How to *actually* get rid of acne as a guy in 2024 (no BS guide)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa7wjaS6HUM

Summary

TLDRThe video presents a personal journey and effective ways to combat acne. Using a three-step process called 'HOP'—Hygiene, Operation, and Products—the speaker shares insights from years of battling acne. Hygiene involves keeping your skin clean and avoiding bacteria, such as by not touching your face and washing pillowcases weekly. Operation involves lifestyle changes like maintaining a healthy diet, drinking plenty of water, getting adequate sleep, and managing stress. The importance of consistency with skincare products is emphasized before considering more invasive options like Accutane. Accutane is advised only as a last resort after establishing a perfected and consistent routine over a year.

Takeaways

  • 🧼 Prioritize hygiene to prevent acne.
  • 💦 Drink at least a gallon of water daily.
  • 🛏️ Ensure 8 hours of sleep per night.
  • 🚫 Avoid touching your face unnecessarily.
  • 🧴 Use skincare products consistently.
  • 🍎 Eat a balanced diet of whole foods.
  • 😓 Cleanse your face immediately after sweating.
  • 🔄 Consistency is key in skincare routines.
  • 🤔 Consider Accutane only as a last option.
  • 📈 Embrace challenges for personal growth.

Timeline

  • 00:00:00 - 00:05:14

    The speaker shares their personal struggle with acne and emphasizes how it undermined their confidence for years. They propose a three-step process called "hop" to improve skin appearance. First, they highlight the importance of hygiene, advocating for practices such as not touching the face unnecessarily and keeping pillowcases clean. Next, they discuss "operation," which involves diet, hydration, sleep, and stress management, stressing that caring for the body's inner health is reflected in skin health. Lastly, they stress the consistency of product use, claiming it's more critical than the products themselves for clear skin. For those who've tried everything without success, the speaker cautiously suggests Accutane as an ultimatum, recommending it only after all other methods have been consistently tried for over a year.

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Video Q&A

  • What is the 'hop' method for treating acne?

    HOP stands for Hygiene, Operation (lifestyle changes), and Products.

  • Why is hygiene important for managing acne?

    Hygiene helps keep your skin clean and reduces bacteria that can clog pores.

  • What lifestyle changes can help with acne?

    Eating clean foods, drinking enough water, getting enough sleep, and reducing stress are vital.

  • Why is consistency important in acne treatment?

    Consistent skincare routine is necessary for any product to be effective.

  • When should one consider Accutane for acne treatment?

    Accutane should be considered only if all other treatments have been consistently perfected for over a year without success.

  • What are some hygiene tips mentioned?

    Avoid touching your face unnecessarily, clean pillowcases weekly, and wash your face immediately after sweating.

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    listen I get it having acne really
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    [ __ ] sucks acne was my biggest
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    insecurity for years and it absolutely
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    killed my confidence after countless
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    hours of research and years of trial and
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    error I finally cracked the code and I'm
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    not just talking about my skin I've seen
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    this work wonders for my friends too so
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    if you want your skin to go from looking
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    like this to this I'd recommend watching
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    to the end I'm going to take you through
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    a three-step process called hop that
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    will completely change the way your skin
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    looks and if that won't do it for you at
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    the end I've in included an ultimatum
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    I'm about to skip this [ __ ] skip skip
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    buto when does this game get [ __ ]
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    good before jumping into this guide a
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    simple like and comment really goes a
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    long way on the journey in growing this
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    small Channel hit that sub button and
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    become a member of the Renaissance men
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    Community today starting with the H in
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    hop this stands for Hygiene in my acne
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    Journey this was seriously one of the
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    biggest game changers for me hygiene is
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    not just about making sure that you use
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    face wash it's keeping your face clean
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    and away from bacteria throughout each
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    day for example something I always did
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    in school was rest my face on my hand
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    just like this when you do this all of
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    that dirt and bacteria from things that
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    you touch during the day gets put right
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    on your face and clogs your pores you
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    may even be sitting like this right now
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    it can be hard to stop but stopping just
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    this transformed my skin you also want
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    to do things like wash your pillow cases
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    on a weekly basis and generally make
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    sure that things don't touch your face
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    throughout the day the the other thing
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    that people don't talk about is cleaning
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    your face immediately after you sweat
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    for example if you have a 20-minute
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    commute home from the gym make sure to
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    buy face wipes and clean off the sweat
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    before that drive home you never want
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    sweat to dry on your face and leave it
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    like that for hours next the O in hop
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    stands for Operation the operation is
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    everything else not related directly to
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    your skin and is arguably the most
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    important part this includes diet
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    drinking enough water getting enough
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    sleep and limiting stress now I know
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    this sounds like a lot but I'm going to
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    keep this part very simple simple for
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    your diet stick to eating clean Whole
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    Foods which include things like meat
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    fruit vegetables rice and nuts for water
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    you should be drinking at least one
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    gallon a day if not more for Sleep aim
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    for the good old 8 hours per day and
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    finally for reducing stress I recommend
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    ending your day with relaxing activities
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    like reading or watching a movie now why
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    is this part so important well think of
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    your skin as having two sides the outer
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    and the inner the outer is the part we
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    see this is exactly what we just talked
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    about with keeping the surface of your
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    skin Clean and Free of bacteria from
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    clogging the pores the inner part of the
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    skin is the side that faces you anything
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    that you put in your body affects your
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    skin from the inside and that will show
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    on the surface if you eat like [ __ ]
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    barely drink any water and run on 5
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    hours of sleep your body has no time to
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    focus on recovering from the acne on
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    your face think of it like muscle
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    recovery from a workout you need to eat
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    well drink plenty of water and sleep
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    enough in order to grow muscle think of
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    your skin in the the same way with
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    healing blemishes now the p and hop
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    represents the products you should use
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    on your skin but before I recommend you
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    any specific products you need to
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    understand one thing yes sure the
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    products matter but you need to focus on
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    one thing consistency it doesn't matter
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    if you buy the most effective products
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    in the world they won't work if you
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    aren't consistent and I know it sucks
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    that there are some guys out there that
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    clean their face with the same crusty
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    bar of soap they clean their ass with
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    and have perfectly clear skin but that
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    is not the car hard we were dealt
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    understand that this is your life
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    embrace the challenge because you are
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    the only one who can make this happen no
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    one else is coming to make your skin
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    perfectly clear embrace the struggle
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    that is what life is about in becoming
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    the best version of yourself no matter
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    if it's business or clearing your acne
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    live by the same principles now that you
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    understand the importance of consistency
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    these are the products that I personally
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    used when I had acne since I had acne a
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    few years ago I've made sure that these
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    products are up to- dat and effective
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    now this leaves us with one final step
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    the ultimatum oh my God okay it's
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    happening everybody stay calm what's the
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    procedure everyone what's the procedure
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    stay calm this seems to be quite a
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    controversial Topic in the whole
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    skincare Community but if you perfect
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    everything I've mentioned in this video
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    and your acne still doesn't seem to get
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    any better you may want to consider
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    going on acutane or another similar acne
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    medication before you head to the
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    comments section to start tearing this
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    apart just hear me out after years and
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    years of having a near-perfect skincare
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    routine I still couldn't seem to kick
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    acne I was extremely insecure about
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    myself and my acne was the only thing on
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    my mind all day every day when I went on
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    Accutane yes it did suck and I did feel
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    the potent effects of this drug on my
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    life but after a year of taking it my
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    acne never came back all of my
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    insecurities immediately went away and
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    my mental health 10x I only recommend
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    Accutane for guys who feel like they
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    have no other options left and I'll say
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    it again only go on acutane if you first
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    perfected everything with consistency
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    for over a year if not stick to the more
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    healthy traditional route but when acne
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    has been kicking your ass for years it
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    may be worth it to consider sacrificing
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    one year to never have to worry about
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    acne again
Tags
  • acne
  • skincare
  • hygiene
  • consistency
  • Accutane
  • diet
  • lifestyle
  • products
  • confidence
  • mental health