Breaking Out at 30

Once you get past a wrinkle or two, a woman over 30 is far sexier than her younger counterpart.~Andy Rooney

So now you are 30 or are close to it and now breaking out with acne.  What?  Why? I never had this as a teen.  Well it is common for many women to have acneic breakouts around this age.  It is considered adult acne.  We as women go through so many changes in life hormonally.  We have to deal with more then just teen puberty and each stage has it’s obvious issues that are very difficult to mask.  So the first thing to remember is it is normal.  The second thing DO NOT go out and purchase a whole line of  acne products to treat it.  You may need the use of one acne product but not an entire line.  Most acne lines are designed for oily/acne skin.  These breakouts are more hormonal then anything and sometimes concentrated to one general area rather then all over.  You can usually stick with adding good cleanser or a spot treatment.
Here are some general basics:  
1. Make sure you are using the correct products for your skin
2. You may need to see your aesthetician or a dermatologist depending on the severity of breakouts.
3. I don’t recommend BPO as it is drying to the skin and when we are at or closer to our 30’s we don’t want to over dry the skin.  If you are ok with salicylic and/or glycolic, maybe a good cleanser that contains a little of both but not too harsh.  One I really like is Murad AHA/BHA cleanser has a good balance and is not harsh on the skin.
4. Ensure proper vitamin, water intake.  Vitamins and staying hydrated are always great for the skin.
5. If necessary consider a series of light peels, to breakdown what’s going on under the skin
6. Just wait it out.  If it isn’t too bad it will usually go away on it’s own with time.

All acne isn’t created equal so a good rule is to always find out why you have it, how it appears on the skin and what it responds to as in Foods, Products, Hormones for example.