Salty Food and Acne
Tying together the principles about water and your diet in relation to acne, salt can be a big contributor for acne prone skin.
When you’re not drinking enough water each day, your body begins to regularly store up water in your tissues as a precautionary measure. This can create excessive pressure on your skin cells that results in clogged pores - and the bacteria trapped in these clogged pores often builds up, eventually becoming acne pustules.
Salt can contribute to this since it naturally drains water from your body. When you eat foods that are high in processed salt, your body requires a lot of water to eliminate the excess salt from your system. The problem lies in the fact that many people simply do not supply their body with enough water to do this.
Again, the solution is simple: just drink more water (preferably 8 glasses of water each day). However, it may also be a good idea to consider how much of your daily diet consists of foods that are high in salt. A bag of chips every now and then isn’t going to kill your skin, but you should probably follow it with a tall glass of water (much better for your skin than a beer ^_^), and if you know you eat a lot of salty food every day, cutting back a little will probably help.
