Being confident in your skin can make an overall difference in your behaviour and how people perceive you. And if you are a skincare enthusiast, then you are always working towards getting flawless-looking skin that is healthy and naturally glowing. With filters commonplace on social media apps and celebrities resorting to face-tuning with each new photo or video they upload, it can cause a dent in younger women’s confidence, especially those who suffer from adult acne or other such skin issues.
Recently, actor Joey King took to TikTok to share her skincare routine and also revealed that she has been dealing with perioral dermatitis (POD) for the last seven months. According to the National Library of Medicine, it is usually seen among young female adults and can be described as an eruption of small inflammatory bumps or pink, scaly patches around the mouth. Dr Meghna Mour , Aesthetic Dermatologist, Founder of Skuccii Supercliniq, Mumbai, explain this as a facial rash around the lower lip area.
Earlier this year, in March, model Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber also opened up about her struggle with perioral dermatitis in a video on TikTok. She has spoken about it previously, and in her most recent video, Bieber described it as a “disorder resembling acne or rosacea” and wanted to share a look at her makeup-free skin during a “pretty bad flare-up”. She added, “I wanted to talk about perioral dermatitis because this is something that I have had since I was about 19 or 2.