5 Acne Tips for Preventing Breakouts

Just because you are no longer a pubescent teen doesn't mean you aren't susceptible to acne and breakouts. As adults it's really common to experience acne from time to time, especially as women. Often times it's challenging as an adult because it's due to hormones and hard to get rid of. For this reason, I've compiled my list of tips to implement into your every day life, in order to decrease the likelihood of breakouts. 

1. Change your pillow cases frequently. And I mean frequently, as in every other day. This may seem excessive to you, but if you are a face sleeper, you are spending hours each night, exposing your face to tons of dirt and bacteria. If you wear a lot of hair products, those can get on your pillowcases and then get on your face and clog your pores. 

2. Separate hand towels. This is a huge one as far as cutting down on bacteria. In my bathroom, I have one hand towel for drying my hands on one bar, and another towel for drying my face on a different bar. This means that the towel that I use to dry my face will only be used for my face. I also change those out twice a week usually. 

3. Wash hair before bed. If you are someone who wears a lot of hair products it's probably best for you to go to sleep with clean hair. This way there's none of that transfer of hair products to the face while sleeping that I mentioned before. 

4. Stop touching your face. This is a really tough one. A lot of us touch our faces frequently without even realizing it. Try your hardest to consciously stop touching your face so much and in return you will cut down on the amount of bacteria your skin is exposed to on a day to day basis. 

5. Keep hand sanitizer in your makeup bag. Most of us do our makeup in the bathroom right by our sinks but do you always wash your hands before starting? Keeping a small bottle of hand sanitizer in your makeup bag will allow you to make sure your hands are squeaky clean before touching your skin. This is also a great idea because if you take your makeup on the go or to another room, you will still have a way to clean your hands first with you at all times. 

Do you have any every day tips on how to keep your skin clean? Please feel free to share in a comment below and make sure to share my tips with your friends! 

Have a great weekend! 

Andrea