Feeling quite unfair about having acne when you are an adult? Do they seem to have been lingering on with you ever since you were a teen? You have access to some of the best beauty products and follow a healthy beauty regime and yet they never seem to leave your side. Well, you are not the only one that is haunted by adult acne there are many people who are pestered with acne in their adulthood.

Acne is addressed as adult acne when people get them after they are 25. Several dermatologists say that people can get acne after they are adults despite being acne free in their teens. Although the pimples look the same, the breakouts that the adults get are somewhat different from the kind they had in high school. Teen acne is usually on the upper half of the face while the adult acne appears on the lower half of the face. Also, adult acne is rooted deep under the skin and they look more like cysts and cannot be drained. The teen acne, however, sits on the surface of the skin.

1. Facial Hair Removal Can Cause Acne

Removing facial hair can cause acne breakouts on your skin. The products that are used to apply over your skin before you can remove the hair clog the pores on the skin which promote acne. These products are known as comedogenic products. Using non-comedogenic products will not clog your pores.

Not all bumps that itch after hair removal can be acne, instead, the hair follicle causes momentary rash, which makes your skin look bumpy and itchy. The ingrown hairs can be drawn out by using warm compresses about thrice a day.

If the rash persists then you must see a dermatologist who will prescribe an antibiotic.

2. Traveling to a New Place Contributes to Acne Breakouts

Sudden change in the environment can cause acne especially if you are visiting a place hotter than the one you stay in. Change of climate – sun, heat or humid weather can trigger acne. Your skin is probably not used to the kind of weather that the new place you visited has. Although the temperature and climate of the place cannot be altered you can avoid an outbreak of acne by using some precautions. Always use a good sunscreen with titanium dioxide and zinc oxide – the two substances help in reducing acne breakouts. Also, don’t try using any new cosmetics or beauty products when you are in a new place because your skin is already under the stress of adjusting to a new environment. Piling it with new products can trigger to cause acne.

3. Processed Food and Refined Carbs Cause Acne

Remember when you tried to avoid oily food when you were a teen, to avoid any acne breakouts? This is actually true and can cause acne even for adults.

Several scientific evidence reveals that foods that are high in carbs make your skin vulnerable to acne. All diets that are especially high in refined carbs such as pasta, cake, cookies, white bread, noodles are all high in glycemic index. Consuming these foods not only cause acne but add to its severity.

The glycemic index is the scale that measures how much food can affect blood sugar levels in your body. Some studies show that there could be a connection between dairy and acne. All dairy products have shown heightened levels of insulin in the body, which causes acne breakouts or worsens it.

This trigger is particularly high in cow’s milk, especially low-fat milk, which contains progesterone-like hormones in a large amount and has high sugar content compared to full-fat milk.