by John Smart
Almost all of us that have to deal with acne and other skin problems know by now that medical science is not going to give us the answers that we need to truly get rid of these difficulties.
Unfortunately, most of what these doctors do is to treat these symptoms of the problem, the acne that we are experiencing, instead of getting rid of what is at the core of the problem itself. Eating a proper diet, getting plenty of exercise and making sure that we stay hydrated on a regular basis are all ways of dealing with the problem.
While you’re looking for this cure, make sure that you take care not to make your acne worse. Here are several different things that people do on a regular basis with their acne that may actually make it more difficult to treat. A lack of sleep is going to cause a lot of changes in our body and these changes may show up in the form of acne if we are predisposed to showing that condition. That is why it is necessary for us either to get additional sleep on a daily basis or to make the sleep that we are getting better through proper supplementation.
It is also necessary for us to get adequate rest on a daily basis. This rest does not necessarily have anything to do with our sleeping pattern but it is, rather, a period of time that we can spend to ourselves in order to reflect or just to get away from the stresses of day-to-day life. Most people don’t realize exactly how much of a role stress plays in our problem skin. Ask anybody that has scalp acne and they will be quick to tell you that stress will make that condition much worse. The same is often true of rosacea.
You should also make sure that you are washing your hair before you go to sleep. Even if you keep your hair tied back to keep it off of your face or if you have short hair, the oil from it will transfer to your pillow and then onto your face as you roll around during the night. Make cleaning your hair a part of your nightly regiment and you will enjoy clearer skin from the effort.