Dry Skin Doesn’t
Break Out
I have extraordinarily dry skin, but I also suffer from acne.
Even where I break out, which tends to be in the same place every time, I don’t
suffer from oily skin. My skin is very evenly dry; I don’t suffer from an oily
T-Zone. Another thing people think is that not cleansing your skin properly and
removing makeup, which of course can cause problems, but be aware not to just
jump to this conclusion for people who suffer from acne and just assume they’re
dirty. It is certainly not the case in most situations. The actual reason that
people suffer from acne is because of a hormone imbalance. And I’m talking
about real acne, not just the occasional spot here and there. This is why women
a lot of women are prescribed the contraceptive pill, as high testosterone
levels can cause acne. It can also be caused by infection, so antibiotics can
also be prescribed to clear up the skin. So if any readers are suffering from
sever acne, please don’t automatically assume that it’s because of your skin, a
lot of the time its your body causing it, so go and talk to your doctor and see
if you can get referred to a dermatologist :)
Dry Skin Needs
Water
Obviously, this is not the case for me as I have sensitive
skin and react badly to water. However water is useful for dehydrated skin, not
dry skin. Dry skin lacks in oil, and therefore using face oil, such as DHC
cleansing oil, is brilliant as it feeds the skin enough oil but also cleanses
the skin from impurities at the same time. (DHC Cleansing Oil review is on its
way) Of course, this also goes along with the oily skin causes break outs, but
in fact using oil on my skin calms my skin down. Of course I can’t speak for
everyone as everybody’s skin will react differently. I am just speaking from my
own experience :)
Acne Is Only In
Your Teens!
This one is the one that gets to me the most. Of course in
some people’s situations, yes, they only experience acne in their teens;
however my skin has got worse as I’ve got older. When I was about 13/14 I
didn’t suffer at all, but when I got to the age of 16 I started to get break
outs, and it got worse from then. Obviously now I am more aware of skin types,
and I am able to feed my skin what it needs so I can keep it under control to a
certain extent, however it doesn’t stop it for good. I know people who are
still suffering from acne break outs who are certainly over the hormonal hell
that is puberty! I think that a lot of people get confused with acne and getting
the occasional spot. The spot treatments that you can get in pharmacies such as
tea tree oil based treatments will work on the occasional blemish, but acne is
an infection under the skin, that needs to be treated from the inside, out.
Of course, as I said before I can only speak from my own
experiences, however I think it is important for people to be aware of these
misconceptions as so often if you read up about skin care it can be so vague,
and especially for makeup artists out there, you will always come across people
who have such different skin needs, and often times you can’t just refer to the
books.
I hope this has been interesting to read. I thought I would
write about it as I’ve always shouted at the t.v, and got annoyed at books I’ve
read when they say something so generic. Obviously I don’t blame them in anyway
because of course they can’t always delve into all details. I just think it’s
important as I feel that some people who suffer from acne might automatically
assume that they have oily skin, just because that what is always said about
break out prone skin, and it may not be the case. You have to know your own
skin and its needs and not just assume that other people know best :)
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