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It’s the day of your interview, and you are in a zit fit. There it is, right on the bridge of your nose, like a beacon announcing that your body is off balance.

Is there anything you can do to prevent frequent acne breakouts? Absolutely. There are also several ways to cope with a breakout once it has appeared and to control the frequency or severity of acne breakouts in the future.

Read on for great tips to help you with the prevention and treatment of acne breakouts.

What To Do Before A Breakout Begins

1. It is vitally important to remove your makeup every night with no exceptions. Even cosmetics that are labeled as hypo-allergenic (not likely to irritate allergies or cause skin irritation) or non-comedogenic (not likely to clog pores), you should still remove the products. “Not likely to” does not mean that they never do. Leaving cosmetics on the skin at night can lead not only to pimples, but also to other blemishes, such as whiteheads and blackheads, or even patches of a rash or aggravation of eczema.

2. Speaking of going to bed at night…change your pillowcases. Wash and dry them on the hottest settings to remove dust mites, skin cells and oils, or any cosmetics from the night you accidentally fell asleep wearing makeup. Do this at least once a week. If you share a pillow with anyone, change your pillowcases every two or three days.

3. Do not share cosmetic brushes or sponges. This is another way of spreading oils and dead skin cells from another person’s face to your own.

4. Stop touching your face! Oils, lotion, dirt, food grease, bacteria, and other people’s skin cells, body lotions – even perspiration from a clammy handshake — could all be lurking invisibly on your hands. Resting your chin on your hand, your hands on your cheek, or your forehead or temple on the palm of your hand are invitations for acne.