Living in the 21st century means that we are exposed to a constant stream of content featuring people who look “perfect” on social media.
Perfect body, perfect hair, and most importantly… perfect skin.
While most of us already know, it’s important to remember that nothing looks like that in real life, and even the most famous models and celebrities in the world are prone to blemishes and imperfections.
Everyone from Kendall Jenner to Justin Bieber and Chrissy Teigen have opened up about their battles with breakouts and acne, and adult acne is now considered one of the most common skin care problems in the world.
While it is completely normal to experience breakouts from time to time, it is understood that sometimes it can lead to feelings of self-consciousness.
The key to managing breakouts is starting a proper skin care regimen and following a healthy lifestyle.
If that doesn’t work, or if you have stubborn acne, we recommend visiting a dermatologist as there may be an underlying health condition or hormonal imbalance causing the problem.
Even with the right skin care routine, diet and lifestyle, you can still find pimples popping up from time to time. Follow these simple guidelines to help prevent, treat, and even hide if necessary.
Prevent and treat breakouts
Two of the most important skin care ingredients to use when you’re struggling with breakouts are salicylic acid and glycolic acid.
Salicylic acid is a beta hydroxy acid known for its anti-inflammatory properties and exceptional exfoliating ability. It dissolves in oil, which means it can penetrate the skin’s sebum deep into the pores. It addresses many causes of acne, breakouts, whiteheads and blackheads.
Glycolic acid is an alpha hydroxy acid and is great for unclogging pores.
When the pores become clogged with dead skin cells and excess oil, you can develop blackheads and pimples. Glycolic acid is an exfoliant that loosens the bonds formed by dead skin cells so they can be removed more easily.
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When establishing your daily skincare regime, make sure you include a good quality cleanser – like Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Cleanser – as well as serums and moisturizers in your routine.
You should also consider adding an exfoliator like Nip + Fab Glycolic Fix Pads once or twice a week to retexturise and exfoliate.
If you prefer a salicylic acid formula, then you can consider a range of products like Creightons Salicylic Acid skin care range.
The range features a salicylic acid clay cleanser, a salicylic acid serum and an acid soothing lotion.
Hide your flaws
Blemishes have a way of showing up at the most inconvenient times, like the morning of an event or before a hot date.
If you don’t have time to treat it, and you might want to hide it instead and thank you, there are some clever makeup tricks you can try to cover the redness and make the blemishes less visible.
Before applying any makeup, you want to apply a makeup primer all over your skin.
Primer is the key to flawless and long-lasting makeup application. Not only do they allow foundation and concealer to glide more smoothly, but they also allow you to blend more seamlessly.
Plus, when you wear a primer like Wet n Wild Coverall Face Primer Partners In Crime over your makeup, it will last longer on your skin.
Next is foundation and concealer.
Apply your chosen foundation all over the skin and blend well with a sponge, brush, or fingers. This will reduce redness or discoloration and may even hide minor blemishes.
After the foundation is applied, it’s time to apply the concealer directly to the areas of concern. Wet n Wild PhotoFocus Concealer has a beautiful creamy texture that melts into the skin and is a high coverage concealer tested to be white without cast under seven different photo lighting conditions, allowing only your best features to shine through.
Some stubborn blemishes require more than foundation and concealer. There, concealer palettes like Wet n Wild Coverall Concealer Palette are available.
This special palette contains everything you need to balance your skin’s imperfections. Just remember bright pink, neutral green, white highlights and peach lids.
The last step is to set the makeup with powder.
Blemishes and blemishes can be pests, but with these practical tips, preventing them, and hiding them, is not an impossible task.
* Compiled by Kaunda Selisho
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