Adult onset acne is caused for the same exact reasons that teens get acne: hormones. Obviously, the source of these hormones has changed, but never the less, they are still the cause. That's why all of those creams and gels never work; you'll never be able to treat a problem that's inside your body from the outside. On top of that, the chemicals in them are far to harsh for our skin and will cause breakouts to occur in the future.

Even switching to homemade acne treatments won't resolve the problem. I highly recommend homemade alternatives because they can help your skin look better, but they'll never cure your adult onset acne.

So What Can You Do?

A few things, actually. You can try taking zinc and vitamin A supplements. Studies have shown that these help immensely in reducing breakouts. The only problem is that you're still not truly treating your problems.
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Want to know the big secret? You have to switch around you're diet. No I'm not talking about giving up chocolate bars here. I'm talking about cutting out the real foods that are the primary instigators of adult onset acne.

Some of these may actually surprise you, and some might not be so surprising. Vegetable oil is the first; it's a big one to avoid. Whenever vegetable oil is ingested, it is turned into pro-inflammatory hormones in our bodies which cause breakouts.

Another biggie is white bread or any refined carbohydrate for that matter. White bread, white rice, potatoes, these are all converted into sugars in our bodies. These sugars feed bad bacteria called candida. Candida releases toxins into our bloodstreams and upsets our hormonal balance, again leading to breakouts.

Another huge one to avoid is milk and dairy products. Why? Well you know we don't finish growing around our late teens/early twenties, right? Well cows reach full size in a matter of weeks. There are a huge amount of hormones in milk that our bodies are just unable to process. These drive our system haywire and cause, you guessed it, more breakouts.