The more i wash my face the worse my acne gets!! help please?

Question

i got really lazy around the second month of summer and i would sleep from 10 at night till 4 in the afternoon then go back to sleep from 6 till like 8 so i really wasnt washing my face but i would take "bird baths(sink baths)". my skin amazingly looked really good compared to its usual minimum of one huge zit at all times. then like 2 weeks ago i kickd into gear and started getting up at the time when i would be going to school and taking real baths and washing my face thuroughly. now my face looks aweful i have little bumps all over my face when i used to just have acne on my cheeks and i have a HUGE pimple on my cheek that wont go away!! plz help!!

Answer 1

Over washing your face can really irritate it and aggravate acne even more. You should be fine with washing your face with a gentle cleanser twice a day. You could also buy something with either benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid at the pharmacy and use that for treatment.  

Answer 2

you're probably washing your face too often or too vigorously and irritating it. If only washing your face in the sink before kept it clear, when you take a shower just skip your face and wash it in the same way that worked for you. People say to not use rubbing alcohol on your face but dabbing it on a single pimple always works for me to remove it quickly.  

Answer 3

Often fewer products are better.  People often make their acne worse by using too many products.  There is no quick fix for acne.  Your doctor may recommend some prescription medication.  Keep your face very clean.  Drink plenty of water.  Eat a nutritious diet and get enough sleep.  Try to reduce the stress in your life.  Probably the most useful and effective things you can do are to apply hot compresses to pustules and cysts and never to pick or squeeze pimples. Playing with or popping pimples, no matter how careful and clean you are, nearly always makes bumps stay redder and bumpier longer.   Here are a few informative links with additional home treatment ideas.

http://www.medicinenet.com/acne/article....

http://www.acne.com/cause_effects/causes...

http://www.acnerecovery.com/acne-informa...

Answer 4

ive heard that if you put odorless toothpaste it will get rid of it over night