What! While, since the beginning of the beautiful days, our small imperfections seemed to calm down, here they are blooming again. It is good acne that points to our beautiful tanned skin ... A great classic late holiday, especially for 41% of women aged 25 to 40 years who already have a slight acne tendency.

What is acne?

In terms of acne , the sun is a time bomb! At first, it dries our little buttons. But, by force, the skin thickens to protect itself from the UV. Result: sebum evacuates badly and promotes the formation of new pimples.

How to avoid acne on vacation?

By using a non-comedogenic sunscreen that kills two birds with one stone: protecting while treating small defects (Avène Solar Cleanance, Photoderm AKN by Bioderma). Another reflex: wash your face morning and evening with a mild cleansing gel for acne-prone skins (Exfoliac NC Gel, Sebactiv by Rogé Cavaillès or Garnier Pure Active's latest addition: ExfoBrosse, the little brush that delivers a dose of salicylic acid to treat pimples and removes dead cells from overly thick skin). Finally, it is better to change the sheets and the pillowcase often if you sweat a lot at night . Why ? The association bacteria sebum promotes the formation of pimples, hence the interest of sleeping on a pillow without germs.

How to get rid of it?

It is best to wait until you have returned from vacation because the most effective specific dermato treatments are based on benzoyl peroxide and / or antibiotics , not necessarily compatible with sun exposure. In the meantime, we can try to make a cure of zinc (it is an anti-inflammatory) in the form of capsules, to continue during 3 months.

Coconut against acne!

War is declared ! A researcher at the University of San Diego has shown that lauric acid, a molecule found in coconut oil (but also in breast milk), is effective against the bacteria responsible for acne . This academic is currently working on a dermal treatment.

The difference with monoi that also contains lauric acid? The latter is too fat and promotes the formation of comedones. Also, the researcher tries to use very fine nanoparticles, able to target these bacteria to eradicate them without creating a greasy film on the skin. So we reserve the monoi in the evening, as a moisturizer in the form of dry oil.