What is sun acne?
To protect itself from UV rays, the epidermis thickens. This causes a blockage of the sebaceous glands and a decrease in sebum production. This is why the skin is smoother in the summer, without imperfections. At the start of the school year, as soon as sun exposure is no longer daily, we observe a rebound in sebum production and the appearance of pimples. Sun acne is due to sebum retention during the summer.
What ritual should you implement to combat rebound acne?
1 - Perform the fruit acid peel twice a week to remove dead skin and regulate sebum.
Treat acne from the inside with the anti-blemish food supplement
The body naturally gets rid of toxins through the liver, kidneys, and intestines. But if the liver is congested , and it receives too many toxins and cannot eliminate them through conventional means, it will eliminate them through the skin - involving stimulation of the sebaceous glands and therefore blemishes appear.
Acne is therefore a sign of a congested liver , and it is necessary to detoxify to restore internal balance and thus reduce skin inflammation. The anti-blemish supplement will therefore act on all stages of this liver detoxification to restore lasting healthy skin.
5 - Moisturize your skin with a suitable cream
The Combination Skin Moisturizing Cream has a concentrated formula of natural ingredients capable of reducing sebum peroxidation, which causes blemishes and blackheads, while deeply hydrating. Natural mattifying agents absorb excess sebum, and its melting texture envelops it in softness. The skin is hydrated, luminous, and matte all day long.
What actions should be avoided?
Dr. Sylvie Peres : Exfoliating too harshly will increase inflammation and the spread of germs from infected areas. Favor exfoliation without grains, with fruit acids. Above all, do not "squeeze the spots"; you will get a false impression of effectiveness; here too, you promote infection around them and delay healing.
What diet should you choose?
Dr. Sylvie Peres : Always adopt a balanced diet of animal or vegetable proteins , carbohydrates and lipids by favoring seasonal organic foods rich in carotenoids. By following the seasons, you will change your diet over time, which detoxifies the liver and regulates sebum production. Have a balanced intake of omega 3, 6, 9 by eating small oily fish (mackerel, sardines, herring) twice a week. In your dishes, vary and mix vegetable oils (olive, rapeseed, flax, hemp, walnut, safflower, camelina, sesame). You cannot produce good sebum without a balanced intake of fatty acids.
Avoid milk and dairy products and gluten, but also of course foods with a high glycemic index (soda, cake, ice cream); anything that promotes general or cutaneous inflammation.
What in-office treatments do you recommend?
Dr. Sylvie Peres : At the start of the school year, when there is no more sun exposure, it is time to do professional peeling treatments, which reduce hyperkeratinization, but also deep skin cleansings which help eliminate comedones, microcysts and other imperfections.
Makeup and acne, which products should you use?
Dr. Sylvie Peres : Choose a loose mineral powder or a fluid tinted cream suited to your skin type (combination to oily skin). Choose certified organic formulas to avoid silicones and other petrochemical ingredients that promote pore clogging and disrupt the microbiota.
In the evening, I recommend double cleansing with the Cleansing Oil to remove makeup and then the Mango & Avocado Soap to rebalance the skin's pH and flora.