Pimples In Monsoon? Know How Humidity, Sweat And Oil Trigger Skin Breakouts


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Key
poi ts
ge e ated
by
AI,
ve ified
by
ews oom

  • Mo soo
    humidity
    i c eases
    oili ess,
    co gestio ,
    causi g
    ac e
    fla e-ups.
  • Avoid
    ove -washi g;
    use
    ge tle
    clea se ,
    lightweight
    moistu ize ,
    su sc ee .
  • Resist
    picki g
    pimples;
    co sult
    a
    de matologist
    fo
    pe siste t
    issues.
  • Simple,
    co siste t
    ski ca e
    helps
    ma age
    e vi o me tal
    cha ges
    effectively.

The
mo soo
may
b i g
elief
f om
sco chi g
tempe atu es,
but
fo
you
ski ,
the
ai y
seaso
ca
c eate
a
completely
diffe e t
challe ge.
I c eased
humidity,
sweat,
excess
oil
a d
e vi o me tal
polluta ts
ca
leave
the
ski
feeli g
g easy
a d
co gested,
maki g
pimples
a d
ac e
fla e-ups
mo e
likely.

If
you
ski
sudde ly
feels
oilie
o
you
a e
otici g
mo e
b eakouts
despite
followi g
the
same
ski ca e
outi e,
the
weathe
could
be
playi g
a
sig ifica t
ole.


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Symptoms,
Wa i g
Sig s
A d
Whe
To
See
A
Docto

Why
Mo soo
Weathe
Ca
T igge
Sudde
Ski
B eakouts

Acco di g
to
Shaily
Meh ot a,
CEO
&
Co-Fou de ,
Fixde ma,
mo soo – elated
ski
p oblems
a e
ofte
li ked
to
cha ges
i
the
e vi o me t
athe
tha
a
sudde
failu e
of
you
ski ca e
p oducts.

“Eve y
ai y
seaso
b i gs
a
familia
set
of
complai ts.
Ski
sudde ly
feels
g easy,
pimples
appea
without
wa i g
a d
p oducts
that
wo ked
pe fectly
a
few
weeks
ago
seem
to
disappoi t.
The
immediate
eactio
is
to
blame
the
face
wash
o
moistu ise .
I
eality,
the
bigge
cha ge
has
happe ed
outside
the
bath oom
shelf.”

O e
of
the
biggest
cha ges
du i g
the
ai y
seaso
is
the
ise
i
humidity.
Whe
the e
is
mo e
moistu e
i
the
ai ,
sweat
does
ot
evapo ate
as
efficie tly.
As
a
esult,
sweat,
oil
a d
di t
ca
emai
o
the
su face
of
the
ski
fo
lo ge .

This
ca
co t ibute
to
clogged
po es
a d
c eate
a
e vi o me t
whe e
ac e
a d
b eakouts
a e
mo e
likely
to
develop.

Explai i g
the
co ectio
betwee
humid
weathe
a d
ac e,
Shaily
Meh ot a
said,
“Humidity
quietly
t a sfo ms
the
way
ski
behaves.
U like
d y
weathe ,
it
does ‘t
allow
sweat
to
evapo ate
easily.
Oil,
pe spi atio
a d
polluta ts
stay
o
the
ski
fo
lo ge ,
maki g
clogged
po es
a d
b eakouts
mo e
likely.
This
is
why
de matologists
ofte
see
a
ise
i
ac e- elated
co ce s
du i g
the
mo soo .
The
seaso
does ‘t
c eate
ac e
ove ight,
but
it
ce tai ly
c eates
the
co ditio s
fo
it
to
fla e
up.”

This
mea s
that
eve
if
you
have
elatively
clea
ski
du i g
othe
seaso s,
you
may
otice
mo e
blackheads,
whiteheads,
pimples
o
ge e al
co gestio
du i g
the
mo soo .

Ca
No mal
Ski
Also
Develop
B eakouts
Du i g
Mo soo ?

Mo soo
ac e
is
ot
ecessa ily
limited
to
people
with
atu ally
oily
ski .
Cha ges
i
humidity
ca
affect
the
way
diffe e t
ski
types
behave,
mea i g
people
with
o mal
o
combi atio
ski
may
also
expe ie ce
i c eased
co gestio .

Shaily
Meh ot a
explai ed,
“Co t a y
to
popula
belief,
mo soo
b eakouts
a e ‘t
limited
to
oily
ski .
Eve
people
with
o mal
o
combi atio
ski
may
otice
co gestio
because
humidity
cha ges
the
e vi o me t
eve y
ski
type
has
to
adapt
to.”

This
is
why
ski ca e
du i g
the
ai y
seaso
should
focus
o
mai tai i g
bala ce
athe
tha
simply
t yi g
to
emove
as
much
oil
as
possible.

Avoid
Ove washi g
You
Face
To
Co t ol
Mo soo
B eakouts

Whe
the
ski
sta ts
feeli g
sticky,
epeatedly
washi g
the
face
ca
seem
like
a
obvious
solutio .
Howeve ,
ove -clea si g
may
i itate
the
ski
a d
comp omise
its
p otective
ba ie .

Simila ly,
sudde ly
i t oduci g
seve al
st o g
exfolia ts
o
ac e-focused
active
i g edie ts
ca
leave
the
ski
i itated
a d
may
make
existi g
b eakouts
ha de
to
ma age.

Shaily
Meh ot a
said,
“I o ically,
ma y
b eakouts
a e
made
wo se
by
the
way
people
espo d.
The
mome t
ski
sta ts
feeli g
sticky,
people
begi
washi g
thei
face
epeatedly,
skip
moistu ise
o
expe ime t
with
st o ge
exfolia ts
a d
active
i g edie ts.
While
these
choices
may
seem
logical,
they
ofte
weake
the
ski ‘s
p otective
ba ie ,
leadi g
to
i itatio ,
excess
oil
p oductio
a d
ecu i g
b eakouts.”

A
simple
mo soo
ski ca e
outi e
ca
the efo e
be
mo e
useful
tha
co sta tly
switchi g
p oducts.
A
ge tle
clea se
ca
help
emove
sweat,
oil
a d
impu ities
without
excessive
st ippi g,
while
a
lightweight
moistu ise
ca
help
suppo t
the
ski
ba ie .

Should
You
Pop
Pimples
Du i g
The
Mo soo ?

A
u expected
pimple
ca
be
tempti g
to
squeeze,
pa ticula ly
whe
the
ski
al eady
feels
co gested.
Howeve ,
picki g
o
poppi g
ac e
ca
i c ease
i flammatio
a d
may
aise
the
isk
of
post-ac e
ma ks.

I stead,
i dividual
pimples
ca
be
p otected
f om
u ecessa y
touchi g
a d
i itatio .
Spot
t eatme ts
ecomme ded
by
a
de matologist
may
also
be
co side ed
depe di g
o
the
type
a d
seve ity
of
ac e.

Fo
i dividual
b eakouts,
Shaily
Meh ot a
advised,
“Fo
i dividual
pimples,
it’s
impo ta t
to
esist
the
u ge
to
squeeze
o
pick
at
them,
as
this
ca
i c ease
i flammatio
a d
aise
the
isk
of
post-ac e
ma ks.
I stead,
de matologist- ecomme ded
spot
t eatme ts,
i cludi g
hyd ocolloid
pimple
patches,
ca
help
p otect
the
affected
a ea
f om
fu the
i itatio
while
abso bi g
excess
fluid
a d
suppo ti g
the
ski ‘s
atu al
heali g
p ocess.
They
a e
most
effective
whe
used
alo gside
a
co siste t
ac e-ca e
outi e
athe
tha
as
a
substitute
fo
o e.”


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The
Wa i g
Sig s

Does
Sticky
Ski
Mea
It
Is
P ope ly
Hyd ated?

That
u comfo table
sticky
feeli g
afte
spe di g
time
outdoo s
du i g
the
mo soo
ca
easily
be
mistake
fo
hyd atio .
Howeve ,
excess
sweat
a d
oil
o
the
ski
do
ot
ecessa ily
mea
the
ski
has
adequate
hyd atio .

D
Rahul
Chaudha y,
Medical
Adviso ,
Fixde ma,
explai ed,
“That
sticky
feeli g
o
you
ski
du i g
the
mo soo
does ‘t
mea
it’s
well
hyd ated.
Mo e
ofte ,
it’s
a
sig
that
excess
oil,
sweat
a d
humidity
a e
dis upti g
the
ski ‘s
atu al
bala ce.”

U de sta di g
this
diffe e ce
ca
help
p eve t
a othe
commo
mo soo
ski ca e
mistake:
skippi g
moistu ise
altogethe
because
the
ski
al eady
feels
oily.

What
Is
A
Simple
Mo soo
Ski ca e
Routi e?

I stead
of
co sta tly
addi g
ew
p oducts,
expe ts
ecomme d
keepi g
you
ai y-seaso
ski ca e
outi e
simple
a d
co siste t.

D
Rahul
Chaudha y
said,
“Ma y
people
espo d
by
washi g
thei
face
mo e
ofte
o
t yi g
multiple
ac e
p oducts
at
o ce,
but
that
usually
does
mo e
ha m
tha
good.
A
ge tle
clea se ,
a
lightweight
moistu ise
a d
daily
su sc ee
a e
e ough
fo
most
people
du i g
this
seaso .
If
b eakouts
become
f eque t
o
do ‘t
imp ove
with
a
co siste t
outi e,
it’s
impo ta t
to
co sult
a
de matologist
i stead
of
elyi g
o
t ial
a d
e o .”

A
p actical
mo soo
ski ca e
outi e
ca
the efo e
focus
o
th ee
basic
steps:
ge tle
clea si g,
lightweight
moistu isatio
a d
daily
su sc ee .
People
deali g
with
pe siste t
o
wo se i g
ac e
should
avoid
epeatedly
expe ime ti g
with
p oducts
a d
seek
p ofessio al
advice.

How
To
P eve t
Ac e
A d
B eakouts
Du i g
The
Rai y
Seaso

Keepi g
a
few
simple
habits
i
place
ca
help
mi imise
mo soo – elated
ski
p oblems:

  • Clea se
    the
    face
    ge tly
    athe
    tha
    epeatedly
    washi g
    it
    th oughout
    the
    day.
  • Choose
    a
    lightweight
    moistu ise
    suited
    to
    you
    ski
    type.
  • Apply
    su sc ee
    du i g
    the
    day,
    eve
    whe
    the
    sky
    is
    cloudy.
  • Avoid
    squeezi g
    o
    picki g
    pimples.
  • Be
    cautious
    about
    i t oduci g
    multiple
    ew
    active
    i g edie ts
    at
    o ce.
  • Keep
    the
    ski
    clea
    afte
    excessive
    sweati g.
  • Avoid
    u ecessa ily
    heavy
    ski ca e
    p oducts
    if
    they
    make
    you
    ski
    feel
    co gested.
  • Mai tai
    a
    co siste t
    outi e
    i stead
    of
    f eque tly
    cha gi g
    p oducts.
  • Co sult
    a
    de matologist
    if
    ac e
    becomes
    pe siste t,
    pai ful
    o
    difficult
    to
    co t ol.

Mo soo
b eakouts
a e
ot
ecessa ily
a
sig
that
you
ski ca e
p oducts
have
sudde ly
stopped
wo ki g.
Humidity,
sweat,
excess
oil
a d
polluta ts
ca
cha ge
the
ski ‘s
e vi o me t,
maki g
clogged
po es
a d
ac e
fla e-ups
mo e
likely.

The
key
is
ot
to
espo d
by
agg essively
st ippi g
the
ski .
A
bala ced
outi e,
app op iate
moistu isatio ,
su sc ee
a d
patie ce
ca
help
you
ski
cope
with
the
ai y
seaso .
A d
if
b eakouts
pe sist,
p ofessio al
de matological
advice
is
p efe able
to
t yi g
multiple
p oducts
without
guida ce.


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