One out of every five woman suffers from adult acne. So the acne which you had in your teens if comes back when you are in your 30’s then you are not alone.

Following are some of the facts of adult acne

Adult Acne normally starts with blackheads: Blackheads are not the outcome of dirt rather they are actually the result of clogging of oil and dead cells in the pore, which then combines with bacteria.

Cause of adult acne: There are many causes of adult acne. Like bad cosmetics, stress, birth control pills etc. stress triggers oil glands. A bad cosmetic gives the room to bacteria. Hormones triggers sebaceous gland to over react.

Benefit of a good facial: Adult acne sometimes clears up with a good facial. As acne is not a disease it is a skin condition. A nice beauticians knows how to exfoliates the dead skin surface and take out the blackheads.

Never treat adult acne like teen acne: The products which worked for your acne as a teenagers may not work for you now so don’t try them.

Pro active works for adult acne: Pro active acne treatment has been proved to be beneficial on adult acne.

Contact the dermatologists: Most of the women wait a little longer to see a dermatologist. If your acne is mild then over the counter medicines will work. But if the acne is severe then it is better that you should not wait for the acne to show at it full bloom

The above mentioned facts if understood properly, will be of great help in controlling the adult acne.