Being an acne sufferer for years (and still is an acne sufferer), I've slowly come to understand my body and skin better. Hopefully some tips here will be helpful to some of you!
To start off, I always do research online to know more about the causes of acne. I know, dirt and polluted air are always the cause of clogged pores which then developed into whiteheads and more. But I've always believed it comes from our inner body too. Hence, I googled "Acne face map" and found this website that is very helpful.
I mentally took note of the areas that I often break out, and here's what I find true to me:
- Coffee (all day err day!)
- Insufficient sleep (5-6hrs)
- High intake of sugar (when I consume cakes everyday)
- Stress (thinking too much about life lol)
- Period (usually 1-2 weeks before my menses start)
- Coffee (all day err day!)
- Insufficient sleep (5-6hrs)
- High intake of sugar (when I consume cakes everyday)
- Stress (thinking too much about life lol)
- Period (usually 1-2 weeks before my menses start)
To give you a real life example (and also a sneak peek into my life), my schedule was like this: Woke up at 7AM for work, attended driving lessons after work at 730PM and returning home only at 930PM before sleeping at 12AM. This routine repeated for 7 days for a couple of weeks, and during this period of time I relied heavily on coffee to keep me awake so that I can drive well at night. Apart from coffee, I indulged in chocolate during tea break or breakfast (chocolate buns). What's more, it's Christmas period - everyone is gifting chocolate!
Also, just a week before my period, huge zits popped out at unusual areas (as always, when my big aunt's about to revisit me).
From then on, I started cutting down on cakes and coffee, and tried to sleep earlier (let me re-emphasize: earlier, not early) and do more sheet masks as a form of relaxation. Apart from those, I also rely on some products to help my skin on the outer:
For morning and night, I'll wash my face with the Hygin-X Anti-Bacterial Foaming Wash, then apply my pimple cream (Galderma's Benzac Peroxide 2.5% Water Base Gel) almost on the entire face.
TIP: I'd always splash my face with cold water after cleansing my face with warm water. I felt that it cools down my face and helps to make it less red. Somehow it helps with my skin in general!
I know everyone will say how important moisturizing is, no matter how oily your skin is, but I just don't dare to try any moisturizer ever since I had an allergy breakout from using Holika Holika's moisturizer. To make sure my skin is still hydrated, I'll do sheet masks at night once a week - Innisfree's Second Skin Mask (Moisturizing/Brightening).
Other than having acne on the face, I've bacne (back acne) for years too. I visited the National Skin Centre to ask about bacne, but they only gave me a topical solution which I found it too tedious and time-consuming. If you're wondering, it's the Acne Clear Pimple Treatment Lotion.
To keep my bacne at bay, I've been using Isoderm together with a loofah (I got mine from The Body Shop). I'll use loofah every night only to avoid being too harsh to my skin, and I change the loofah every few weeks for hygiene purpose. I find that my skin regenerates quicker, which makes my bacne scars fade even faster than usual. I could actually see my dead skin (the scarred spot) coming off when I rubbed it with my microfibre towel! Also, I realised that I don't get anymore break outs. My skin is now soft and smooth ever since I started using a loofah!
Isoderm is recommended to me by my family clinic and I've used it when I was much younger. It's gentle and can be used on all skin types!
All products mentioned can be found at all Unity outlets (lower price as compared to Guardian and Watsons, in my honest opinion).
From then on, I started cutting down on cakes and coffee, and tried to sleep earlier (let me re-emphasize: earlier, not early) and do more sheet masks as a form of relaxation. Apart from those, I also rely on some products to help my skin on the outer:
For morning and night, I'll wash my face with the Hygin-X Anti-Bacterial Foaming Wash, then apply my pimple cream (Galderma's Benzac Peroxide 2.5% Water Base Gel) almost on the entire face.
TIP: I'd always splash my face with cold water after cleansing my face with warm water. I felt that it cools down my face and helps to make it less red. Somehow it helps with my skin in general!
I know everyone will say how important moisturizing is, no matter how oily your skin is, but I just don't dare to try any moisturizer ever since I had an allergy breakout from using Holika Holika's moisturizer. To make sure my skin is still hydrated, I'll do sheet masks at night once a week - Innisfree's Second Skin Mask (Moisturizing/Brightening).
To keep my bacne at bay, I've been using Isoderm together with a loofah (I got mine from The Body Shop). I'll use loofah every night only to avoid being too harsh to my skin, and I change the loofah every few weeks for hygiene purpose. I find that my skin regenerates quicker, which makes my bacne scars fade even faster than usual. I could actually see my dead skin (the scarred spot) coming off when I rubbed it with my microfibre towel! Also, I realised that I don't get anymore break outs. My skin is now soft and smooth ever since I started using a loofah!
Isoderm is recommended to me by my family clinic and I've used it when I was much younger. It's gentle and can be used on all skin types!
All products mentioned can be found at all Unity outlets (lower price as compared to Guardian and Watsons, in my honest opinion).
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