It’s a vicious cycle. You have an acne flare-up, and you want to cover it up, so you apply your arsenal of camouflaging base products – but then these pore-clogging formulas only serve to exacerbate the issue. It feels like a lose-lose situation.
Determining whether a foundation will cause you to break out is – unfortunately - a matter of biology. It tends to be dependent on the person and is often a matter of trial and error. However, you can dive deep into the composition of the product in question and look out for ingredients that are known stressors to avoid as well as skincare-like nourishing components that are better suited to your skin type. Oily skin doesn’t require matte foundations.
