My Little Di♥ry: 10 Steps How to Prevent Pimples

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Have you encountered, when you wake up in morning a tiny skin lesions appeared on your face?! (>_<)

Yeah, It's a pimple!!!!!Our worst nightmare,ever!!!

But don't worry gals their are many ways to prevent this nightmare.

Before we start, what is pimple?(base on wisegeek.com)

A pimple is a small swelling in the skin caused by a blockage of a pore.A pimple forms when dead skin attempts to slough off but cannot, because of a stoppage in the pores of the skin. Commonly such stoppages are caused by overproduction from the sebaceous glands, which normally work to keep the skin healthy. Dirt and infection in a pore can also lead to a blockage, which will cause a pimple.

♥ 10 Steps how to prevent pimples♥

1. Wash your face 2-3 times a day or before and after you put a make up. Use a hypo-allergenic or unscented facial wash. Use warm water,not hot water. It helps to open your pores and wash out the dirt.Throughout the day,oils and dirt can stack in our face which can breakout our skin pore and can lead to pimple.

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I used Sulfur Zinc Oxide by Dr. Kaufman. It helps to dry pimples and prevent acne, blackheads, rough and oily skin. It will leave your skin super dry,so better to use a moisturizer after. I don't like the smell of the bar but it works well on me. It has active ingredients, 2g sulfur and 750mg Zinc oxide.

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2. Use a clean towel to wipe your face. Don't use same towel for your body, better to have a separate one. Cross-contamination can lead to bacteria-growth.

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3. Use a moisturizer. Yes, moisturizer is one of the solution!(o_o)

Because after you wash your face natural oil was remove in your face, so better to replace it using a moisturizer. For dry skin better to use a oil based moisturizer and gel based moisturizer usually works well for oily skin.

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I apply Nivea Baby Smoothy Cream before I go to bed. I know it's for babies but it works well on my skin, since I have sensitive skin.

The positive points about this product:(base on the info at the back of the container)

- Hypoallergenic

-non-greasy, easily absorbed formulation

-free of parabens, alcohol and colorants

-skin-friendly ingredients

-with natural calendula

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For morning ,I use Olay natural White light All in One Fairness Day Cream.

Which combine the effect of fairness cream + spot remover + moisturizer. Its light, non-greasy formula with triply nutrient system-vitamins B3, pro B5 and E and sunscreen ingredients helps, to lighten skin tone, hydrate and protect the skin from harmful UV rays to give you a fairness that glows. (base on the info at the back of the container)

4. Try an acne product. Many acne products was offered on the market, which may or may not work out on your skin. Usually acne products contains benzoyl peroxide which has drying effect and salicylic acid which helps to penetrate the follicle. Better to visit your dermatologist to know what is the right acne product for you.

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When I'm still studying in Singapore my friend recommend this product to me. I went immediately to the drug store to try it out and it cost me SG$ 6.00, I think. It's quite cheap compare to other acne product. But it's very effective, after putting the gel that night when i woke up my pimple is already dry. The product also help to lighten the acne scars.

5. Drink 8 or more glasses of water everyday. Simple and easy to do. Drinking water helps to flushes away the dirt and reduces impurities.

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6. Eat fruits and vegetables. have you heard " Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are"?

If you eat unhealthy foods like burgers & french fries from fast food, which contain bad oils and can ruin your body. Better to switch to healthy lifestyle. Eat fruits and veges, the best way to prevent pimples and it can reduce the breakouts.

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7. Keep your hands off your face. Avoid touching your face with your hands, better to wash your hands first or apply a hand sanitizer. Our hands are full of bacteria which can lead to irritation of the skin or the pimple. Never ever pop your pimples it can result to infection and scarring.

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8. Have enough sleep. Better to have 7-8 hours sleep everyday. Quality sleep can lead to less inflammatory processes, hormone balance and less stress, which will greatly improve the condition of your skin.