How to fight acne.

What is the biggest horror , 8o percent of teenagers (guys and girls) face everyday?

While your mind runs along lines like 'pregnancy test' Give yourself a break and think again. Or better yet, look in the mirror if you are a teenager (or in your early twenties) Bingo! A Zit. A fat little zit scarring your pretty face that represents you in front of the world. Its the horrible acne. The commonest horror faced by the teenagers all over the world.

My record ( or skin ) is not too clear of it , but it has been worse in the past , and over time i have formulated a simple 'fight acne' plan i will be too glad to share with you. So here we go!

     EVERYDAY CARE :

1. - REMOVE MAKE UP BEFORE YOU SLEEP. You don't have to look pretty, sleeping. Give your skin a nice rest and remove all of the makeup you carried in the day so that it doesn't clog the pores. After washing your face thoroughly, use a gentle toner  to treat your skin. You can use Rose water as it is the best natural toner without any side-effects at all.
2. CLEANSE YOUR FACE IN THE MORNING. Overnight the glands in your skin produce sebum which keeps your skin hydrated (but due to accumulated impurities on your skin, it can have an adverse effect and clog your pores, resulting in acne) 
3. DRINK LOTS OF WATER. Keep your skin hydrated, Drinking lots of water visibly improves your skin, Tested and Proved. 

HOW TO GET RID OF ACNE : 

1. ALOE VERA : My personal favourite natural remedy is Aloe vera. Rub the gel from the aloe vera plant on your face , let it stay on your skin for 15 minutes and wash off. You will have Visibly reduced acne and acne-marks in a week. But do not forget to perform the patch test for anything and everything that you apply on your face. If you have a dried up skin, you need to moisturize it before working on your zits.
2. EMERGENCY: say its your friend's wedding today and you got a horrible zit and now all you wanna do is sulk in your pillow. Here, Cosmetics come to your rescue, so does Neutrogena. Use the Neutrogena Rapid Clear Acne Eliminating Spot Gel. the result is magical. it hardly takes an hour to work. Or hide your zit with concealer as an alternative.

TWO VERY IMPORTANT , NON-NEGOTIABLE TIPS :

1. BUY THE NON-COMEDOGENIC COSMETICS: These products do not block your pores and hence prevent break out.
2. SLEEP PROPERLY. Many people fail to realize how their bad sleeping habits lead to skin problems, i was a severe insomniac and my skin those days looked so bad that i cringe to remember my reflection in the mirror from that time. Once , i started sleeping properly for proper hours, my acne healed miraculously. Beauty sleep they call it.

PRECAUTIONS :
-Wash your face regularly but take care to moisturise your skin regularly as well.
-Reduce your intake of oil ( I know its both unrealistic and harsh to ask the teenagers to cut off their oil intake completely, but seriously guys, the lesser oil you consume, the better)
-Last but not the least. This article is for spot acne. if you have severe acne and other skin problems, see a dermatologist. Most probably you will require a hormore therapy alongwith tropical application of different medicines.




Good luck with looking Pretty. Hugs and cheers.
                                                                                                         -Hiralious