Hello hope you are keeping safe 1) I understand your concern, please be aware that acne break outs could be due to various reasons like - hormonal imbalance - stress
- excess humidity - environmental pollution
- excessive sebum/oil production - dandruff / pityriasis capitis
- excessive moisturizers on face
- oil based cosmetic products
- frequent touching of face with unclean hands
- an improper sleep wake cycle - junk diet and foods like egg, dairy products, meat and poultry food, nuts and oily food
- an underlying disease like pcod and thyroid - hereditary
- dehydration
- excessive sun exposure
2) kindly be advised to send me a photo of the acne lesions to grade the severity and type of acne vulgaris you are having to decide on the potency of the acne- specific medication, if needed a short course of antibiotics.
As general measure you can apply
- cetaphil lotion for application morning and afternoon
- d'acne / cetaphil soap for facewash twice daily - la shield gel based sunscreen for application morning and afternoon.
3) also follow these simple measures-
- do not pick on your acne as it lead to scarring which could be deep and permanent
-do touch your face with unclean hands
- do not scrub you face
-avoid cosmetic products especially the oily based ones, unless the present flare-up subsides
-apply a sunscreen with spf not less than 50
- relax yourself, and make yourself stress free ,as stress is a big contributing factor.
-avoid oily food, junk food, dairy products ,egg yolk, fatty and too spicy foods.
4) also take care an be aware about few of the reasons that causes these acne - high consumption of dairy products
- cola, caffienated drinks, aerated drinks, high sugary foods
- high humidity
- over application of moisturizers and creams clogging the pores
- excessive sebum secretion inherently.
- picking/ squeezing acne, abrasive washing or frequent scrubbing
kindly revert back with a photo so that I can guide you through this. Hope your query is cleared
thank you and take care.