Skin care: Simple tips to beat summer acne!

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New Delhi: Summer is the season where you should take extra care of your skin.

Our skin gets easily damaged during this season because of heat, sweat and high humidity levels. And also tends to get sun burns and also becomes dry due to overexposure to the sun.

Excessive sweating aggravates the problem like acne especially among people with sensitive skin.

Here are some simple tips you can do to beat the summer acne:

Avoid acnegenic foods

One should avoid foods like ice creams, chocolates, cakes, and pizzas if you want to take control over your acne say no to sugars and refined flour. These foods can increase the acne.

Eat fibre-rich diet

Start eating a fibre-rich diet such as citrus fruits, melons and sprouts work wonders for your gut. A properly functioning excretory system prevents constipation and results in a clean, clear face.

Watch that cleansing routine

Wash your face at least twice a day because during summers, a lot of dirt and oil gets accumulated on the face. Use a good exfoliant once a week to shed off dead skin and clean your pores gently. Be an ardent follower of a cleansing routine to get rid of acne during summers. A salicylic acid-based facemask is great to sooth your acne-prone skin. Tea tree oil is also great to avoid acne.

Chose the right moisturizer

Moisturizing your skin in summers is also very important like moisturizing it in winters. Therefore, one should always choose the right lotion. Always opt a gel-based lotions that don’t make your skin greasy.

Look out for specific ingredients in your products

Always look out for ingredients like retinol, glycolic acid, benzoyl peroxide in your products as they help in controling acne especially in summers. A regular application of night cream with any of these products is a good idea.

Early treatment

In case you feel that acne has aggravated beyond your control, you should visit a dermatologist immediately. Depending on the severity of the problem the doctor will suggest advanced procedures like peels that replenish your skin from within or laser treatment such as non invasive Venus Viva that can support curing active acne and associated flaws.

(With ANI inputs)