My battle with acne.
I think I was 11 or twelve when I had my first experience with
acne. At the time I didn’t really care. I was quite boyish to be honest. I
didn’t care about my looks or the way I dressed and I was definitely not using
any make up. It wasn’t until I started high school (where I live you start high
school at 12) that I started to care about the way I looked. Slowly I started
to chance. I had my first make up experience (mostly mascara only) and I
started to change the way I dressed. For the first time I started wearing
dresses and I became sort of girly in a way. Also when puberty hit I started to
be ashamed of my acne. But at that age I wasn’t the only one with that problem.
It wasn’t like the worst it can be but it was bad enough to make me feel very
insecure about myself.
So the first thing I did was to buy some face wash since I
didn’t use that before. And some anti-spot things. I hoped that it would go
away with this or at least become less visible. But no, all the spots were as
red as ever, if not worse. I tried a lot of different brands and nothing seemed
to work. Every time it seemed to become a bit less. It always came back.
When I was 16 I think it was, I was done with trying
everything myself so I decided to see a doctor/ my doctor gave me birth control
and told me to see if it would work. So I started taking that and went back
after a month. Nothing had changed, it was still the same. So the doctor gave
me some other pills that could help. And those pills worked for me. I took them
for almost a year and after that I was allowed to stop. But not long after my acne can back, not
as severe as it was before but still. So I went to the doctor again and got the
same pills as before. I used them again for 6 months this time. While I was on
this treatment I went abroad for a year to study there and I ran out of pills.
For about two months I stayed clear of acne but again it came back.
When I returned home from my year abroad I didn’t go to the
doctor because I didn’t want to do the same treatment as before. So I searched
the internet for tips. I found some useful ones and some not so useful ones.
First I bought some pills that were supposed to help at a local pharmacy. That
did help a bit but not as much as I would have liked it to. Then I changed my
cleaning products to a new brand that I had not used before and I bought a
whole package. And surprisingly it worked in a way that I liked. It wasn’t
harsh on my skin but it made my skin
look less red.
Before when I was still very insecure about my skin I wore a
lot of make-up but now since it has
become a lot less red I don’t have to wear as much make-up as before. So now
I’m 19 years old and I am confident about my skin. My skin isn’t a 100% clear
yet but it’s getting better each day and I’m getting more confident each day.
So here are my tips for you:
1.
Wash your face twice a day (there was so much
improvement when I started to do this.)
2.
Do not use soap but instead use products made
for washing your face like facewash.
3.
Use a mask once a week (look at what a mask can
do for your skin and choose one that matches)
4.
Try to have at least 1 day a weekl in which you
don’t wear make up to let your skin rest.
5.
Try our different brands to see which one works
the best for you.
6.
Do not
use a towel on your face but use a tissue instead.
7.
Try to not touch your pimples ( I know how difficult
it can be, but reward yourself when you don’t)
8.
Try to sleep at least 8 hours a night (it will
help)
9.
And try to drink at least 1 liter of water each
day, it will be like a miracle
10.
If all of this doesn’t work for you try to see a
doctor and ask for help.
I hope this will help the people who are dealing with this
problem. I can tell you it isn’t the end if you’re dealing with it and once you
win the battle it will be worth it all.
But please do not think that you are ugly when you have acne cause you
are not. You are beautiful!
See you next time
Leonie
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