You’ve been doing every thing: change of diet, acne creams and serums, changing your pillow frequently.

However your acne still isn’t getting any better. Here are some reasons the acne breakouts keep coming.

1. Impaired Skin Barrier

The primary role of your skin is to protect you from the outside world. Think of your skin like a gate that shuts out potentially harmful environment.

Here are some signs that this barrier maybe impaired:

Do you have an impaired skin barrier?

• Flaky

• Itchy

• Excessive Dryness

• Red and Inflamed appearing

These are all signs that your skin is lacking in a natural balance of moisture and hydration. This leads to skin that is unable to absorb the acne fighting serums, locations, tonics, and topical medications you apply. If your skincare doesn’t get absorbed into the skin the treatment will not work.

2. Hormonal Acne

Hormonal acne typically occurs along the jaw line and chin. This type of acne is brought on by fluctuations in your female hormones. You may find an increased frequency of breakouts just before your menstrual cycle. Hormonal acne can be hard to treat with over the counter drug store medications. You may need to help of hormone regulating therapies like birth control pills. Other options for this type of acne include prescription strength retinoids.

3. Your Skincare

NO TRIP TO THE DOCTOR NEEDED.

You’re busy. Maybe you don’t have access to a board certified skin specialist. You like natural solutions and prefer not to use man made pharmaceuticals. Do any of those sound familiar? Here are 5 research proven acne fighting treatments that you can find online or at your local pharmacy and beauty store.

4. Ingrown Hairs

Ingrown hairs are those pesky thick and usually very curly hairs that occur around the jaw and neck. These can become problematic when they get stuck within the follicle and cause inflammation of the hair follicle. This inflammation attracts bacteria and can cause acne break out. Laser hair removal to eliminate ingrown hairs can lead to less breakouts from ingrown hairs.

Is laser hair removal right for you? Learn more here.

When Drug Store Products Don’t Work?

Time to See a Doctor.

When the drug store products do not achieve the results you want it maybe time to see a doctor. Sometimes there may be an underlying medical condition like PCOS or an infection at the root of your acne. Also, drug store acne products are not as potent or strong when compared to medical grade skin care.

A medical grade acne chemical peel with benzol peroxide can start to heal acne and fade dark marks. Find out about our virtual medical chemical peels.

Remember to be kind to yourself acne is often a chronic skin condition that may take years of consistent skincare and the help of a medical professional to improve. The current state of your skin does not define you. As someone who suffered with acne for years it can be frustrating but the extra mental stress certainly won’t help your skin get better. Stay hopeful it can get better.

xoxo

DOCTOR GLORY