Cosmetic Acne and its Causes

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Make-up becomes a cover for some people on a physical and psychological level. They begin using such heavy make-up that part of their acne problem is acne cosmetics.
Up to 30% of cosmetic users have skin which is acne prone while the remaining have skin which is capable of withstanding its damaging affects. However the beauty and health of the human skin is being threatened by one of the biggest campaigns ever waged in the history of merchandising. Always on television, radio, magazine and newspapers, we are urged to put aside basic skin care ingredients like soap and water in favor of such make up 'aids' as cleansing creams, night creams, daytime moisturizers, face foundations and rouges.
People in their teens, twenties and even early thirties, men or women alike, anyone is a candidate for cosmetic acne. If whiteheads appear on your chin, cheeks or forehead this may be a sign of cosmetic acne. While cosmetic acne hardly ever leaves scars, it can be unsightly, persistent and troublesome. Using oil on your skin is one of the worst things you can do to your skin, as it is already struggling to cope with the oversupply of sebum oil.
Using cosmetics can even cause acne in people who aren't previously acne sufferers. Since cosmetic acne usually appears subtly after several months of repeated use of a comedogenic (acne-producing) product, many women do not connect their outbreaks with the given product. Make up is used to cover acne but when it is used it can cause more acne and on it goes thus cosmetic acne can become a vicious cycle.
Comedogenic Ingredients
"Oil free" is fast becoming a favourite term of the cosmetic industry. But many cosmetic manufacturers are substituting chemicals which, legally speaking, are not considered oil free only because they come from synthetic sources rather than from natural sources, i.e., animal, vegetable or mineral.
Natural oils however are much less likely to cause acne than their synthetic counterparts. Advertisers claims for many cosmetic terms such as "oil free," "dermatologist tested" and "hypoallergenic" can be very deceptive. Hypo-allergenic may mean the product is perfume-free, yet it could still contain ingredients harmful to acne-prone individuals. "Dermatologist-tested" may be accurate but not entirely beneficial. The product may have been tested for skin allergy or skin irritancy and its effects on skin pores may have been missed.
Steer clear of creams and treatments that contain derivates of lanolin, analogs of isopropyl myristate, laureth-4 and D&C red dyes. Always read labels carefully as product comedogenic ingredients are likely to change.
Furthermore it is recommended to use pore refining products that kill germs, clean debris, and open pores without causing any irritation or side effects. Even better why not choose a pore refining product that has skin regeneration properties as well. There are many products available that are non non comedogenic (non acne-producing) creams and this is an essential step of course in preventing cosmetically caused acne.

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