Can I sunbathe if I have acne?

For many people, sunbathing is a good way to relax. Mainly, the ultraviolet rays in the sun can have a sterilizing effect. Moreover, short-term ultraviolet radiation can promote people's bone development. However, some patients with skin problems are not suitable for sunbathing because ultraviolet rays can cause serious damage to the skin. So for patients with acne, can they sunbathe in their daily lives?

Why do you always get acne more easily than others?

Vitamin D deficiency

When your body is extremely deficient in vitamin D, it means that your immune system becomes weak and various bacteria can easily invade, making you more susceptible to skin acne and pimples.

Workaround

The easiest way is to apply sunscreen and go out in the sun, or you can directly take vitamin D to enhance your immunity.

Drinking too much coffee

Coffee will increase the acidity and make the pH value in your body unbalanced. The most direct reaction is that inflammation will occur in the weakest places, making it easy for acne or mouth ulcers to grow first.

Workaround

If you already have acne or have been drinking too much coffee recently, try replacing it with water or tea.

Poor sleep

Poor sleep can easily lead to the appearance of acne. If the mobile phone and pillow are too close to each other and you suffer from repeated insomnia, it will put extremely heavy pressure on the skin, thus causing acne.

Workaround

Try to put your mobile phone as far away as possible, and try drinking a cup of lavender tea or milk before going to bed to help you fall asleep.

Foundation is applied too thickly

A foundation that is too thick is occlusive and will clog pores, absorb dirt, and cause acne on the skin.

Workaround

Whether you need particularly good coverage or not, you should choose a light foundation, and it is best to choose a foundation that is moisturizing and shrinking rather than oily. You should clean your skin twice every night, once with cleansing oil to break down oil and prevent your skin from drying out, and once with a deep cleansing facial cleanser.

Can I bask in the sun if I have acne? Because some people have heard that ultraviolet rays can disinfect and kill bacteria, and are helpful for removing acne. I want to laugh when I hear this. How can I be so naive?

Ultraviolet rays achieve the so-called sterilization and disinfection effect by killing bacteria and other microorganisms. Unfortunately, ultraviolet rays cannot kill Propionibacterium acnes that causes acne.

On the contrary, ultraviolet rays will thicken the skin's stratum corneum, aggravate the blockage of hair follicles, and breed acne bacteria. In addition, ultraviolet rays will increase the secretion of sebum and stimulate the expansion of facial capillaries.

Ultraviolet rays will directly affect cell metabolism, high temperature will reduce cell activity, lower metabolic efficiency, insufficient oxygen content in skin cells, and a large amount of metabolic waste will accumulate. The health level of the skin will plummet, and not only will the water and oil imbalance occur, but the decreased immunity will also cause the skin to be disturbed by numerous bacteria. Not only will acne grow more and more, but it will also aggravate the problem and cause great damage to the skin.

Moreover, ultraviolet rays are too strong, which can cause acute inflammation and chronic damage to the skin (such as sunburn, tanning, photoaging, etc.). Acne is inflammatory, and excessive exposure of the skin to ultraviolet rays can cause post-inflammatory pigmentation in the inflamed areas, making the acne and acne marks darker.

Therefore, sunbathing is of no benefit to acne-prone skin. It will only aggravate acne, not to mention it cannot remove acne!

If you have acne-prone skin and want to take advantage of the bactericidal and disinfecting effects of ultraviolet rays, it is better to regularly wash towels, bed sheets, pillowcases and other items to kill the bacteria, fungi and mites that breed on them. This will be more helpful in removing acne.

You can drink more water, be sure to do a good job of cleaning, timely oil control and hydration, moisturizing is a must