Halloween Makeup? Not Good For Acne

It’s that time of year again where it is practically legal to scare someone to death. Halloween is an occasion in which every one has a chance to dress and make up and become somebody or something they would like to be for a day – or night. You can dress up as Captain Hook or the Fairy Godmother, a Zombie or Vampire, Harry Potter or Edward Cullen. You can be a ghost by simply placing a large white sheet over your head and cut holes in them. Instant scare tactics! If Prom Night is a chance to dress to the nines, Halloween Night on the other hand, is a chance to put on make up and create the meanest face you can muster.
However, Halloween makeup is not your typical cosmetic. The chemicals in them are thick and heavy and possibly contain more oil-based solutions compared to your ordinary makeup. Before putting on that blood red goop on your face, it is recommended that you conduct a patch test. A patch test is a method of testing for skin allergies by smearing a small streak of makeup on your arm, and waiting for a few minutes if a rash will set in or not. This is to avoid or prevent future acne breakouts or allergic reactions to spread all over the skin. Having beet red face with ugly blemishes due to allergy is more unsightly and inconvenient, not to mention humiliating, than having a small rash on your arm. So doing a patch test is almost always essential.
Another way to prevent acne due to Halloween makeup is by checking the chemical additives in the product. The FDA has a complete list of all the chemicals and color additives that is ordinarily mixed with makeup. The same is also true of makeup which gives out fluorescent or luminescent colors. Fluorescent colors are neon bright hues while luminescent colors are makeup which glows in the dark. So if you plan to go shopping, avoid wasting money by checking the chemical additives first that are likely to give allergic reactions.
When you experience acne breakouts due to Halloween makeup, prevent it from spreading by using a gentle skin cleanser to wash your face regularly. If acne scars appear, acne light therapy is one treatment which helps heal those acne scars. Acne light uses laser rays in treating scars, by bouncing them on the skin’s surface to smoothen scarring due to acne.