When I've been out drinking (mostly hard liqueur), then the next morning my inflamed pimples have calmed down and my skin is actually better. The pimples dry down a bit and form a crust on top, and they aren't swollen anymore. It's weird, because everywhere else I read, it says that alcohol makes the skin worse.
Does anyone have the same experience?
Acne and drinking alcohol
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Congratz for your 4+ months sober, good work!
Yep, I understand that in the long run drinking causes your skin to age prematurely and may actively create acne. I was just curious if anyone has noticed the same thing happening.
I have winter acne and even if I drink more during summer, acne rarely bothers me then.
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Hi there! I’m 4+ months sober and skin has definitely improved since I stopped drinking alcohol. :) Alcohol can dry out the skin so that might be why your acne is crusting over but in the long run it can cause wrinkles / worsen acne scars because it depletes vitamins in the skin thus significantly reducing collagen and inhibiting its ability to heal itself.