1. Get some sun, enough to get a decent tan but not peel. Can't stress this enough, getting sun will generally kill bacteria and prevent new outbreaks that below won't help. (but you still need to follow the below) For example, if you do 2-5, you'll have less breakouts but you won't eliminate them entirely, having the sun is very important and may be that "last thing" you need for you to be relatively clear-completely clear.
2. Wash your face, at least get it cleaned some how, either by taking a shower everyday (which you should but I doubt atot does) or at least rinse it.
3. Moisturizer, rub it on your face to reduce swelling of current acne and in case you get some flaky skin (possibly from it being too dry).
4. Don't let your face touch your pillow, I've heard it before but tend to ignore it, well it was stupid of me because I slept with my face down on my quilts/pillow, and I'd break out like fsck. Possibly (haven't tried/proved) if you wash your pillow often and 1. Kill the bacteria 2. get rid of the oil, It may not be a problem but once you get it on there, you've got to clean it agian.
5. Don't touch your face, for the most part. When your bored or leaning over you desk, don't touch it, you'll cause breakouts from the oils on your hands.
6. (This can be ignored...) For the most part, I've found that popping pimples (NOT SCABS!) will cause it to go away much much faster than leaving it alone because it allows the healing process to begin much sooner instead of waiting for the "stuff" to come out. Just push it out until it leaves, you know you've got some "oil" in there when you push down on it (like its on your forehead for ex.) and it hurts quite a bit, squeeze on both sides until it comes out [if possible, maybe you need to let it cure for about 6 hours and try agian, (may need to let it develop more then try agian)] and when it does, push agian and you'll see it doesn't hurt at all or as much.
This is all I can really think of for what I do to deal with my acne, reducing stress levels/eating healthy I'm sure could only help and if you already do, don't stop, it's not like it's BAD to eat healthy.
You may or may not agree with what I say but this has been my personal experience, I've been trying to figure out for years on how to eliminate my acne, every time it'd clear up, I'd try to figure out what exactly I did but for the most part couldn't figure it out. I've tried most over the counter products with no results, at one point I developed a dark mark on my chin. I tried the stridex pads (most recent treatment) and while it was fairly successful (though there are many factors to skew the results), it caused some flaking of my skin and I ended up stop using it.
If you've got any questions on any part please ask. I know it's really confusing but I tried to be thorough just to make sure nothing was left out. I hope this guide helps some ATOT'ers out there.
2. Wash your face, at least get it cleaned some how, either by taking a shower everyday (which you should but I doubt atot does) or at least rinse it.
3. Moisturizer, rub it on your face to reduce swelling of current acne and in case you get some flaky skin (possibly from it being too dry).
4. Don't let your face touch your pillow, I've heard it before but tend to ignore it, well it was stupid of me because I slept with my face down on my quilts/pillow, and I'd break out like fsck. Possibly (haven't tried/proved) if you wash your pillow often and 1. Kill the bacteria 2. get rid of the oil, It may not be a problem but once you get it on there, you've got to clean it agian.
5. Don't touch your face, for the most part. When your bored or leaning over you desk, don't touch it, you'll cause breakouts from the oils on your hands.
6. (This can be ignored...) For the most part, I've found that popping pimples (NOT SCABS!) will cause it to go away much much faster than leaving it alone because it allows the healing process to begin much sooner instead of waiting for the "stuff" to come out. Just push it out until it leaves, you know you've got some "oil" in there when you push down on it (like its on your forehead for ex.) and it hurts quite a bit, squeeze on both sides until it comes out [if possible, maybe you need to let it cure for about 6 hours and try agian, (may need to let it develop more then try agian)] and when it does, push agian and you'll see it doesn't hurt at all or as much.
This is all I can really think of for what I do to deal with my acne, reducing stress levels/eating healthy I'm sure could only help and if you already do, don't stop, it's not like it's BAD to eat healthy.
You may or may not agree with what I say but this has been my personal experience, I've been trying to figure out for years on how to eliminate my acne, every time it'd clear up, I'd try to figure out what exactly I did but for the most part couldn't figure it out. I've tried most over the counter products with no results, at one point I developed a dark mark on my chin. I tried the stridex pads (most recent treatment) and while it was fairly successful (though there are many factors to skew the results), it caused some flaking of my skin and I ended up stop using it.
If you've got any questions on any part please ask. I know it's really confusing but I tried to be thorough just to make sure nothing was left out. I hope this guide helps some ATOT'ers out there.
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