Cell Phone Acne!
Have you noticed acne on one side of your face, particularly by your jaw line? Did you know this is because of your cell phone? In today’s face paced world, our lives essentially revolve around our cell phone. It is even hard to believe that about a decade ago you could survive without them. But little did you know that, having your cell phone glued to your ear all day can cause clogged pores that cause skin irritation and even worse, acne. This germ-generating machine is constantly hosting natural oils from your face and makeup and other goop and grime.
Everyone has their moments the pimples could be from your cell phone. Your hands touch escalator handles, bathroom doors, elevator buttons, and subway polls and all those germs are transferred to your cell phone every time you call or text and think of how many times you do that! You may want to start scrubbing your phone with astringent. This is something I do every once in a while to prevent big, bad pimples from forming on the part of my face that touches my phone.
According to microbiologists from England’s Manchester Metropolitan University, your cell phone is home to more bacteria than your toilet seat — bacteria that can cause very serious illnesses such as pneumonia and meningitis. In most cases, though, it is acne.
Whether you talk on a cell phone or a telephone located in your home, there is a good chance that you put your hair or face against it. What this ultimately means is that your phone is being exposed to the oils from your face and skin. The next time that you use your phone, even though you may have just washed it, the oils will be put back into your skin. If your face or hair is incredibly oily when you talk on the phone, then it is likely that you will put a lot of oils back into your skin or hair when you talk on the phone next.
To clean you phone Dampen a cloth or soft, lint free paper towel, with rubbing alcohol. The less lint the cloth you are cleaning with, the less will stick on your face when talking on it. Pour an ounce or two of alcohol into a small dish, bowl or cup. Get a cotton swab and dip it into the alcohol. Let it drip off the excess. Wipe along the cell phone, cleaning the spaces that the cloth wouldn’t get to. In between the numbers. This is really one of the more effective techniques in my opinion.
TheKansasCityChannel.com, a subsidiary of ABC, has recently reported findings that there are literally, “tens of thousands of bacteria live on each square inch of a phone, including Staphylococcus aureus (Staph), which can cause pimples or boils, and even pneumonia and meningitis.” According to the report, cell phone handsets are more contaminated than shoes, door knobs and toilets. When you stop and think about the places your phone goes, besides residing in your pocket, purse or briefcase, you can begin to understand the depth of this issue. How many times have you dropped your cell phone? Any accidental drops in the toilet? Gross, I know, but it happens more often than people want to admit. Do you ever set your cell phone on t e counter tops in public bathrooms or on top of restaurant tables? The most disturbing fact of all is that the really harmful germs aren’t even considered.
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