First of all, I am not a dermatologist but I have been suffering from acne since grade school until I graduated even when I was already working so basically acne has been my forever partner. I am still single but I was never alone. LOL. (trying to be funny here hopefully you were able to catch it.)

Here are some tips on how I was able to lessen the acne breakout. I hope it will work for you too.

• When washing your face. Don’t rub your face harshly. Don’t rub with soap directly. Just create a bubble out of the soap and gently lather the bubble on your face in circular motion slightly (no force please) just slightly and gently cleanse your face. Rinse thoroughly with water (not hot please).Pat dry. Don’t rub.
• Get enough sleep. Lack of sleep makes the acne worst. (proven and tested)
• Don’t use a pillow if you can’t replace the pillow case everyday/every night.( I don’t use pillows I sleep with a clean cloth underneath my head. And every night I use different clean clothes.Yes, I have tons of laundry but it’s a must.)
• And yes you can wear make up. But when applying the make up, again don’t rub your face. Pat application again. But I suggest not to use powder make up. Liquid foundation worked for me, put moisturizer on first before applying make up..

All the things I mentioned above I based on my experience and I didn’t do it for just a month. I consistently stick to that regimen ever since I noticed the gradual change on the severeness of my acne prone skin.

I want to share these simple tips to be able to help people like me, acne sufferers. Having this kind of skin problem is not only superficial but it is affecting the emotional condition of each person depending on the severity. As for me, I even hated looking at myself in the mirror for so many years. I never looked at myself in the mirror especially when there are other people around because I know they will be looking at me,instead. And the worst case is when they asked what happened to me and what did I do to my face.

I don’t know what to answer before but now if they will ask me that question I would answer them ,”Well, I like playing ugly to be funny, what do you think? “. Dumb questions I call them, they don’t know how I was feeling they have no idea.Clueless.Tactless.Better not say anything if they can’t give a solution to the problem. I preferred to be alone and whenever I need to pass by a crowd I would always keep my eyes where I’m walking so I can’t see the amused faces looking on my face. I was paranoid.