In the last week alone, we’ve reported two little-known facts about Scarlett Johansson. The first? She’s a natural brunette, not a blonde. And second? There was a time when her skin wasn’t as perfect as we know it now. During a recent interview, Scarlett opened up about her struggle with adult acne, just as her career as an actress was beginning to ramp up. This was one of the motivations behind the launch of her own skin care line, The Outset.
“I still look back at photos of me on the red carpet in my twenties, and I’m like, ‘I remember that pimple,'” she told People.
In an all too relatable attempt to clear her complexion, Scarlett shared that she tried “every kind of acne peel, mask and resurfacing polish.” All of which were far too harsh and ended up irritating her sensitive skin. Learning from her own mistakes, Scarlett ensured her own skin care line kept things gentle and simple, keeping her products free from overly harsh ingredients that strip the skin of its essential oils.
The actress reminisced on feeling insecure about her skin as she was on set shooting a film. “It was terrible,” she said. “I would cover my acne before I even got in the makeup chair just so I didn’t feel so exposed.”
And a sentiment shared by anyone who has experienced any sort of skin irritation, whether it be acne, rosacea or even just a one off hormonal breakout, “it really does affect how you feel about yourself. You just want to scrub it away.” Amen.
Have you ever experienced adult acne? How did it make you feel?
I think acne affects your confidence regardless of age.It was an issue for me when I had acne as a teenager.
Absolutely, it makes people feel self conscious. Not good for confidence.
Yeh it made me feel like any good things that happened were sort of trashed because I had bad acne. : (
Anything on you face takes away confidence -I had a friend who has a large strawberry birthmark over a large part of her face which is so hard for him
Totally agree. I had bad acne as a teenager and it still rears its head as hormonal acne now..
I had adult acne for a while and it was painful as well as a confidence destroyer
I never noticed.
She is very lovely. Nice smile
I had terrible adult acne in my twenties – I felt really sad that I had every thing else going for me but my skin was letting me down. I’d tried everything but it didn’t help so I hot footted it down to the skin care specialist and that was the beginning of the end for my acne!
I agree. For a period of time, I had cystic acne on the bottom half of my face to the base of my neck. I didn’t leave the house much, and when I did, some people would comment. It does affect your confidence 🙁
Of course it would -Thank goodness there are more treatments now that help
Agreed. And not just topical treatments, but medical as well. But it was disheartening when people would recommend home remedies or cutting out sugar/dairy/oils from my diet.
Yes it makes you more self conscious and the problem worst if it is not the right thing
Acne is the worst.
I have been extremely lucky and never had acne at any time just the very odd pimple when I was in my teens and that was bad enough
Yes I can relate to that, it destroyed me mentally and emotionally
Yes, and it makes me feel just as bad as when I was a teenager, very self-concious
I’ve always thought Scarlett has such beautiful skin. Would never guess she suffered from adult acne
I remember my teenage acne, I don’t get it as much as an adult luckily.
I experienced my worst adult acne about 7 years ago. Here’s hoping that that will be the worst of it!
Hormonal acne can be extremely difficult to treat. My daughter has been dealing with her acne for years. She has a good attitude and doesn’t let it get her down.
Good on her -hopefully it can be treated with some of the treatments available now
Just an occasional pimple every now and then.
I haven’t had adult acne. Or acne at any age.
No I have been lucky too but it must be so hard for those who do
Interestingly I never cared less about it. Had heaps when a teen, cared zero. Now get from time to time when trying new skincare, still care zero and as always, not covering it up either.
I break out with stress!
Acne does affect confidence so severely 🙁
Might have to check this out. ‘One-off hormonal breakout’ makes hormonal acne sound insignificant but for me it’s big angry spots that hurt like hell and are in weird spots like side of my neck, really embarrassing to have to explain,
Ironically I didn’t have acne as a teen when it was more or less accepted
Pretty over celebrity ranges.
So glad that Scarlett Johansson is talking about how having Acne outbreak really does deminish your confidence Scarlett looks beautiful and her skin is radiant.
I think myself lucky that I’ve never had acne.
Acne is the worst!
I agree that it affects confidence regardless of age.
Rosacea is my bugbear from time to time
No one feels confident with acne – teens or adults.
I suffered from acne when I was a teenager and still get breakouts now,especially when I’m stressed.after moving house last weekend I’ve been super stressed and bingo! Pimples
I was suffering from acne since months and i was so annoyed. I have tried many products but they did’nt work at last i saw DermalMD anti acne serum and thought of giving it a try and i am so glad that i tried it . My acnes are now diminishing. I’m so happy about it . Totally worth a try.✅
It can be very hard, the affects it has.
You certainly don’t think of beautiful women having these kinds of problems and insecurities. Acne is awful, especially as it so often happens when people are young and vulnerable.
No one doesn’t think of celebraties having skin problems. They always look so perfect
I never thought she was suffering acne. Yes it is uncomfortable and affect for the confidence.I still getting one or two pimples.
I still get the occasional zit at 56, so I’ve always got Clearasil on hand. I’m not interested in yet another Celebrity launching their own range.
I’ve never had acne but I just recently had an outbreak of hives the last few weeks and it left me feeling depressed.
Not a problem for me.
Oh im experiencing it now, it’s not as intense as it was when i was a teen but it’s really annoying. But Acne really does mess with your confidence