HEALTH

Makeup is a great way to express yourself and show off your personality. We're all about crazy colors—hello, rainbow highlighter!—or a pretty pastel lip (#goals). Sadly, some products can cause your skin to break out, preventing you from feeling comfortable to put on any makeup: You don't want to make it any worse. Luckily, we've pinned down 5 reasons that your makeup breaks you out. Keep on reading so you can learn what actions to take to keep your skin flawless while being able to still explore your style.

Ingredients
There are certain ingredients in makeup that cause breakouts so it’s recommended that you stay away from them. These ingredients are shea butter, almond oil, sodium chloride (salt!), wheat germ oil, lauric acid, lauroyl lysine: For a full list, check out this website. Check the ingredients list on your makeup label and see how they rate on the non-comedogenic scale. If it’s high, stay away they cause breakouts and pore clogging.

Non-comedogenic makeup
This type of makeup is designed to not clog pores or cause pimples. Clogging pores can lead to the creation of blackheads and whiteheads. Go one step further and use a foundation that specifically says its for acne-prone skin.

Pillow cases
Changing your pillow cases—believe it or not—can help fight acne! When you sleep, your face and hair oils come off on the pillow. Just think: If you don't switch out your pillow case, the next night your face will deal with the same oils and add more from the current day. It’s the equivalent of wearing the same clothes everyday. The chance for breaking out increases if you put product in your hair too. So always remember to wash your face and hair before sinking into a deep sleep.

Washing brushes and sponges
Foundation and face brushes should be washed *at least* once a week. If you don’t, that causes a build up of foundation on your brush. It will also hold onto bacteria which will cause breakouts—yuck!

Storage
Store your makeup brushes and sponges separately from your makeup bag. If you keep them in your makeup bag, no matter what, the excess makeup that comes out from your powders and foundations will run off on the brushes and sponges. So even if you wash them often, it’s as if you never did.

How do you ensure a clear face while wearing makeup? Let us know in the comments below!

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by Andrea Ruano | 2/20/2018