Does Wearing Makup Cause Acne?

Many people wonder whether wearing make up would cause severe acne. The answer to that question could be both ‘Yes’ and ‘No’.

Both yes and no you might be wondering, how is that possible? Well let me explain further by showing you how wearing makeup could cause acne, and how it may actually help in fighting it

Makeup in the forms of powders, liquid or whatever is its composition usually results in a film effect over your face. What this does is that it in essence covers the pores of the skin basically blocking them, resulting in an increase in acne breakout. So looking at it from that perspective, yes makeup can cause acne or at least result in it being a bit more severe.

I also mentioned that the answer could also be ‘no’ and that would depend on the composition of the makeup. The good news is that not all cosmetics are believed to block the pores. Some cosmetic companies claim that they produce makeup that are as they call it, Noncomedogenic. The term noncomedogenic or sometimes referred to as non-occlusive simple means that the cosmetics are so formulated so that they do not block the pores of our skin. Although there has not been much scientific evidence to support the claims that noncomedogenic cometics actually help to prevent acne break outs, it makes common sense to believe that as long as a product is proven to not block the pores, it’s a good product to use if you are acne prone. Hence it’s one more thing to add to you arsenal of acne fighting products. The way I see it is that, we are going to wear makeup regardless of whether or not we have acne, so why not use those that are formulated not to block our pores. For me it’s a no brainer.

 So here’s my recommendation as it regards to make up. Wear them because as we all know they enhance us and hide any little flaws we might have but choose one that is noncomedogenic. Because when it comes right down to it we need to do the very best we can for our skin.