Are you faithfully treating your acne but still seeing new breakouts?
Or worse yet, your acne gets better and then all of a sudden it takes a turn for the worse
and ends up leaving scars?
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Acne is usually a temporary problem, but acne scars can be permanent.
However unwelcome they may be, scars are part of your skin's normal healing process after
it has been damaged by a wound or injury.
Most of the time, acne heals without scarring.
But there are times when it aggravates and ends up leaving a scar.
So why does this happen?
Well, keep watching today’s video because we will be telling you habits that are guaranteed
to cause scarring of your acne.
From sharing makeup, overwashing your face, exfoliating too much, popping pores to using
the wrong type of oils and more, watch till the end to learn about all of them.
Squeezing Pimples: There’s no benefit to squeezing pimples.
It causes the skin around the blemish to swell and turn red, drawing more attention to pimples.
What’s more, you can push dirt and debris deeper into your skin and any dirt or bacteria
on your fingertips can enter the blemish.
This will cause your acne to worsen and leave a scar.
To give your acne the best chance of healing the right way, keep your hands off your face.
Do you get tempted to squeeze and pop pimples when you see them on your face?
How often do you do it?
Tell us quickly down below in the comments section!
Washing Your Face Too Much: If you’re a little obsessed with cleanliness, that obsession
may be worsening your ace.
Some products, especially those used to treat acne, can be harsh on skin, if used improperly.
Washing your face using gentle motions 1-2 times a day is sufficient.
One of the biggest myths is, “my face is dirty, so that's why I'm getting acne”.
Over cleansing or scrubbing your skin may cause it to increase oil production to combat
dryness.
When you do this, you are stripping your skin’s lipid barrier of essential oils, making it
weaker and allowing your skin to lose water and lead to more pimples.
Make sure to stick to lukewarm water temperatures when washing your face.
Don't use a dirty washcloth when you wash your face.
Bacteria can easily build up on them.
Use a clean washcloth each time.
Always wash your hands first.
If your hands are dirty when you wash your face, you end up rubbing more oil and bacteria
into your skin, which can cause acne to worsen and may lead to scarring.
When using acne cleanser, make sure to rinse your face well so that no cleanser residue
stays on your skin, causing breakouts.
You Don’t Take A Dermatologist’s Advice: While certain home remedies may be useful
in temporarily soothing your skin condition, carelessly applying the wrong or unsuitable
substances on your acne may worsen our skin condition or leave scars on our face.
Using ingredients like oil and powder can block your pores, trapping bacteria and suffocating
the pores from releasing oil naturally.
Remedies that use alcohol can dehydrate the skin, leaving your skin dry and exposed to
other skin conditions like eczema.
Some remedies like lemon and tea tree oil may even cause contact eczema, and you don’t
want that.
Besides, everyone's skin characteristics are different and we react differently to different
ingredients or substances.
Before you decide to try any remedies, you should first get professional advice from
a dermatologist.
Overusing Makeup To Conceal Acne: Using thick makeup to conceal acne can block your skin
pores, trapping bacteria and oil in them.
This will lead to even worse acne, or infect existing acne causing inflammation and acne
scars.
While you don’t necessarily have to skip wearing makeup, be sure to avoid putting on
too much just to conceal your scars.
Caking up on cover-ups like foundation can only make your scar look worse and irritate
the skin.
If you need to wear makeup, consider mineral makeup which has smaller particles giving
better coverage without appearing cakey.
Mineral makeup also has a lower risk of clogging your pores which can cause breakouts.
However, even if you’re using mineral makeup, you still need to make sure not to forget
to remove your makeup before going to bed.
Some makeup products also contain oil or comedogenic ingredients, so you should be careful when
choosing these products.
Don't layer up too much to cover up your acne and acne scars.
Spending Too Much Time in Front of a Magnifying Mirror: Try looking at yourself in a magnifying
mirror without picking your skin.
It's nearly impossible.
Though it's nice to see the condition of your pores and skin at a 40 times magnification,
the truth is that nobody will ever see you that close up.
The issue with the magnifying mirrors is that even though it is undeniably helpful for the
application of makeup and tweezing of eyebrows, it is the worst thing for a person to look
at with acne.
Magnifying mirrors can turn a molehill into a mountain, the smallest pore into the Grand
Canyon, and make you feel that you have popped the biggest blackhead of your life.
But when you look for it on your finger you realize it was miniscule.
Most of the time it is not worth bothering your skin for what you see in the magnifying
mirror, and you end up with more marks and scarring from interfering with your skin.
Over Exfoliation: Exfoliation is always counted as a necessary skin care ritual.
But your acne-prone skin can get further angsty when you tend to exfoliate every now and then
hoping for the acne to disappear.
If active acne wants one thing from you, it is to remain patient.
Exfoliating over and over again can actually cause your pimple to pop and leave a permanent
scar.
Popping Pores And Blackheads: Other than pimples, we also tend to squeeze our pores and our
blackheads.
However, this is strongly not advisable as squeezing your pores can enlarge or damage
the pores and the deeper layers of your skin.
Damaged pores can leave permanent scarring on your skin.
Furthermore, if your pores rupture from extracting blackheads, the sebum and bacteria released
from the deeper layers of the skin can cause inflammatory responses.
This can leave scars on your face.
Blackhead extraction also leaves pores vulnerable to external bacteria.
Bad Hair Care: Even if you keep a perfectly clean face, poor hair hygiene can cause breakouts
on your neck, behind your ears, and near your hairline.
Greasy hair spreads oils into your pores, and using too many harsh hair products can
cause irritation.
Wash your hair everyday or every other day, and avoid getting hairspray on your skin.
You Don’t Apply Sunscreen: Exposure to UV rays causes sun damage, which can make your
skin more prone to scarring.
UV exposure with no protection is also likely to darken your scar or prolong the healing
process.
Do take note that the use of acne medication can make your skin more sensitive to sun rays,
making sunscreen an essential product when combatting pimples.
It is recommended to use Clear Defense SPF 45 or Sheer Defense Tinted SPF 46 sunscreen.
Both are non-greasy and oil-free and can protect your skin without causing breakouts.
You Are Using The Wrong Type Of Oils: Coconut oil may do wonders for your teeth, health,
and body, but it isn't ideal for your face.
Coconut oil is fine to use to moisturize the body, but it should not be used on the face.
This is because it is comedogenic, meaning that it can clog the pores.
Clogged pores can lead to worsening of existing acne and scars.
You’re only treating your blemishes: Which means you’re not preventing new breakouts.
Instead of blotting the acne medication, spread a thin, even layer everywhere you’re prone
to breakouts: forehead, nose, chin.
And give the medication time to work.
It’ll take six to eight weeks to see some improvement.
If you don’t see any improvement by then, you can try another product.
But trying a new treatment every other week for your skincare habit can irritate your
skin, which can lead to new breakouts and aggravating of existing acne causing scars.
You Don’t Treat Inflammatory Acne: Inflammatory acne is the acne with big red bumps you find
on your skin.
They usually contain fluid or are made up of pus filled cavities.
If you leave inflammatory acne untreated, they can cause permanent dilation among the
small blood capillaries near the skin surface.
So even when the acne is gone, red marks and scars will still stay on your face.
Unlike mild acne, inflammatory acne affects deeper layers of your skin.
The longer you leave them untreated, the higher the risk of them turning into permanent acne
scars.
Treatments like laser and microdermabrasion can treat inflammatory acne before they get
worse and leave scars on your face.
Do you face constant acne problems?
Don’t worry because we got you covered with this video titled “7 Easy Ways To Clear
Up Your Acne”
Now back to Habits that will guarantee your acne will scar.
You share makeup, makeup brushes, or makeup applicators: Even if you use only non-comedogenic
products, sharing makeup can lead to blemishes.
Acne isn’t contagious, but when you share makeup, makeup brushes, or applicators, the
acne-causing bacteria, oil, and dead skin cells on other people’s skin can wind up
in your makeup.
When you use that makeup, you can transfer their bacteria, oil, and dead skin cells to
your skin.
These can clog your pores, leading to infections and scarring.
Make sure you’re the only person who uses your makeup, makeup brushes, and makeup applicators.
Have you had acne that turned into scars?
Which of the mentioned habits in today’s video do you think might have caused it?
Let us know in the comments section below!