Acne Skincare 

Skincare for Acne Prone Skin

Acne prone skin is a highly complex skin condition and isn’t something that can be easily cured, but it can be minimised with specialist acne skincare.

Although both men and women have seen a rise in adult acne, women suffer far more than men from adult acne. 

Research shows that a whopping 50% of women between the ages of 20-30 and more than 25% of women between the ages of 40-50 suffer from adult acne.

The complexity of adult acne compared to teen acne is that it’s not simply due to hormonally linked oily skin, which is the case for teen acne.

Factors like lifestyle choices (e.g alcohol consumption), fad diets and over cleansing are also common contributers to adult acne. 

Acne Skin Symptoms

Most adult acne develops on either combination skin, so oily in parts and dry in others, or can also develop on very dry skin, such as if often the case with acne rosacea. Skin also becomes much more sensitive with age so adult acne prone skin can also be linked to more ‘dermatitis’ type acne which is due to skin reactions to various skincare and beauty or grooming products or sun creams.

Adult Acne

Adult acne occurs lower in the face and is usually found around the mouth, on the jaw line, and on the chin and is often paired with sensitivity or dehydration, making treatment that much more difficult.

Adult acne is often formed as clumps of smaller pus filled or bumpy spots under the surface rather than individual larger blackheads or pustules as with teen acne. Adult acne is often accompanied by a red, flushed rash.

Acne Skin Treatments

Best Acne Adult Treatments

The key difference in treating adult acne as opposed to teen acne is maintaining the integrity and balance of the healthy skin around the acne, while at the same time attacking the bacteria getting into the acne lesions. It’s crucial that skincare regimes and products do BOTH, as skin is more fragile, drier and more sensitive.

Best acne treatment for teens

Anti-acne treatments designed for teen skin are not suitable for adult skin as they dry the skin out and cause premature ageing, dryness and over sensitivity.

Acne Skincare From Skin Shop

At Skin Shop, our Clarol Skin Care is specifcally for Acne Prone Skin. The Clarol range works to clear skin through strengthening the skin's natural acne defences.

Shop the range here.

Below are some Acne Frequently Asked Questions:

What is Acne?

What Causes Teenage Acne?

What Causes Adult Acne?

What are the Different Types of Acne?

What Makes Acne Worse?

How to Treat Acne

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