The main causes of acne are usually hormones and genetics. However there are things that you could be doing that are triggering the acne. And you don't even know about it.
1. You are not washing your pillow sheets:
your pillow sheets are a nest for bacteria, dirt, oil and sweats just from using it daily. So to prevent the further problems, you wash your pillow at least once a week. You are placing your face on it every night which could be causing acne.
2. Touching your face constantly:
We do this without even noticing it. But keep in mind that your hands are really dirty and they have a lot of bacteria, germs and a lot of dirt form constantly touching things around. and all of the sudden we rest our faces on our hands or we just constantly touch our face with the dirty hands. This could be transferring all the bacteria and causing some breakouts.
3. Not showering immediately after a workout:
When you workout, your body increases oil production as you're sweating so the mixture oiliness and the germs and bacteria found in the gym could be causing your skin problem. So a tip is to immediately shower after the gym and use some sort of antibacterial soap to prevent that.
4. Overwashing :
Washing and constantly washing your face hoping that you clear faster but what happens is that you could be damaging and drying our your skin which the your skin will start producing more oil. So only stick to two times a day and don't increase the washing of the face as you have a breakout.
5. Friction acne:
Some people get their severe acne on their back and other body parts. Usually it's from friction from any tight clothing and the sweat production that occurs because of it. So don't make the habit of being around in your sweaty clothes.
6. Treating your acne with wrong products:
If you're tired of using products and not getting better results, It could be that you are not using the right product for your skin. There are different types of skin normal, combination, sensitive, dry, and oily skin. So make sure that the product that you buy address your specific skin type.
7. Popping your acne using dirty hands:
Most of have the habit or an urge to pop. But the problem is if you do it without washing your hands before. Your hands are filled with bacterial, germs, dirt. Your could be potentially reinfecting that area by doing so.
8. Hair:
So if you have long hair or some sort of hairstyle where it falls on your face, your oily hair could be plugging your skin pores. An easy remedy would be to adapt the shorter hairstyle. Also when you sleep try not to sleep with your hair on your face.
9. Not using Moisturizer:
A lot of people skin on moisturizer especially if you have and oily skin complexion because they think that it's gonna make their skin more oily. But in fact moisturizer is something that everybody needs to hydrate their skin. When people don't moisturize their skin, more oil is produced. So make sure you apply moisturizer.
So these are some Causes of Acne in Men that You People didn't know.