TABLE 4.

Acne coping behaviors

	TOTAL SAMPLE (N=208)
METHODS USED TO COPE WITH YOUR ACNE (n, %)*
Use makeup	121 (58.2%)
Use my hair (e.g., change my hairstyle or hair color)	40 (19.2%)
Change my diet	65 (31.3%)
Dry out my skin with alcohol or peroxide	58 (27.9%)
Go to tanning salons or lay out in the sun	11 (5.3%)
Have regular facials	24 (11.5%)
Follow a strict skin-cleaning routine	86 (41.3%)
Take vitamins	67 (32.2%)
Pop or squeeze my pimples	110 (52.9%)
Other	26 (12.5%)
MAKEUP	n=121
Wear a lot of makeup to cover up my pimples (n, %)
Never/rarely	27 (22.3%)
Sometimes	36 (29.8%)
Most of the time/all of the time	58 (47.9%)
Use a concealer to mask my acne pimples (n, %)
Never/rarely	17 (14.0%)
Sometimes	24 (19.8%)
Most of the time/all of the time	80 (66.1%)
Use makeup to highlight areas of my face that don’t have acne (n, %)
Never/rarely	36 (29.8%)
Sometimes	36 (29.8%)
Most of the time/all of the time	49 (40.5%)
Use self-tanning products to make my acne less visible (n, %)
Never/rarely	101 (83.5%)
Sometimes	10 (8.3%)
Most of the time/all of the time	10 (8.3%)
Do not wear makeup because it makes my acne worse (n, %)
Never/rarely	71 (58.7%)
Sometimes	34 (28.1%)
Most of the time/all of the time	16 (13.2%)

^*Select all that apply; percentages may sum to more than 100%.