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xtaberry t1_iyolt91 wrote

Reply to comment by jarockinights in Has teen acne been around since prehistoric times? Did cave-dwellers have zits? Or is it related to modern eating, exercise, pollution, etc.? by Snoo-35252

There may be a different cause to this. UV exposure definitely reduces the quantity and frequency of acne, so if you're spending the whole week on a big yard project, it might be the sun rather than the dust.

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jarockinights t1_iyont9p wrote

No doubt it helps, but last time I spent a week rafting in very clear sunny weather and I was still having issues. It's probably a combination because being outdoors by itself was never enough to reel it in. Same thing happened in my teens when I worked construction for a summer, would come home dusty as hell and my skin was the clearest it had ever been all summer long, but all the time I spent hours outside playing various sports had little effect on my skin.

I think I just have really oily skin.

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