Why am I breaking out all of a sudden after 6 years of clear skin?

Question

I have had the same routine and all of a sudden two days ago my skin just exploded in breakouts. I have had clear skin for 6 years...WHY NOW!!!???

No I am not just starting puberty i've already been there done that and i'm not pregnant either

Answer 1

Things to check/ask yourself:

1.) Has your diet changed?
2.) Has your exercise routine changed?
3.) Have you been under a lot of stress lately? Such as a new job, relationship changes, different classes in school?
4.) Have you gained weight?
5.) Have you recently been tested for allergies.....people can actual gain new allergies later in life that they did not have earlier in life.

Any of these things can cause a break out.

Answer 2

What Is Acne and What Causes It?
Acne is a condition of the skin that shows up as different types of bumps. These bumps can be blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, or cysts. Teens get acne because of the hormonal changes that come with puberty. If your parents had acne as teens, it's more likely that you will, too. The good news is that, for most people, acne goes away almost completely by the time they are out of their teens.

The type of acne that a lot of teens get is called acne vulgaris (the meaning of "vulgaris" isn't as bad as it sounds — it means "of the common type"). It usually shows up on the face, neck, shoulders, upper back, and chest.

The hair follicles, or pores, in your skin contain sebaceous glands (also called oil glands). These glands make sebum, which is an oil that lubricates your hair and skin. Most of the time, the sebaceous glands make the right amount of sebum. As a teen's body begins to mature and develop, though, hormones stimulate the sebaceous glands to make more sebum, and the glands may become overactive. Pores become clogged if there is too much sebum and too many dead skin cells. Bacteria (especially one called Propionibacterium acnes) can then get trapped inside the pores and multiply, causing swelling and redness — the start of acne.

If a pore gets clogged up and closes but bulges out from the skin, you're left with a whitehead. If a pore gets clogged up but stays open, the top surface can darken and you're left with a blackhead. Sometimes the wall of the pore opens, allowing sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells to make their way under the skin — and you're left with a small, red bump called a pimple (sometimes pimples have a pus-filled top from the body's reaction to the bacterial infection). Clogged pores that open up very deep in the skin can cause nodules, which are infected lumps or cysts that are bigger than pimples and can be painful.

There are a few myths out there about things that cause acne. Acne isn't caused by eating greasy foods like french fries or pizza, chomping on chocolate, or drinking sodas. Some people do find that they notice their breakouts get more severe when they eat too much of a certain food, though. If you're one of them, it's worth trying to cut back on that food to see what happens.

Stress doesn't usually cause acne either (although it can make existing acne worse because stress increases sebum production).

There are also myths about what helps make acne better. Acne isn't really helped by the sun. Although a tan can temporarily make acne look less severe, it won't help it go away permanently — and some people find that the oils their skin produces after being in the sun make their pimples worse.

Answer 3

Have you changed your diet in the last few days? If so, this could be a possibility.

Are you stressed-out, if so again, another clue. Perhaps, if you like, try changing your regular schedule for cleaning your face, etc. to more often in the day/evening.

Instead of washing and cleansing your face in the morning and before bedtime, try cleaning your face an extra time in the day.

I hope you get the answers your happy with. Or perhaps you need a good facial mask to bring the impurities out in your skin, and slough off the dead skin cells.

Good luck, and have fun!!

Answer 4

It could be many things. Changes in your diet, not drinking enough water, unusual amounts of stress.

And sometimes it just happened without explanation.

If it gets worse, just talk to your doctor. Also, Vitamin E capsules once a day could help clear your skin, but you won't notice results for at least 6 weeks. There are also great acne skin treatments on the market today. Neutrogena has great treatments and cleansers. Go to their web site to reserach which product will be best for you, depending on your skin type.

And don't worry about it. It might go away on its own, but there are definietly ways to manage it.

Answer 5

You are very lucky. Someone I know have breakouts every month for the last 40 over years. She have two kids and one is already following like her. the other is still young.
It is all in the body system and best for you is fresh greens and fruits plus plenty of water. Plenty of rest, sleep early and rise early. What the others say are true and so just take life easy and enjoy yours to fullest. Less "Beef" if you know what it means.

Answer 6

Good Italian Stracchiatella!

Answer 7

Many things could have caused this: change in diet, change in facial cleanser, stress... See what you've changed, change back and track the effects.

Answer 8

hormones? stress? food allergies? allergies? menopause? are you pregnant? are dehydrated? working out more? sweating more?

if it's bad, you could be having some kind of allergic reaction, so get it checked out by a dermatologist soon.

Answer 9

Maybe God thought that you were ready for a change. Don't stress over it and they will leave faster.

Answer 10

It may be an allergic reaction to you're new boyfriend/girlfriend. perfume, make up, hair spray, linen etc etc