Dirty skin gets pimples - Not!
Dirt on your skin does not cause pimples. Your changing hormones do.
While your body goes through growth changes affecting hormones, it often creates extra oil which becomes blocked in your pores and turns to pimples.
Why?
Because that extra oil traps bacteria close to the skin, and aggravates the pores causing either blackheads or whiteheads. Try squeezing under those conditions - bacteria laden - and you’ll only make things worse and risk scarring your face for life.
If your acne is quite bad, you may have a form of acne called Acne Roseaca, which may cause your face to look flushed (redness). These flushes can be set off by certain foods (much like an allergic hive). If you think you suffer with Acne Roseaca, you’ll have to do some testing with your food intake to see what ’sets’ off the outbreaks.
Many doctors now prescribe antibiotics to control acne breakouts of all severities. These work the same way as over the counter medicated gels or creams (ie. Benzoyl peroxide), but they are taken orally.
Wash, but don’t scrub! ing your face regularly is a good idea because it helps remove dead skin cells, excess oil, and bacteria from your skin’s surface, but scrubbing your skin too hard can dry out, irritate the top layer of your facial skin, and make acne worse.