STRESSHave you ever noticed those pimples breaking out whenever you’re rushing to meet the deadline, during final exams or whenever you are under a lot of pressure? The skin is one of the first places that show signs of stress.
Although there are many factors that cause acne or pimple outbreak, stress is considered one of main culprits. However we want to look good under a stressful situation the skin, being the largest organ in our body, has direct connections to our brain and its negative effects manifest physically. A headache you can camouflage but a pimple mark can be noticed very easily.
Stress affects your body in a lot of different ways both emotionally and physically. When you experience stress, our hormones act up causing a lot of changes in our body such as slow digestion, faster heartbeat and when it comes to skin – it reduces the lipid barrier allowing fluid to evaporate more quickly thereby resulting to dryness. Dryness can cause acne.
One way to avoid stress is to understand what causes it. You should be able to pinpoint your stressors in order better manage your stress. Stress free means acnefree.