Is Stress Acne Caused By The Recession?
Rachael ruminates…I recently broke out with a whole bunch of pimples on my face. I’ve never had a problem with zits at all. I have fair skin and its never really been a problem. I did however start using a new foundation called Boots No7 All Day Flawless Wear, prior to the breakout. I have since then stopped using it and nothing seems to help. Does anyone know what could cause me to breakout so bad, and what can I do for it?
The Right Brain responds:
It’s really hard to say what causes any specific person to suddenly breakout. Of course heredity is important. Hormonal swings and medication changes are potential factors. Diet may also play a factor, but the jury is still out on that one. And now, according to one dermatologist, we may have another potential pimple precursor: the global recession.
Stress acne
Stress can contribute to skin problems, so it’s not such a leap of faith to consider that the current stressful economic environment could be causing an increase in acne eruptions. That’s the theory put forth by Dr. Jeanine Downie, director of image Dermatology and author of “Beautiful Skin of Color.” Dr. Downie claims to have seen a recent increase in patients which may be due to stress, longer work days, and the economic malaise we’re all experiencing. We’re not sure if this is recognized as a cause of acne among dermatologists in general, but it does give us an excuse to post a picture of the Mona Lisa with zits.
How To Treat Acne
As we’ve previously discussed, the Beauty Brains have seen enough data to convince us that Thermaclear is an effective anti-acne device. It’s an FDA-approved device that is proven to accelerate acne healing, cutting in half the time it takes to say “bye-bye” to blemishes. ThermaClear works using patented Thermal Pulse TechnologyTM which sends heat deep under the skin and neutralizes acne-causing bacteria.
The Beauty Brains bottom line
We’re not sure if your zits are caused by economic woes, but from all the data we’ve seen Thermaclear is an effective way to treat pimples.
What do YOU think? Do you see more zits when your stress level rises? Leave a comment and share your stressful stories with the rest of the Beauty Brains community.
May 11th, 2009 at 8:56 am
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