroxide is another ingredient that is in lots of acne medication.
If you want an effective spot treatment, look for one that has 10% or more
benzoyl peroxide. My favorite is the Clean and Clear Maximum Strength Persa-Gel *10
Another great drying product is Sulfuric Acid. This is a REALLY drying ingredient for spots. The
most effective way I like to use this is with an overnight drying lotion such
as the Mario Badescu Drying Lotion. Sulfuric
Acid doesn’t always work with every one’s skin type. My cousin actually gave me
this product because it didn’t work for her at all! But it worked really well
on my skin and it’s my favorite thing to use for spots! The way you use this is
you grab a Q-Tip, stick it all the way down into the pink lotion at the bottom
of the bottle and simply dab it onto your spot. The next morning it’ll be dried
up and a lot smaller! But whatever you do, DO NOT SHAKE THIS PRODUCT! It ruins
the product forever!
What I think is my product though for breakouts is Tea Tree Oil. Tea tree oil can be used
for many different things, and skincare is one of them! You just put it on a
cotton round and dab it on your spot, or use it all over your face as an acne
treatment. This really heals the breakout(s) and cleanses the pores and gets
really deep down and digs the dirt out. Tea tree oil can get kind of expensive
for such a little bottle, but I found this decent size bottle at target for
$6-$8.
The last thing I like to use for breakouts is masks that
really help with cleansing pores. Charcoal masks, and cleansers are really
great for problematic skin because they really get deeeeeep into the skin, and
leave your face so soft, supple, and left with a really clean feeling. My favorite masks for cleansing the skin is Origins Clear Improvement: Active charcoal
mask
Lush’s Cupcake
Fresh Face Mask
and Que Bella
Purifying Tea Tree and Witch Hazel Mud Mask (this is only $2.09 at Target!)
This entire mask’s really cleans the pores and help clarify
the skin to help breakouts, and prevent breakouts.
Before you do a mask, make sure you use a scrub first! My
favorite scrubs are Lush’s Ocean Salt
scrub, and St. Ives Green Tea scrub
like I mentioned earlier. Ocean Salt is a hydrating scrub that scrubs away
blackheads and clogged pores, and blemishes. Use a scrub with really hot water
so the steam really opens up your pores and the scrub is really effective.
While your pores are still open from the hot steaming water apply our masks so
you can receive all the benefits from the masks.
After your breakout is treated you might be left with a
scar. If you scar, my ABSOLUTE FAVORITE BEAUTY PRODUCT IN THE ENTIRE WORLD IS: Ambi Fade Cream for Oily Skin (they
have ones for dry and normal skin too!) Ambi is only $5 and it’s seriously the
best stuff I’ve ever used for scars. I always scar after a breakout and after a
couple weeks it’s completely gone after using Ambi twice a day for about two
weeks. If you’re constantly struggling with scarring and dark spots, try using
skincare products that claim to be brightening, but be careful because
sometimes they can bleach your towels! Also, be sure to always wear sunscreen
if you struggle with dark spots and scars. When you go into the sun, those
scars and dark spots just get darker and ultimately harder to get rid of!
I know this was a really long post but hopefully you got
something out of it and learned a couple new tips or two on how to deal with
breakouts, acne, and scars!
Xoxo Audrey
