How to Clear Your Skin Fast!

Clear, radiant skin, with zero irritation, blemishes or pimples. No visible pores or excess oil and shine. Just happy, healthy, clear skin. Sounds like a dream, right? Especially for people with oily skin.

Combination skin also has it's challenges, as does skin that likes to dry out, become irritated and red or erupt into breakouts on a whim.

But it doesn't have to be a dream. Clear, glowing skin is within your reach, with fewer clogged pores, oiliness, dryness or irritation, no matter what your skin type.

Dealing with oily or acne-prone skin and trying to control it can be a constant mop-up operation. Oil absorbing sheets are great when you're out and about, but don't tackle the underlying cause. Dry or combination skin can be fixed temporarily with the right moisturiser, but again, the root cause will still be ever present. Irritated or inflamed skin, well, that has a mind of it's own.

But there are lots of things you can do to help keep your skin clear and help balance the skin's oil production and the rate at which skin cells are renewed (oil and dead skin cells that hang around too long are the major culprits in causing dull skin that clogs up - the antithesis of clear skin).

At Sönd, we believe that there's no such thing as bad skin, only skin that's unhappy and is crying out for something, be that extra moisture or a way to control excess oil.

Everyone's skin is different - that's the beauty of being a human being. But if you're on a quest to find the secret to clear skin, we have everything you need to know on what to do to keep the skin happy, what can also cause your skin to break out and what your skin needs to settle down.

So read on for our top tips on how to clear your skin fast, and you should see a noticeable improvement in your skin in no time.

Our Top Clear Skin Tip - Drink More Water

The number one tip to help clear skin is staying well hydrated by drinking plenty of water throughout the day. Dehydration can dry out your skin, and your skin can look dull and dry.

Experts recommend eight glasses a day - that’s about two litres. Drinking plenty of water is good for everyone but for those of us with oily skin, being properly hydrated means that our sebum glands will slow down the production of the natural oil secreted by the skin called sebum.

There’s a reason that this is our number one tip of home remedies that are good for your skin - even if you make no other changes, drinking enough water will go a really long way to getting clear skin as well as providing a whole host of other benefits. Water helps to encourage the flow of toxins out of the body, and in doing so, the skin will appear clearer, and dark circles under the eyes and surrounding skin will begin to disappear.

Wash Your Face Twice a Day with a Mild Cleanser or Face Wash

Perhaps a very close second to drinking enough water in our tips on how to clear your skin fast, is to properly cleanse the skin, in the morning and at night.

Cleansing, using a gentle cream cleanser such as the Sönd alkalising Rebalance & Reset Cream Cleanser helps to remove toxins and impurities such as the environmental pollutants we're all exposed to on a daily basis, helping to leave your skin looking and feeling clean.

Even if you don't wear makeup, it's essential to cleanse at the end of each day before going to bed, to remove this build up of toxins as well as sweat, dirt, oil and bacteria to keep your skin looking healthy. It will also leave the skin free to carry out its overnight skin cell renewal processes that help to push cellular debris to the surface, allowing the skin to clear itself.

This is also why it's important to cleanse in the morning when you wake too, to remove sweat and dead skin cells, keeping the skin clean. After your cleanse, always pat your face dry with a clean, dry towel, rather than rubbing at it, that can cause irritation.

ALWAYS Remove Makeup at Night to Keep Your Skin Clear!

If you do wear makeup, we cannot express enough how important it is to remove your makeup before going to bed! Stale makeup will clog the pores, potentially leading to spots and breakouts across your face. It may also cause the natural bacteria in your skin to grow and over colonise and clog your pores, again leading to dullness and irritation and may make acne worse.

Treat Acne Prone or Oily Skin with Care

If you have oily or acne prone skin, it's important to use the right skin care for your skin type. The entire Sönd range of alkalising skin care products has been developed with your skin in mind, and helps to manage the issues that can cause your skin to become stressed and unhappy.

Oily and acne prone skin needs non pore blocking, or non comedogenic skincare products, that support and nourish the skin, without adding oil, but also not stripping the skin of natural oils.

Find the Spot Treatment that Works for you

Should your skin breakout, you need immediate action and there's no better on the go spot fighter, than the Sönd Clearing & Calming Breakout Roller!

With skin clearing salicylic acid and calming extract of chamomile flower, all in a water based formula and handy size, it's the ideal solution to spots and acne breakouts. It also has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties that will help to keep further breakouts at bay.

Spots can sometimes lead to permanent scarring, so doing all you can to clear them up will help both in the short term and the long term.

Perfect Your Skincare Routine to Prevent Dry Skin

Having dry skin can mean that your skin may develop clogged pores from dead skin cells that can cause irritation. Therefore, it's essential that you cleanse, and moisturise after each cleanse, twice a day.

Moisturise Every Time You Wash Your Face

It’s tempting to use harsh products that strip away the skin’s natural oils and call it a day when you struggle with oily skin. In fact, removing all the skin’s natural oil without replacing its lost moisture will cause your sebum glands to go into overdrive and make even more oil.

Choose an oil-free formula that contains zinc or salicylic acid if you can, as these will rehydrate your skin without adding any grease.

Use a Face Scrub to Exfoliate - But Not too Often

Make sure you exfoliate once or twice a week to remove dead skin cells. Use a gentle product that contains a fruit acid, such as salicylic acid or glycolic acid that will slough away dead skin cells and other debris so that your skin feels fresh and smooth.

Exfoliating more than two or three times per week can irritate the skin, and lead to more breakouts and oilier skin than you started with. Remember to moisturise afterwards, too.

Change Your Sheets Regularly

Even if you wash your face before you go to bed, your skin will still produce oil as you sleep which will soak into your pillowcase. Changing your sheets regularly means you aren’t constantly sleeping in yesterday’s oil. If your skin is extremely oily, try sleeping with a towel over your pillow and change it daily.

Adapt Your Diet to Get Clearer Skin

Eating lots of greasy and sugary foods can lead to oily skin and spots, so try to minimise these if you can. That being said, the occasional pizza won’t hurt so don’t feel as though you can’t treat yourself.

Eating plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables will also provide your skin with more of the vitamins and minerals it needs for a healthy, glowing appearance.

Reduce Stress to Make Your Skin Look Healthier

Stress is a 21st Century problem, and not many of us are completely stress free. However, if your life is very stressful, it might be showing in your skin. Seek out stress reducing techniques, and you may notice the difference.

Also, getting a good night's sleep will help both your stress levels and your skin. Check out our tips on achieving good quality sleep.

Smoking is an absolute no no in so many ways, including the health of your skin. If you'd like help quitting, speak to your GP or pharmacist.

Protect Your Skin from the Sun

Sunlight feels great on our skin, and we need it in order to produce vitamin D. But overdo it, and the UV rays from the sun can be very harmful, not just in terms of sunburn and possible skin cancer, but also in terms of causing redness, irritation, inflammation and less than clear skin - not to mention an increased risk of the premature aging, fine lines and wrinkles linked to sun damage!

So, in order to protect your skin from sun damage, wear a wide brimmed hat and good quality sunglasses, and if you choose to, add a sunscreen to your daily face care regime.

Hit the Gym

Sweating can help get rid of toxins in the skin that can lead to breakouts, so hit the gym and get yourself moving at least three times per week. Combined with getting enough water and eating healthily, this will not only help clear your skin, but also make you look and feel better overall.

Don't forget to cleanse your skin as soon as possible after working out, to remove stake sweat that would've built up as you exercise.

Try to Avoid Touching Your Skin Throughout the Day

No matter how clean you think your hands are, if you are constantly touching your face you are transferring more bacteria onto your skin which can end up causing more breakouts.

Also, if you have oily or greasy hair, keep it tied back away from your face and choose a style that doesn't sweep over your face.

Get Clear Skin Fast With Sönd

With Sönd, you get skin care advice, and skin care products that work, regardless of your skin type. So if you're struggling to achieve clear skin, then try us and see how we can help!

If you're still struggling with stressed out, contrary, non conformist skin, see a dermatologist who may be able to diagnose an underlying cause.

This article is not meant to treat or diagnose. Please visit your doctor for advice about any health concerns you may have.