1) Drying my face with a towel
When I wash my face, I use a napkin to dry it. Towels used throughout the week collects bacteria, which is a something you need to avoid if you have acne-prone skin.
2) Popping pimples
This is something I wish I never learned from adults during my teenage years. When I experienced my very first breakout, my mother sat there and popped every single one of my pimples. She told me this is how it's supposed to be handled. Two years later my face still had pimples all over it as well as scars from previous pimples I had popped.
One day a teacher that I was close with told me to avoid popping my pimples and gave me basic skin care tips. During that time I wasn't even using facial products, just regular body soap and body lotion. My skin improved but even today I still have some scars.
3) Sleeping on the same pillowcase all week
I change my satin pillowcase every 2-3 days. Just like towels, pillowcases collect bacteria throughout the week. I sleep on my stomach, which means every night my face is in direct contact with my pillowcase for 6-8 hours. Sleeping on that same pillow case on all week can make you break out.
4) Touching my face so much
A lot of my acne used to be along my jawline. When I'm sitting at my desk I have the tendency to rest my head on my hands. It took quite a bit of effort to stop that habit but it paid off in the end. Most of the acne along my jawline disappeared.
5) Letting my phone make contact with my skin
When was the last time you wiped your phone down with an anti-bacterial wipe? Probably never. All that bacteria on your phone coming in contact with your skin is a recipe for breakouts.
When I need to talk on my smartphone, I prefer to have it on speaker or use headphones. If I need to talk on a landline phone, I'll only have the speaker part touch my ear, but I avoid having my face touch the rest of the phone.
If that's too much "work" for you then you can wipe your phones down every day with an anti-bacterial wipe.
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