Adult acne... does it ever end?
How is it possible to still have flaming, throbbing spots in one's late 20s, early 30s and onwards? Not the occasional and singular adult spot that, hey, you might even like a teeny bit because it gives you character. I mean full-on, connect-the-dots acne, people. It's never permanent but, by god, when it strikes there's nothing I fear more than having to greet the beauty world face to face.
I blame birth control, hormones/antibiotics/blah/blah/blah in the food/air/water and stress. It's irritating (literally) and it's a mystery why nothing at all ever really, truly works. The power of hormones... ah, it is life defining, isn't it? It makes me, personally, want to hide behind curtains of hair, and I've become very adept a applying a bit of maquillage. To the untrained eye, my skin looks pretty darn smooth and peachy.
30, my friends, is the new 14 in skin years. Unlike dogs years, the skin on many a woman nowadays seems to have regressed, digging in its heels at the unappealing sge of the pizza face.
That said, I should probably not pick them either, huh? I gave it up for lent (oh, how I long for the instant gratification of a good spot popping) and, er, I suppose it's going okay. How many days left again?
Acne, Bodycare, Skincare in Beauty Op-Ed 
Reader Comments (5)
Totally agree! I'm 30 and the only thing that's ever kept my acne at bay is the Proactiv repairing lotion. However, just like every other medication you use, it must me used faithfully, or they come back to visit you like a nightmare!
Roberta
www.cybertabeauty.com
ok, lucky me, never had acne until I get to my 40's. Nice. Am desperate for advice - anyone got any??
I've recently started taking this herbal supplement called AcnEase (it's based on Traditional Chinese Medicine -- a blend of 6 herbs) and haven't had a single pimple since...
Of course it might just be that my taking these herbs coincided with the beginning of a blissfull and abnormally lenghty freak period of clear skin.... but I doubt it.
I'm 28 and have suffered from acne since my early teens... and I'm taking the special anti-acne birth-control, which is actually rather effective... but not 100% in my case. The occasional cyst or whitehead would still rear its ugly head at least once a month... (here's hoping that this is not a premature use of the past tense)
I got it from BeautyExpert.com
Good luck to you all
I was having similar problems and started making my self a fresh ginger and lemon tea every morning before eating or drinking anything else which is meant to be extremely cleansing (half an organic lemon, 3cm chunk of ginger in a full tea pot of water, let it seep for 10 mins before drinking). This has really helped the really deep cystic spots I was getting round my chin and mouth in about a week.
I have to tell you, I'm only 25 but I've been struggling with acne since I was 13 years old. I have found two products though which have helped tremendously. Check out my skincare dream team at http://www.beautyorbust.net/?p=2779. Good luck ladies!
Crystal
Beauty or Bust