Stress, it might as well be considered part of life since about the only time stress ends is when you are dead. We all feel the physical differences when we are stressed like your last big test and the resulting eating binge/didn’t eat. Or your last job interview and the sweaty palms. However did you know that scientists are now starting to find a link between stress and Acne outbreaks?

A recent study took a group of grad students and throughout the course of the study measured their acne and stress severity utilizing well established systems of measure. These students were observed to have correspondingly higher stress and acne severity during exam periods.

However this study had several flaws. The first is that while student’s stress was measured, their diet was not monitored to detect if there were factors affecting their acne. There was also no control group and many different environmental factors could have played significant roles in the observed changes in acne severity.

So relax!! While there as of yet is no concrete proof of a connection, there are preliminary findings that indicate a connection between stress and acne.