Dealing with Acne

Hello everyone!

Today I’m doing a slightly different post to what you might be expecting. The title ‘Dealing with Acne’ suggests I would tell you about cleansers, washes, wipes, foundations, concealers and all the rest. But today I’m going to talk about the effect that acne can have on you as a person. One quote that helped me to deal with it was:

Your skin doesn’t define you. – Zoella

This is so true. It’s easy to feel like if you have bad skin, then you’re unhealthy and disgusting (Little bit of exaggeration but go with it. 😉 ) And another thing that doesn’t help, is the mass of urban myths surrounding acne and skin problems.

1. EATING GREASY FOOD HAS NO EFFECT ON ACNE.

I know lots of you won’t believe this but my GP said that there have been no scientific studies to prove that what you eat, affects your skin. This particular myth was made up by teenagers of parents who wanted their kids to stop eating pizza, and chocolate.

2. People who have acne are unhygienic

Ok, so I like to think of myself as a clean person. I wash my hands a lot, I shower everyday, and I always have hand sanitizer in my bag. However, I have acne. I use a facial scrub, cleanser and all the rest every day, and I still have acne. It’s taken me a long time to realise that you can have all the acne products in the world, and just might not work. Acne is hormonal. It comes from under your skin, from things in your brain which I don’t really know that much about so I’m not going to pretend to. Society needs to understand that some people, can’t help that they have acne. And if you ever see someone with acne, and you think ‘That’s so gross’ or ‘(S)he’s so disgusting’ please, think before you judge.

A tip for any fellow acne-sufferers, just know that it will get better. Your skin won’t always look like it does now, and when it does, you will be just as beautiful as you always have been, just it’ll be easier for everyone to recognise.

Lots of love, Rosie May xx