HOW TO PREVENT ACNE
BEFORE A BIG EVENT

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It’s the night before your best friend’s wedding, which she’s been meticulously planning for months. You’re the maid of honour and have just discovered a huge acne breakout right in the middle of your forehead. Don’t let it ruin your day by following our tips to get rid of acne before a big event.

ACNE FROM STRESS?
TRY FACIAL MASSAGE

If you get acne from stress, take the time to treat your skin to a massage. Forget your shoulders or feet: A stimulating facial massage will help to alleviate any pent up anxiety you have before a big event. When your hormones are imbalanced this can cause acne breakouts as cortisol, the stress hormone, contributes to fluctuating hormone levels. With all the stress of a big event it’s important to remember to de-stress your skin as well as your mind. If you have a painful pimple, just massage around it.

Learn more about the causes of acne HERE.

PREVENT AND GET RID OF ACNE
WITH OVERNIGHT ACNE TREATMENTS

If you usually focus on your morning skincare regime, instead start to focus on your evening ritual. Our skin repairs and regenerates itself during sleep, so help it out by applying acne treatment products before going to bed, giving your skin all night to absorb the products. Retinol is a great acne treatment to use overnight as it encourages the turnover of healthy new skin cells - just in time for your big event.

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WITH SPECIFIC ACTIVE INGREDIENTS

How to get rid of acne before your big day

With a big event coming up you don’t want anything to dent your confidence. If you do have any acne breakouts that need taking care of, use products that contain salicylic acid and LHA. These ingredients will get rid of dead skin cells and deeply exfoliate your pores, which will help pave the way to clearer skin.

Click HERE to learn more about expert acne treatments from the pharmacy.

USE A SOOTHING SEBUM-REGULATING MASK
BEFORE YOUR BIG DAY

Many acne-prone skin sufferers find their skin feels “dirty”. It looks shiny and greasy, and can feel sticky to the tough. You may feel your skin is suffocating and clogged… At times like this, using a sebum-regulating mask often appears the best solution for immediate sebum absorption and pore reduction!

But harsh sebum-regulating masks are oily skin’s worst enemy! Fast drying sebum absorption masks can be very aggressive and cause the skin to over-produce sebum to protect itself: this is what we call “the sebum rebound effect”.

As a solution, try EFFACLAR Mask, a purifying fast sebum-absorbing mask, so soothing that it does not dry the skin and avoids the rebound effect, for long-term effectiveness, even for the most sensitive skin!

DISTRACT FROM ACNE BREAKOUTS
WITH BRIGHT EYES

Concentrate on taking care of your eyes to distract from acne breakouts. After all, your eyes are the first thing most people notice. Eye-brightening solutions with niacinamide can reduce the appearance of dark circles and brighten the eye area. This is especially important for those who have been losing sleep over a big event.

Follow these tips and shine on your big day. Need something stronger?
Click HERE to learn about prescription acne treatments.

TRUE
OR FALSE

CHOCOLATE IS BAD
FOR ANE-PRONE SKIN.

FALSE

There is no solid evidence that chocolate has any effect on acne, evenif everyone is different so acne could cause breakouts to some people. Darkchocolate is actually filled with skin-loving anti-oxidants!
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OILY FOODS
EQUALS OILY SKIN.

FALSE

Acommon acne myth is that grease on your plate translates to more oil in yourpores, but there is no direct link between the two. However, a diet rich insaturated fat can fuel micro-inflammation in all of the body's organs,including the skin.  In short, bacon andchips won't cause acne, but moderation is the best policy for overall health.
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SUGAR CAN MAKE
ACNE WORSE.

TRUE

Recent studies haveshown that high Glycemic Index foods - the ones that cause blood sugar to spike- can make acne worse.  We know it's easier said than done, but to keepyour skin happy, steer away from sweets, sugary drinks, and goodies made fromwhite flour and stick to high-fiber foods, like whole grains and pulses, instead.
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SQUEEZING A PIMPLE WON'T
DO YOU MUCH GOOD.

TRUE

Even if it seems like aquick fix, squeezing a pimple will actually make things worse for your acne-proneskin as it could actually damage the infected hair follicle and increaseinflammation. You could even introduce a new infection with your fingernails.So popping zits is a harmful habit and best avoided!
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VOUS ?

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Pollution causes increased levels of sebum making skin oilier and more prone to acne.

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