Okay, let's be honest here - stress is everywhere. Everyone gets stressed on a very frequent basis. We face a lot of demands from many people around us, and as a result, we can get stressed easily.
Did you know that stress can actually cause adult acne?
Stress can disrupt your body's hormonal balance and immune system. These two problems alone can make "stress" a huge and formidable enemy. And you must face it if you truly wish to regain your smooth and flawless skin.
Maybe you can pay less attention to things that stress you out? Maybe you can perform several relaxation routines like deep breathing and yoga to release the stress? How about sports like running and basketball and tennis? Hobbies can also help to release the harmful stresses too.
How Stress Causes or Worsens Acne?
Here's how stress can potentially cause severe adult acne. First of all, excessive stress causes your hormonal system to go out-of-balance. Your body produces more stimulants like hormones when you are under great stress and the overproduction of hormone testosterone causes your acne to worsen and lead to more breakouts!
Stress can also cause your immune system to weaken. A weak immune system means more unnecessary infections and inflammation. A weakened immune system can also become a lot more sensitive to the bacteria underneath your skin that are feasting on the sebum mixture. As a result, your immune system can damage the skin tissues around the infected area and causes excessive and unnecessary inflammation, swelling and redness.
How to Overcome Stress In Order to Cure Acne:
- Take sufficient timeouts.
- Deep-breathing.
- Relaxing activities like yoga, stretching and pilates as well as taking photos.
- Hobbies and sports can help reduce stress too!
- Take vitamin C and B complex to improve your body's natural resistance against stress.
- Eat zinc-rich foods like oysters to improve your body's immune system during stressful moments.
