5 Mistakes You’re Making That Are Making Your Acne Worse
Acne is frustrating enough on its own—but what if the very things you’re doing to fix it are actually making it worse?
At BOUQ Skin, we see this all the time. Clients come in feeling defeated after trying everything: TikTok tips, dermatologist prescriptions, expensive skin care routines—and yet, nothing seems to work. Why? Because most people are unknowingly making a few common mistakes that sabotage their skin’s healing process.
1. Over-cleansing Your Skin
The mistake: Washing your face more than twice a day or using harsh acids or foaming cleansers.
Why it makes acne worse: Over-cleansing strips your skin of natural oils, triggering your sebaceous glands to overproduce oil—which leads to clogged pores and breakouts.
What we recommend at BOUQ: A gentle, pH-balanced cleanser suited for your skin type, used morning and night. Your skin needs balance, not aggression.
2. Popping or Picking at Your Breakouts
The mistake: Trying to manually "help" a breakout along by squeezing or picking at it.
Why it makes acne worse: This causes inflammation, spreads bacteria, and often leads to deeper scarring or post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH).
Our solution: Clinical extractions performed safely during your treatments, paired with at-home support to reduce inflammation and speed up recovery.
3. Relying on Trendy Products or One-Size-Fits-All Routines
The mistake: Following influencer routines or hopping on skincare trends without understanding your skin's needs.
Why it makes acne worse: What works for someone on TikTok may be completely wrong for your skin type or acne condition. Inconsistent or misaligned routines cause irritation and imbalances.
What makes BOUQ different: We personalize your skincare plan through 1:1 skin coaching and analysis. No two acne clients receive the same protocol.
4. Using Too Many Active Ingredients
The mistake: Layering multiple active products like salicylic acid, retinoids, and benzoyl peroxide without professional guidance.
Why it makes acne worse: This leads to inflammation, sensitivity, and compromised skin barrier function.
BOUQ’s approach: We use clinically-backed, minimal protocols with high-performing, skin-supportive ingredients. We balance clinical results with a holistic, barrier-protective approach.
5. Treating the Surface Instead of the Root
The mistake: Only addressing what you can see (the breakout itself) instead of the cause (hormones, gut health, lifestyle, etc).
Why it makes acne worse: Band-aid solutions offer short-term relief but allow underlying triggers to continue unchecked.
What we do differently at BOUQ: Our exclusive acne program is a fusion of clinical and holistic skin care. We focus on long-term, sustainable skin health with:
1:1 skin coaching
No prescriptions or harsh topicals
Zero to minimal downtime treatments
Ongoing support, education, and progress tracking
Stop Sabotaging Your Skin. Start Healing It.
If you’ve been stuck in the cycle of trial and error, it’s time to try something that works.
✨ Our Clear Skin Program is helping adults across Wilmington, NC finally break free from persistent acne.
🗓️ Book your free acne consultation here and let’s create a skin plan that actually works for you.
📍Located in the Cargo District of Wilmington, NC
✅ Real results
✅ Personalized skin coaching
✅ A caring, expert team that gets it
Let’s clear things up—for good.
