Acne is just one of those things that we wish we could leave behind with puberty, but, unfortunately, that is sometimes just not the case.
While some of your blemishes can be the result of one too many trips to the take away or that time of the month, some people can face irritated skin or nasty breakouts as a result of one simple habit: too much cleaning.
Life Script pointed out that changes in your environment can cause your skin to react badly; this can be a result of our skin adjusting to different pH levels in the water.
However, Dr. Robynne Chutkan recently appeared on Today to inform us that hard water or soft water are the least of our worries - we might actually just be too clean, and that is what leads to breakouts.
She says that a certain amount of grime is needed to keep our bodies full of friendly germs that we need to protect ourselves from those that can do us harm.
She explained that we may not actually need to be scouring ourselves in the shower daily with soap. In fact, by doing so, we could be removing bacteria that helps prevent certain skin issues, especially eczema.
She advises to forget about soaps, but if we insist to go for mild, organic products.
We can also ditch the hand sanitizers, unless you’re working in a contagious area of a hospital.
While during flu season extra precaution is wise, apparently using too many antibacterial soaps is doing harm to our skin.
So, basically, repeatedly killing off good bacteria on our skin may break down our natural immunity and this can lead to breakouts and skin irritation.
