Hailey and Justin Bieber have opened up about the experience of adult acne and particularly the effect that social media has on them as they continue to struggle with it.
During a recent episode of their Facebook series The Biebers On Watch, the model gave her husband of almost two years a home spa treatment as they self-isolate together in Canada.
While applying cream to the singer’s face, the 23-year-old discussed how she feels about her skin after suffering with acne for a year.
‘Actually, within the last year, I started getting a little bit of, like, onset adult acne too from my IUD because I’d never been on birth control before, so my hormones were a little out of balance,’ she recalled. ‘But for me, my spot was my forehead…it would be, like, a little pattern.’
The 26-year-old shared his wife’s frustrations, revealing that he would often breakout when he became ‘super stressed but it would never stay,’ in the past.
‘But now it’s like, you now, like, so cystic and it’s, like, bubbly and it won’t go away,’ he continued.
ELLE Edit: Face Oils For Acne Prone Skin
Sunday Riley U.F.O. Ultra-Clarifying Face Oil - £68
Tea tree oil in Sunday Riley's cult facial oil purifies pores prone to harbouring bacteria while vitamin C from the added apricot uncovers brighter, more resilient skin. Since the tea tree is delivered in a nourishing formula, it won't dry skin out like those tea tree products you used as a teenager.
Disciple Skincare Dreamy Skin Retinyl Oil - £35
Formulated for stressed-out and tricky skin, this contains a concoction of ingredients to make your skin happy including retinyl (a pure form of vitamin A) to boost collagen and renew the skin, essential oils to reduce inflammation, and rosehip seed oil which is packed with skin-soothing fatty acids. It, helpfully, smells divine too.
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Developed to help skin recover from breakouts, the purifying clove and grape seed oils help to clear and rebalance, and tea tree focuses on sebum production and congestion. The formula is nourishing too, but doesn't put heaps on moisture onto congested skin. It's 100% natural AND organic too.
The Ordinary 100% Organic Cold-Pressed Rose Hip Seed Oil - £9
As well as being super hydrating, rose hip seed oil is also well-known for it's anti-nflammatory properties, which is what you want when you've had a break out. This oil sinks it fast to help calm, treat and regenerate damaged skin, without leaving an oil-slick in it's wake.
The 'Stuck With U' singer said that acne ‘bugs’ him. ‘I wear a hat a lot more, which then probably makes it worse but I mean who likes acne? It’s the worst,’ he added.
‘It’s the worst for your self-confidence because, like, you know, especially because all of these filters on Instagram, you know, people are like looking perfect with their skin and you feel like that’s reality. But in reality, a lot of people probably have bad skin.’
Elsewhere in their discussion, the couple opened up about their skin routines and Bieber said that ‘some things work on some skins and skin reacts bad to certain products’.
‘People struggle with their skin, you’re not alone,' he added to comfort fans who may also struggle with acne.
Last month, the model discussed what it’s like to suffer from Perioral dermatitis, which involves the accumulation of acne in the lower half of the face, and said that she avoids putting any products containing fragrance on her skin.
‘Certain products irritate my skin, giving me a horrible itchy rash around my mouth and eyes,’ she told Glamour UK.
Peels for acne
StriVectin Daily Reveal Exfoliating Pads
These swipe-and-go pads contain an advanced blend of acids that target dead skin cells, excess oil, and even help to boost hydration.
Move onto this salon-strength liquid peel once you've graduated from Dr. Dennis Gross' famous Alpha-Beta Daily Peel.
This toner-style liquid contains 10% AHAs to exfoliate and brighten.
Murad Replenishing Multi-Acid Peel
This potent liquid acid blend can be applied a couple of nights a week to keep congestion at bay while fading existing redness.
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