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yet another spots question
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i admit that on the whole im not very nice to my skin, but then i never have been and usually its fine but over the last two months its been getting really bad. its never been flawless but iv never had many spots either. but now i have loads and i mean loads around my jaw line and on my chin.
i know smoking is bad for your skin and i smoke
i know drinking is bad for your skin and i drink (only one night a week but i drink loads on that 1 night)
but on the other hand i take my makeup off everynight (other than the very occasional one where i fall asleep pissed with it still on). i drink lots of liquids, probably not as much water as i should but i drink gallons of tea and juce so i doubt its dehydrated.
any ideas why it could suddenly go really awful? i am in final year at uni and under quite a bit of stress but its not like an im stressed and so have a couple of spots outbreak its like loads of them
cheers for reading my ranting
i know smoking is bad for your skin and i smoke
i know drinking is bad for your skin and i drink (only one night a week but i drink loads on that 1 night)
but on the other hand i take my makeup off everynight (other than the very occasional one where i fall asleep pissed with it still on). i drink lots of liquids, probably not as much water as i should but i drink gallons of tea and juce so i doubt its dehydrated.
any ideas why it could suddenly go really awful? i am in final year at uni and under quite a bit of stress but its not like an im stressed and so have a couple of spots outbreak its like loads of them
cheers for reading my ranting
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How is your diet? Do you eat a lot of junk food? It could be down to poor diet.
Do you touch your face a lot? Touching your face with your hands transfers dirt n grime from your hands to your skin, blocking pores, causing spots.
Or, do you exfoliate your face regularly? Because, as you start to exfoliate on a regular basis, it brings out the toxins in your skin, and temporarily causing a breakout....
Other than that, I don't really know...
Ilora x
Spots are mostly hormone related so even really clean skin can get spots. Tea is not that good for you in terms of hydration as it contains caffeine and can leave you needing more water than before you drank the tea. Other than the usual you should try over-the-counter spot treatments from a pharmacy (I'm currently using "Freederm" which makes them look at lot less red) you could try the GP if the spots are getting you down.
I'm trying to think of something else more useul to right but nothing springs to mind. I'm sure that there is a site.org helpsheet on this.
Ilora x
She's changed my pill and I'm on Dianette, but time will tell if it's any use. I never touch my face and I drink a fair amount of water.
Tis my punishment for escaping puberty without being called pizza face :rolleyes:
there are loads of things that can cause spots right down to your mobile phone transfering grime and ming around your face. Trial and error really, but water is a good start.
Besides things such as stress n periods i manage my spots pretty well.I do find washing my face before bed helps loads n if i know im goin on a night out i have those face wipes next to my bed to wipe my make up off-im more likely to use them rather than avin a wash wen iv come home a lil merry off the pop!
I also have this spot cream from Superdrug which u put on at night n it dries the spots out its fantastic..works for me anyway!!
Sadly, the best thing to do is just sweat it out. Figuratively that is.
does anyone know if moisturiser can cause spots? are there any that are designed so they dont clogg your poures? cheers
anyways, it cleared my skin up no end - im 17 now and went through puberty without any spots then this year my shoulders had loads and where i had a good diet, didn't smoke/drink, drank loads of water and didn't wear make up they decided it was a hormonal thing
it took about 5 months before my skin was really good though and i wouldn't advocate taking unneccessary medicine but if it's really getting you down it's an option