Dr Pimple Popper's hack for preventing maskne takes just 60 seconds - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Beauty Dr Pimple Popper’ s hack for preventing maskne takes just 60 seconds By You Magazine - August 13, 2020 TV dermatologist Dr Pimple Popper, aka Sandra Lee, is world-renowned for being the expert in, well, popping zits, as well as just taking good care of our skin in general. And while we thought we left acne behind in our teenage years, now maskne – acne caused by irritation from friction on the skin from fabric – is on the rise, due to the coronavirus pandemic forcing us to wear masks in an increasing number of work settings and public spaces. Getty Images Dr Pimple Popper took to TikTok to share her top tip for preventing the skin condition, and it’s quite surprising. The dermatologist and surgeon revealed that a couple spritzes of the Salicylic Acid Body Spray from her very own SLMD Skincare range is all it takes to tackle maskne head on. But it’s not going onto the skin – instead, Dr Sandra suggests spraying it onto the inside of the mask, fanning it for a minute to let it dry (a damp mask is less effective) and then go ahead and pop your mask onto your face, knowing you’re much less likely to get spots at the end of the day. @drpimplepopper When you need to wear your mask but it keeps giving you MASKNE! ?#wearamask #drpimplepopper @slmdskincare original sound – Sandra Lee, MD Salicylic acid is a skincare ingredient known for it’s acne-fighting and anti-inflammatory properties, so by applying it to the mask you are creating a protective barrier between the irritating fabric and your skin. Followers of the skin doctor filled the comments section with praise for her hack, with one saying: ‘Omg! Thank you!! I work at a hospital and a pharmacy so I’m constantly wearing one and my skin can’t breathe! I battle with cystic acne as it is’. Another said: ‘Thank you for this! My mom already has very bad cystic acne and having to wear a mask all day building cars was making it worse’. Unfortunately, Dr Pimple Popper’s SLMD Skincare range isn’t yet available to shop in the UK, so until then you could try using Murad’s Clarifying Body Spray or the Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout Clearing All Over Toner. Lookfantastic Murad Clarifying Body Spray, £35, Lookfantastic John Lewis & Partners Dermalogica Clear Start Breakout Clearing All Over Toner, £19, John Lewis & Partners RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR You could get paid to test Liberty’ s Beauty Advent Calendar People are obsessed with this Revlon hair drying tool A new drop of Boots Star Gifts has landed for Christmas 2022 Popular in Beauty People are seriously impressed with Primark’ s £8 skinny curling tongs December 16, 2019 Boots is giving away free lipsticks to celebrate the launch of January 23, 2020 This long-lasting eyebrow product is getting rave reviews and is just June 21, 2021 These Liz Earle gift sets are on sale just in time March 5, 2020 WIN A Kiehl’ s skincare heroes bundle worth £104 July 24, 2020 Cult skincare brand Sunday Riley is branching out into hair products April 24, 2020 Superdrug is holding a huge BOGOF sale on all cosmetics for May 28, 2020 Your salon could charge you extra for overgrown roots and bad June 25, 2020 Facial steamers Why searches for this beauty gadget were up 400 July 10, 2020 Lush subscription boxes have arrived and they contain exclusive new products August 3, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved