Acne Treatment Advice for the End of Summer
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As summer ends and fall begins, keeping your acne treatment program under control can have some unique challenges. Summer has probably helped control your breakouts, but it may also have done some damage to your skin. How do you keep your skin acne-free and clear for the upcoming winter months while also helping to undo some of the damage that may have happened as a result of summer exposure to sun, outdoor pollution and chemicals? Here are three tips!
Find Acne Treatment Products with Antioxidants in the Ingredients
Even if you’ve used sun block and sunscreen all summer long, your skin has likely gotten more exposure to the sun during the summer months than it does during any other time of the year. Antioxidants in both your diet and your topical skin care and acne treatment products can help to combat and fight the free radicals in your system that are caused by sun exposure. Those free radicals not only can cause early signs of aging on your skin, they can also create overall unhealthy skin and result in acne breakouts. Both eat a diet rich in antioxidants (berries, fruits and dark vegetables) as well as use acne treatment products with antioxidants.
Prepare for Increased Back Acne in Fall and Winter
During the summer, the skin on your back is not subjected to many of the factors that, during the fall and winter months, may cause back acne break outs. More often in the summer, your back is exposed to the open air rather than being covered under layers of clothing that may trap oil and dirt and cause back acne breakouts. Prepare your skin for the increased chance of back and body acne breakouts in the fall and winter by incorporating a back acne treatment plan into your acne treatment regimen now. Use an exfoliating body wash as well as acne medications on your back to keep it clear even after the days of summer are over.
Hydrate Your Skin
Acne-free skin is healthy skin, and healthy skin is hydrated. Over the course of the summer, the sun as well as chemicals from swimming pools and the salt from the ocean, may have begun to over-dry your skin. When skin becomes too dry, it will produce even more oil to compensate for that dryness, which can result in even more acne breakouts. Find a good, oil-free moisturizer and make sure that, as summer ends, you’re hydrating your skin not only to help it recover from summer damage but also to prepare it for the dryer months in the fall and winter.
Acne treatment needs often change with the season. As the last months of summer settle in, make sure that you’re using the proper acne products and strategies for acne-free and healthy skin all year long.
About the Author
Luci Plavent is a freelance writer who specializes reviews and articles about skin care products as well as skin care and skin product ingredient information. Her specialties include acne treatment products for both face and back acne, as well as for all other types of skin care concerns such as anti aging and cellulite skin care.
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