Do you want to squeeze acne with your hands? You should pay more attention to these wrong behaviors

Everyone loves beauty. In life, many people are troubled by acne of all sizes on their faces. They try to treat it through skin care, diet, etc. Some even blindly believe in acne removal products or folk remedies, which results in more serious skin damage. So, what should we do when facing acne on our faces?

How does acne form?

Sebum is secreted through the opening of our hair follicles. There is a kind of bacteria at the opening of the hair follicles - Propionibacterium acnes. It can decompose the long-chain fatty acids in sebum and turn them into free fatty acids. This fatty acid will stimulate the skin to produce inflammation, stimulate the ducts of the hair follicles, cause excessive cell proliferation in the ducts of the hair follicles, and also cause excessive keratin hyperplasia.

The shed keratin and sebum mix and accumulate at the hair follicles to form acne. Depending on the severity and individual reactivity, it may also form inflammatory papules, cysts, pustules, etc.

Avoid these wrong acne-clearing behaviors

Excessive scrubbing

When we are in a humid and hot environment such as a bathroom or bathhouse, we should avoid excessive scrubbing. If we scrub excessively, the keratin around the hair follicles will easily fall off, which will easily cause pores to become clogged and form embolism, leading to skin damage such as acne and acne.

At the same time, excessive wiping can also cause epidermal abrasions, leading to desquamation, dry skin and other damages. Not only can it fail to play a good cleaning role, it can also easily provide conditions for the formation of acne and cause secondary damage to the skin.

Blind medication

To treat acne or reduce the recurrence of acne, you need to be diagnosed and treated by a professional doctor according to the degree of skin damage. Because it is difficult for us to clearly and accurately judge the type and severity of our acne. In addition, the medicines you buy yourself cannot be accurately and effectively treated without scientific diagnosis, and may aggravate skin damage.

Not following doctor's advice and repeatedly applying ointment

There are specific restrictions on the use of drugs. Some ointments should be used at night. Using them during the day will irritate the skin under the influence of sunlight and produce certain inflammatory reactions. Some people are eager to treat and do not follow the doctor's advice. They apply the ointment repeatedly, which ultimately backfires. The ointment does not play a therapeutic role, but instead causes other adverse reactions. When we deal with acne, we must strictly follow the doctor's advice and choose the frequency and number of medications.

To prevent acne, you need to do these three steps

1. Pay attention to the water temperature when washing your face

If the water temperature is too cold, the dirt on the surface of the sebum will not be easy to clean. If the cleaning is not sufficient, it is easy to form acne. It is also not appropriate to use too hot water. If the water temperature is too hot, the sebum membrane will be destroyed, which will easily lead to adverse reactions such as dryness and desquamation of the skin.

2. Choose the right facial cleanser

If you have acne, you can usually choose an oil-controlling, mild and non-irritating facial cleanser to clean your skin. If you have sensitive skin, you must choose a cleanser with fewer additives and preservatives. If you have dry skin, you should choose a product with strong moisturizing properties. In fact, the texture of lotions, foams, gels and other facial cleansers does not affect our use, as long as they are regular products and suitable for our skin type.

3. Good living habits

If you are under too much mental stress and get anxious, it is easy to increase the amount of sebum, which will accumulate on the surface of the skin and induce acne. To prevent acne correctly, we need to have a good attitude, a reasonable diet, and a healthy work and rest schedule. Make adjustments in diet and daily life, eat less greasy, spicy, and overly sweet foods. Don't stay up late and keep a happy mood.

Expert interviewed: Zhang Xiaoyan, chief physician of the Department of Dermatology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital