“OMG I DON’T WANT TO GO OUT TODAY. I HATE MY FACE. I LOOK LIKE A MONSTER!!!”

Nah, girl. You don’t look like one. Not even close.

Girls having acne is never a new or weird thing. Girls having acne yet not stressing about it every second... now that’s weird! But seriously, come on. Skin breakouts happen to EVERYONE when they’re young. Everyone! And it’s only a phase, we swear. The more you stress about the more it’ll rule your life and bring you down. Your mood and hormones and your whole well-being do affect your skin.

So first: shake them bad feels away! They are NOT helping!

So yeah, acne happens and it sucks. But does that mean there’s nothing you can do. Naw, girl! It’s only a few easy steps to get rid of huge breakouts, baby.

Wash your face.
True story: this is Indonesia. It is always hot. You’re always sweating. You will always have oily skin. If you’re trying to get rid of acne, that’s some bad stuff. The answer? Every time you’re home after going out, wash your face. Before you do anything else, please just do it. It is totally the most crucial and important thing you’ll do. The key to clear and happy skin is clean skin. Wash your face twice a day. Not too much though, it will dry your skin.

Skin moistener is your friend.
Pat your face gently with dry towel. Pat. Don’t rub. Then, apply a moisturizer. You get get moisturizer from a nearest convenience store. Choose the non-chemical one.

Wash your face and moisturize. That’s it. There’s other stuff you can do, but those are the two that really make a difference.

If it’s really bad, you can get treatment.
All acne is really annoying. Some acne is just horrible. Here’s how to deal with the bad stuff.

Now this is a really hard part, because not all treatments work the same for all girls. You’ll need to get to know what type of skin you have first before you start any treatment. The most common treatment is Benzoyl Peroxide, which kills the bacteria which causes acne... but it may take up to four weeks to work. Salicylic Acid can reduce redness or swelling, but again you have to be patient because it can take quite some time to work.

None of that work? There’s special doctors devoted just to treating your skin called a dermatologist. Some skin problems don’t have easy cures. Dermatologists know the answer you’ll need.

In the meantime...
While you’re waiting for your skin to heal gradually, you still need to go outside and meet people, don’t you? But you just can’t stand the questions that being fired at you, questions like, “What’s wrong with your face?” and “Are you okay?” and our recent favorite:

“You look...reddish!”

We know! We know! It’s annoying. It may be even more annoying than the acne itself. But you know what? All you can do is remember four simple words: it happens to everyone.