Hey guys!
So along with the other many great things about being
a teenager such as the mood swings, the body changes and generally turning into
a woman/man, acne affects a lot of us. It’s definitely something that I’ve
struggled with since I was about 11. It was never awful, I always had a few
spots but I wouldn’t have called it full on acne until last summer when for
some reason my skin thought it’d be fun to start breaking out even more.
Now I know it’s still not that bad. A lot of people
tell me I don’t have bad skin at all but they normally see me when it’s covered
up with makeup. However it’s definitely something I’m really self-conscious
about. I think that you don’t know how much having spots can affect you unless
you’ve actually experienced it yourself. Realistically I know that everybody’s
probably too busy worrying about themselves to notice my bad skin but I’m
always really aware of it.
It means that I don’t want to leave the house without
makeup, I feel really self-conscious when swimming or running and I send half face
snapchats and cover my spots with the chat bar. That’s such a thing a 21st
century teen would say but I think a lot of people can relate! It annoys me
that I care so much because I know that a lot of people do get spots and plenty
of people have acne.
I’d love to know how much money I’ve spent on skincare
items all claiming to do miracles but NONE OF THEM WORK. Yeah, I still clean my
face and moisturise and stuff but there’s nothing to actually get rid of the spots.
My mom is a doctor and she says it’s down to genes and stuff, not what you put on your
face (so thanks parentals for the v good genes!) so basically I might just have
to wait it out. Also I’ve tried several rounds of antibiotics and they make it
a little better, but really not a huge
difference.
Something I’m trying now is giving up dairy. There’s
people on both sides of this fence. Some say the hormones in milk are bad for
humans and can cause you to break out, others say that it what you eat doesn’t
make any difference. I’m trying it out anyway cause, well I might as well, I’m
not going to lose anything (apart from spots hopefully).
I hope that this helped some of you who may be suffering with bad skin and spots. All I can say is we're in this together, spotty teens unite. Expect a post on my dairy free diet in the future!
Catriona xo
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ReplyDeleteI hope you find something that works for you! I have heard of positive things from people who went dairy free! x
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Thanks so much!! I'll definitely do a post in a few weeks about whether or not it's working for me! x
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