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What Is Adult Acne?

In this article we will discuss adult acne treatments.

But first, what is the difference between adult acne and acne usually associated with teenagers?

The main difference is cause.

With adult acne the causes are usually related to stress (when you’re stressed the oil glands of your skin work overtime and make too much oil), medication or pills (such as hormone peoples or birth control pills), and bad make-up and cosmetics.

Now let’s talk a little about treatments. In most cases, you can’t treat adult acne in the same way you would treat teenage acne.

Why?

Because the causes are usually much different.

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Sometimes you can reduce and remove adult acne simply by following a an easy cleansing and exfoliating program. (One program that comes to mind is the Acne Response Daily Adult Acne Regimen by made L’Oreal, this program has worked well for many adults that I’ve talked to).

Also, picking a good cleanser can help reduce adult acne very well. Just be sure to pick something that is medicated and contains something like salicylic acid, or the other chemical, benzoyl pereoxide. These cleansers work very well for mild acne.

As well as these options, sufferers of adult acne can also turn to more natural treatments, such as improving diet (which is good for your general health anyway), and taking vitamins such as Vitamin B6, Vitamin A (which helps reduce the amount of sebum your skin makes) and Zinc.