Stress is any situation that brings a change in our body. It is not just mental exhaustion but can be physical as well. So you can be stresses when you are sad or worrying about something and also you can be stressed when you have accomplished something, due to the exhilaration.

There is a deep connection between stress and acne. Every one of us has suffered an outburst of pimples right before exams or before some big event. This is not just your bad luck but the relation between acne and stress is responsible behind it.

Whenever we are under stress our body produces a hormone from our adrenal glands called testosterone. This hormone makes the pores on our skin produce more oil. This oil as you know causes the pimples to pop out o your skin! Thus stress causes acne by augmenting the oil production on our skin. The chance of women getting acne due to stress is more than men because they have low levels of testosterone.

Although, it is inevitable that we stress ourselves once in a while but you must try to avoid it as much as you can for the sake of your skin. The most important thing is try to find out what stresses you the most and stay away from it!