Adult acne is harder to treat than adolescent acne!? How to cure "adult acne"

Adult acne is on the rise.

50.1% of adults suffer from acne. In recent years, there has been a sharp increase in the number of adult women suffering from acne (pimples).
While adolescent acne tends to appear in the so-called "T-zone," such as the forehead and around the nose, adult acne tends to appear in the so-called "U-zone," such as around the mouth, chin, cheeks, and neck, and is characterized by being more difficult to treat than adolescent acne.
In a survey conducted by our company targeting 1,671 women aged 18 to 40, a staggering 50.1% of women reported suffering from adult acne.

Around the age of 20, many women seem to notice that the way they get acne has changed compared to when they were teenagers.

Adult acne has different causes than adolescent acne.

During puberty, when hormone activity increases, excessive sebum secretion can clog and dirty pores. This leads to the proliferation of acne bacteria, making you more prone to acne.
While this type of acne can be prevented to some extent by maintaining cleanliness, such as washing your face frequently, adult acne is a bit more difficult to treat because its causes are different.

Teenage acne

Typical example		Typical example
age	Until around the age of 20	age	Mostly in their late 20s
part	The entire face is the center	part	Cheeks, around the mouth, chin, chest, back, etc.
season	It becomes more common from spring to summer.	season	all year round
Main cause	Excessive sebum	Main cause	Dry skin, stress, menstrual cycle, keratinization, etc.
Recommended acne care	Thoroughly wash away oily sebum to keep your skin clean. Use oil-blotting paper to remove excess sebum frequently. Avoid clogging pores with makeup, etc.	Recommended Acne care	A mildly acidic facial cleanser that protects the skin's barrier function. After washing your face, moisturize thoroughly. Be careful not to clog your pores with old dead skin cells.

​Causes of adult acne

It is believed that various factors, such as makeup, stress, hormonal imbalances, and poor metabolism, are related to the development of adult acne. In the aforementioned survey, many people identified "stress," "irregular lifestyle," and "premenstrual syndrome" as contributing factors to their acne.
Excessive stress from interpersonal relationships at work, irregular lifestyles forced by work, prolonged exposure to dry air from office air conditioners... The social environment surrounding women has been changing rapidly. This disrupts the body's balance and interferes with the skin's natural regeneration rhythm.

In addition to acne caused by the proliferation of acne bacteria in pores clogged by makeup and skin oils, it is believed that acne resulting from stress and changes in our surrounding environment has contributed to the recent surge in adult acne.

These symptoms are warning signs of adult acne!

If you start getting acne concentrated around your mouth or on the lower part of your face, such as your chin, or if you're getting individual pimples, be careful! If these pimples take a long time to heal, consider it a "warning sign of adult acne."

Adult acne often takes a long time to heal. Because the causes of adult acne are different from those of adolescent acne, using the same treatments as before will not lead to a complete cure.
Treatment involves removing clogged pores, suppressing the growth of acne bacteria, and reducing inflammation.