The Best Moisturizers For Acne-Prone Skin
We often hear that moisturizing your skin when you have acne risks increasing breakouts and making your skin shine. This is a common misconception about acne-prone skin. Why is it important to moisturize your acne-prone skin? How to do it without an invasion of pimples appearing? What are the best moisturizers for acne-prone skin? Here is everything you need to know.
Why moisturize your skin when you have acne?
The presence of acne can be due to poor diet, episodes of stress, hormonal upheaval, poor lifestyle and many other reasons! This explains why acne is not only reserved for oily skin, it can very well be present on dehydrated or even sensitive skin. When you have acne, it will be very important to adopt an anti-acne facial care routine once a week as well as a daily routine.
What are the consequences of anti-acne routines? When we only use products to fight acne, there will inevitably be consequences on our skin:
- It weakens our skin and damages the hydrolipidic film (this is the film that protects our skin from external aggressions)
- The skin will produce more sebum; dehydrated skin does not self-hydrate on its own. If the hydrolipidic film is damaged, it will want to protect itself. Result ? It begins to produce sebum, the skin then becomes even oilier and spots appear!
- The complexion is dull.
- The skin lacks suppleness.
This is why you are advises to include a moisturizing cream in the evening in your daily routine. You should also include a hydrating mask in your facial care routine (you can alternate with a purifying mask).
What are the best moisturizers for acne-prone skin?
As you will have understood, having a moisturizing cream for your face when you have acne-prone skin is a must-have. You should choose it oil-free and non-comedogenic. Opt for moisturizing creams (water-based) and not nourishing creams (oil or lipid based).
- Paula’s Choice Ultra-Sheer Daily Defense Broad Spectrum SPF 30
- Clinique’s Moisture Surge™ 100H Auto-Replenishing Gel Hydrator
- Erborian bamboo matte powder effect cream
- SkinCeuticals Daily Moisture Face Moisturizer for Oily Skin
- OleHenriksen balance cold plunge pore remedy moisturizer
- Kiehl’s Ultra Facial Oil-Free Moisturizer
Be careful, dry skin can also get acne. For more skin care tips, click here.
I hope you enjoyed this little selection of the best moisturizers for acne-prone skin and found it useful. Comment down below what you think of this list, have you tried any of the products listed, or share with us your own holy grails moisturisers if you have oily skin.
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