-Via GQ Mexico
You’ve no doubt heard of various foods, skin care practices , and allergens that can cause breakouts and increased acne on your face. But sometimes, even when you do everything right — eating the right foods for healthy skin, maintaining a rigorous and well-thought-out skincare routine, as well as trying to keep things as clean as possible so that dust doesn’t accumulate on your skin. —, there’s still one surprise factor that could be causing many of your breakouts: the way you sleep.
The truth is that, for some, this might seem quite confusing. That is, how could the way you sleep be causing a problem like acne? The answer is that certain sleeping habits and postures are actually much more responsible for increasing the oil and sebum present on your skin, as well as causing more breakouts than you imagine.
Below, we have listed three things you could be doing while you sleep that are most likely the reason for the increase in acne on your face .
1. Exterior hygiene
Mistake: Not changing the pillowcase often enough
The thing your face comes into contact with the most while you sleep is your pillow, and if it’s dirty, or not changed and washed regularly enough, it will leave particles on your skin that will clog your pores, causing your skin to break out.
2. The posture
Mistake: Sleeping face down
You may be wondering why this particular position makes you more prone to acne breakouts on your face. The reason is that when you sleep on your stomach, your face tends to have a lot more contact with the pillowcase. Additionally, with this position there is also more friction due to the movements you make when you sleep. That friction can literally rub your skin the wrong way and make you more prone to breakouts.
3. Cleaning before bed
Mistake: Sleeping with makeup or without washing your face properly
If you tend to fall asleep without removing the day’s dirt from your face, you are doing your skin a lot of damage. Leftover artificial products, dust, dirt, and foreign particles that aren’t washed off your face before bed take 7-8 hours to macerate on your face, leaving you with giant breakouts and pimples as soon as you wake up .
The lesson? It’s not enough to brush your teeth, a good night-time routine should include a facial cleansing.
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