If you suffer from adult acne, you are not alone. Clinical studies indicate between 40-50% of the adult population in the 20-40 age group has been diagnosed with low grade, persistent acne and oily skin with the main trigger identified as chronic stress.
Whilst acne is associated with teenage years, filled with raging hormones and the struggle for social acceptance, many adults are finding themselves caught in the middle of an acne epidemic
Balancing personal and professional responsibilities makes this generation of adults the most time compressed generation in history with the constant, continued and heightened level of stress that throws our adrenal glands into overdrive, which in turn can boost sebum production, setting the stage for acne development.