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How To Get Rid of Acne Fast: Tips and Tricks

Some acne clears up in days while others can take several months. While you need to stick to an acne treatment for some time without giving up to truly see the best results, there are some ways to encourage acne to clear up faster.

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Even in a pinch, thoughtful skincare products can help your skin feel and look better.

It's not possible to totally get rid of acne overnight, but you can improve its appearance and the pain or discomfort it brings. To get rid of acne fast, you'll want to accomplish three main things:

  1. Lower the amount of acne-causing bacteria on the skin

  2. Bring down inflammation

  3. Control excess oil production

To break down how you can tackle these goals and more, we've collated some of the best tips and skincare information you need to know when dealing with sudden or stubborn breakouts. Acne treatment is a long-term process, but that doesn't mean you can't take control over the way your skin looks and feels immediately.

Also read: How to choose the best acne treatment

What is Acne & What Causes It?

Though pimples may seem to simply appear overnight, acne is actually a multi-faceted process with three main components:

  • Inflammation

  • Excess sebum (oil) production

  • Bacteria

Acne breakouts generally start with inflammation, which causes the pores to constrict slightly, trapping oil, dead skin cells, and bacteria inside.

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Bacteria, inflammation, and oil are all at play when acne appears.

If the dead skin cells and oil trapped in the pore are limited, a blackhead or whitehead will form, but if there are significant numbers of bacteria in the pore, then a pimple or cyst will likely form.

Potential Triggers For Acne

Different from the causes of acne are triggers, which are factors that may be specific to you and your skin, affecting the way you experience the causes listed above.

If you're going through puberty, for instance, the fluctuating hormone levels you experience may trigger your skin to produce more oil, resulting in acne.

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Hormones are one of the main triggers of acne throughout life, whether you're going through puberty, pregnancy, or something else.

Understanding your triggers can help you treat the acne you have while even preventing future breakouts.

Lifestyle features that commonly exacerbate or trigger acne flare-ups include:

  • Stress. Stress doesn't cause acne on its own, but some research shows that if you already have acne, stress might make it worse by increasing levels of inflammation.

  • Hormonal changes. Hormonal changes are a normal part of life, but they can change the way our skin produces oil and regulates itself. Some chronic health conditions or birth control also cause hormonal changes that affect the skin.

  • Prescription medications. Changes to the skin or hormone levels may be the result of some medications.

  • Diet. Studies suggest that carbohydrate-rich foods, dairy, and saturated fats may all contribute to the presence of acne, mainly by altering the way the body produces sebum.

How to Get Rid of Acne Fast

Seemingly sudden breakouts are no fun, but they can be managed, especially if you're prepared ahead of time. Below are some of our suggestions for getting rid of acne fast (and for good).

Fight Inflammation

The most thorough way to get rid of your acne is to tackle the inflammation at the source. Inflammation plays a key role in the development and long-term existence of acne, so eliminating it is a big step forward.

If you want to get rid of your acne quickly, treating inflammation can also reduce the appearance of your pimples, especially if you have already picked at them so they look swollen or red.

A great way to fight inflammation is to use a product containing salicylic acid, which can thoroughly cleanse the pores of any dead skin cells or grime. At the same time, salicylic acid shrinks the pores to prevent any other contaminants from getting in, reducing inflammation in the process.

Exposed Clear Pore Serum
Our Clear Pore Serum takes salicylic acid to the next level with the addition of green tea and licorice root extract.

The Exposed Skincare Clear Pore Serum is a great choice for taking control of your skin's inflammation and reducing the severity of your acne quickly.

Apply Some Ice

Ice (or a cold pack) can help you immediately make your acne look better by constricting the blood vessels in your skin and, as a result, lowering the redness and swelling that may be accompanying your acne.

Wrap your ice in a towel or napkin rather than placing it directly on the skin. This trick won't help you get rid of your acne, but it can help you ease some discomfort and make your acne less noticeable.

Use a Targeted Spot Treatment

A treatment formulated with ingredients that target the main causes of acne could reduce the size and severity of a specific blemish almost overnight by ridding your skin of the irritants that originally caused it.

Benzoyl peroxide is a top choice for spot treatments, like in our Acne Treatment Serum, because it reduces acne-causing bacteria without stripping the skin of its moisture.

Just be sure that you don't put toothpaste on your skin. The old wives' tale that says toothpaste will clear a pimple actually causes your acne to get worse.

Keep Your Skin Clean

No matter what other steps you take to get rid of acne fast, if you're not cleansing your skin, you won't be able to maximize your acne treatments.

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The importance of regular cleansing can't be understated if you want your skin to look and feel better than it did before.

A gentle cleanser that's meant for acne-prone skin is an ideal choice for faster results. Try our Facial Cleanser, formulated with salicylic acid and pro-vitamin B5, to fully clean your pores and prepare them for the rest of your skincare products.

Try a Clarifying Face Mask

When you don't have a lot of time to see changes in your skin, products like face masks can deliver an intense burst of moisture and vitality that lessen the appearance of breakouts.

Our Clarifying Mask can help you draw out impurities, kill acne-causing bacteria, and absorb excess oil to reveal your best, cleanest skin.