Acne and Exercise: Why Do you Break Out after Exercising

Exercise-related acne is usually caused by something you put on your body rather something you do with it. If you find your acne is aggravated by regular exercise, then you may want to examine your fitness equipment and clothes.

Here are just a few things to watch for.

Acne & Shaving: How to Shave if your Skin is Prone to Acne

Did you know that when you shave, an expensive double-blade razor can cause acne? Instead, use clean single-blade razors. Double-and triple-edged blades lift the hair out of the follicle for a shave that is actually below the epidermis.

The acne-like breakouts we know as “shaving bumps,” or Pseudofolliculitis barbae, are the result of inflammation in the hair follicle brought on by shaving.

Acne and Chocolate: Does Chocolate Cause Acne?

Does chocolate cause acne?
Does chocolate cause acne?

Of course one square of good quality dark chocolate won’t cause acne but if you are hooked on your chocolate and need a regular fix of chocolate, no matter if it’s cheap, loaded with sugar, or even past its best before date, then of couse chocolate is bad for acne.

Sorry, Hershey’s and Lindt. A clear link between chocolate and acne actually exists. In fact, chocolate is loaded with stuff that doesn’t make life any sweeter for acne sufferers.

Hormonal Acne: Why Women Experience Premenstrual Flare Acne

Hormonal acne in womenAcne in a teenager is an expected rite of passage. Acne in a grown-up can be embarrassing. In particular, many adult women experience mild to moderate acne that does not respond to traditional acne treatments. Dermatologists now look to a woman’s hormones to explain persistent acne or adult-onset acne.