Self-treatment of acne is the most common situation. Most acne is mild enough that over the counter, non-prescription medications work fine. Combined with a regimen of overall good skin care, they will do an effective job of clearing up acne in as short a time as possible.
Benzoyl Peroxide
One of the most common - and most effective - treatments possible for mild acne, benzoyl peroxide is used daily by millions. It works by helping combat the bacteria that is partly responsible for acne in the first place: Propionibacterium acnes. It also helps to remove dead skin cells from the area. If those don't move to the surface where they can be sloughed or washed off, they can accumulate, upping the odds of getting acne.
Benzoyl Peroxide has been in use for decades so the pros and cons are well known. One possible side effect is excessive drying of the skin. It can also bleach fabric, and so should be used with care when treating acne while dressed.
The risk of side effects can be minimized by using the proper amount. If a 2.5% concentration is working, don't assume that 10% is better, or will work faster. Higher dosage only increases the odds of side effects without any compensating value.
Salicylic Acid
This is the active ingredient in aspirin and part of the reason this simple compound is sometimes called a miracle drug. It has many uses and is safe and effective, used properly.
Often coming in the form of soaked pads, salicylic acid helps break down blackheads and whiteheads. It slows down the process of shedding dead skin cells inside the follicle, making build up and compaction less likely. It also helps remove them. This helps prevent bacteria build up in the sebum (skin oil) inside the pore.
It should not be combined with other treatments, unless recommended by your dermatologist. Excessive skin irritation can occur.
Resorcinol
Resorcinol is another popular OTC medication and is effective in many cases, especially when combined with other compounds such as sulfur. It functions by breaking down hardened skin, leading to more effective removal from the follicle and the area outside. That also produces lower odds of clogging, a major factor in acne formation.
It should not be used in conjunction with astringents such as alcohol.
Alcohol and Acetone
Both of these common chemicals are safe, but are generally much less effective than more modern treatments. Alcohol is a mild antibacterial and helps remove oil from the surface. Similarly, acetone is a degreasing agent and helps keep the surface clear. But the excess oil (sebum) that contributes to acne lies well under surface where it lends a growth medium for bacteria and helps clog pores. Removing surface oil is of limited benefit.
The small savings over other treatments is generally money wasted, except as part of an overall skin care regimen.
Use all over the counter medications in the manner directed on the instructions. If acne persists for more than a couple of weeks, or grows worse, see a dermatologist. He or she may recommend a stronger treatment, such as a prescription medication.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Prescription Acne Treatments
There are dozens of prescription medications to treat moderate to severe acne. Some are topical (applied to the skin surface), others are taken as pills or injections. All require at least one visit to a professional dermatologist or physician. Fortunately, the majority fall into a few simple classes with pros and cons that are relatively easy to describe.
Isotretinoin (Accutane)
Accutane is one of the oldest, and among the most effective, prescription medications for the treatment of moderate to severe acne. It is used on cystic and other advanced forms and has been used safely by millions for that purpose. But it does have some potential side effects and risks.
Pregnant women are generally advised to avoid taking isotretinoin. Several studies have suggested that it can produce birth defects. It's a synthetic molecule, a retinoid similar to Vitamin A, available in pill form. As such, it can be abused. Normal dosage is once or twice per day for 4-5 months.
It works to reduce oil production, unclog pores and kill the bacteria that contribute to acne. It can also cause headache, excessive skin dryness, diarrhea and other problems. However, like all side effects, everyone is affected differently. That's one of the major reasons it's important to see a professional regularly during the course of treatment.
Oral Antibiotics
Acne is caused, in part, by a bacteria (Propionibacterium acnes). So, the disease can be combated, in part, by taking antibiotics. Like all powerful antibiotics some care is necessary when using these.
Tetracycline (or its derivatives, doxycycline and minocycline) is one of the most commonly used. Both forms have been in use for many years and can substantially reduce inflammatory acne. Normal dosage is 5-10 grams per day at first, though it's reduced as treatment progresses. Treatments may take several months. It, too, though carries some risk. Some patients' skin becomes sensitive to the sun during treatment.
Erythromycin is another common treatment for acne. It's a broad spectrum antibiotic and can kill Propionibacterium acnes effectively. Like any powerful antibiotic, though, it can sometimes cause gastrointestinal irritation. That's a major reason it's a prescription drug.
Topical Treatments
Some topical antibiotics can attack the Propionibacterium acnes bacteria directly through the surface of the skin. They're typically used to treat less severe cases of acne. They may even be used in cases of acne vulgaris, a mild form.
A number of retinoids are sometimes prescribed. They may be the same compound used in over the counter medications, but in dosages high enough to warrant or require a prescription. Adapalene is a gel or cream that is usually effective within two or three months. It can cause minor skin dryness and irritation. It helps unclog pores. Tretinoin is a natural retinoid that has similar effects.
Anyone who has tried over the counter medications or treatments and not received satisfactory results has many other options. Nearly all acne can be successfully treated. Get a professional diagnosis to explore your options.
Isotretinoin (Accutane)
Accutane is one of the oldest, and among the most effective, prescription medications for the treatment of moderate to severe acne. It is used on cystic and other advanced forms and has been used safely by millions for that purpose. But it does have some potential side effects and risks.
Pregnant women are generally advised to avoid taking isotretinoin. Several studies have suggested that it can produce birth defects. It's a synthetic molecule, a retinoid similar to Vitamin A, available in pill form. As such, it can be abused. Normal dosage is once or twice per day for 4-5 months.
It works to reduce oil production, unclog pores and kill the bacteria that contribute to acne. It can also cause headache, excessive skin dryness, diarrhea and other problems. However, like all side effects, everyone is affected differently. That's one of the major reasons it's important to see a professional regularly during the course of treatment.
Oral Antibiotics
Acne is caused, in part, by a bacteria (Propionibacterium acnes). So, the disease can be combated, in part, by taking antibiotics. Like all powerful antibiotics some care is necessary when using these.
Tetracycline (or its derivatives, doxycycline and minocycline) is one of the most commonly used. Both forms have been in use for many years and can substantially reduce inflammatory acne. Normal dosage is 5-10 grams per day at first, though it's reduced as treatment progresses. Treatments may take several months. It, too, though carries some risk. Some patients' skin becomes sensitive to the sun during treatment.
Erythromycin is another common treatment for acne. It's a broad spectrum antibiotic and can kill Propionibacterium acnes effectively. Like any powerful antibiotic, though, it can sometimes cause gastrointestinal irritation. That's a major reason it's a prescription drug.
Topical Treatments
Some topical antibiotics can attack the Propionibacterium acnes bacteria directly through the surface of the skin. They're typically used to treat less severe cases of acne. They may even be used in cases of acne vulgaris, a mild form.
A number of retinoids are sometimes prescribed. They may be the same compound used in over the counter medications, but in dosages high enough to warrant or require a prescription. Adapalene is a gel or cream that is usually effective within two or three months. It can cause minor skin dryness and irritation. It helps unclog pores. Tretinoin is a natural retinoid that has similar effects.
Anyone who has tried over the counter medications or treatments and not received satisfactory results has many other options. Nearly all acne can be successfully treated. Get a professional diagnosis to explore your options.
Acne - Who Gets Acne?
The short answer to the question 'Who gets acne?' is: nearly everyone sooner or later. But the breakdown of who and when is interesting and helpful.
Acne is a condition in which a skin pore becomes clogged as a result of excess dead skin cells and sebum, a natural skin oil, being unable to exit the follicle. That can lead to bacterial growth, rupture of the follicle wall and other circumstances that promote acne. Hormones called androgens are thought to be a major driver of the increase in sebum production.
Since it is during our teen years that hormone levels increase dramatically, it's not surprising that acne shows up most prominently during this period. Acne typically develops in girls around age 11 and 13 in boys, reflecting the average age at which the two genders start puberty.
Once it develops, the incidence and severity is greater for males. Boys produce considerably more androgen hormones than females, and so they tend to develop more (and more severe) acne. Around 40% of teen acne is severe enough to warrant treatment by a dermatologist.
But the scales tip later in life.
Young or even mature adults can get acne, women more often than men. Nearly 85% of the population of the U.S. between age 12 and 24 develop some form of acne. Males and females tend to suffer about equally during the period, but women have a higher incidence after that time.
One quarter of these people have acne on other parts of the body besides the face - most commonly the back and neck areas. 40% of acne sufferers seek medical attention because of the severity of their breakouts.
There are studies that suggest that the monthly hormonal cycle of women has an effect on the occurrence of acne. Nearly 44% of women between the ages of 20-32 experience premenstrual related acne. The odds are even higher for women aged 33 and older. This is according to one of the largest studies of the menstrual cycle's effect on acne.
But acne can occur at any age.
Babies often get small whiteheads. It may take 3-6 weeks for baby acne to disappear, which it generally does, spontaneously. Acne can appear in those over 50 and even later in life. Often it is correlated with taking certain drugs, such as lithium, corticosteroids or phenobarbital. It's not just a teen's disease and it can have many causes.
Acne affects all races, too. Though more prevalent among Caucasians, blacks, Hispanics, Asians and others all get acne from time to time. Treatments are essentially the same for everyone.
Acne is a condition in which a skin pore becomes clogged as a result of excess dead skin cells and sebum, a natural skin oil, being unable to exit the follicle. That can lead to bacterial growth, rupture of the follicle wall and other circumstances that promote acne. Hormones called androgens are thought to be a major driver of the increase in sebum production.
Since it is during our teen years that hormone levels increase dramatically, it's not surprising that acne shows up most prominently during this period. Acne typically develops in girls around age 11 and 13 in boys, reflecting the average age at which the two genders start puberty.
Once it develops, the incidence and severity is greater for males. Boys produce considerably more androgen hormones than females, and so they tend to develop more (and more severe) acne. Around 40% of teen acne is severe enough to warrant treatment by a dermatologist.
But the scales tip later in life.
Young or even mature adults can get acne, women more often than men. Nearly 85% of the population of the U.S. between age 12 and 24 develop some form of acne. Males and females tend to suffer about equally during the period, but women have a higher incidence after that time.
One quarter of these people have acne on other parts of the body besides the face - most commonly the back and neck areas. 40% of acne sufferers seek medical attention because of the severity of their breakouts.
There are studies that suggest that the monthly hormonal cycle of women has an effect on the occurrence of acne. Nearly 44% of women between the ages of 20-32 experience premenstrual related acne. The odds are even higher for women aged 33 and older. This is according to one of the largest studies of the menstrual cycle's effect on acne.
But acne can occur at any age.
Babies often get small whiteheads. It may take 3-6 weeks for baby acne to disappear, which it generally does, spontaneously. Acne can appear in those over 50 and even later in life. Often it is correlated with taking certain drugs, such as lithium, corticosteroids or phenobarbital. It's not just a teen's disease and it can have many causes.
Acne affects all races, too. Though more prevalent among Caucasians, blacks, Hispanics, Asians and others all get acne from time to time. Treatments are essentially the same for everyone.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Pyoderma Faciale
This blazon of astringent acne affects alone females, usually amid the ages of 20 to 40 years of age. It is characterized by ample aching nodules, pustules and sores that may leave scarring. Forming abruptly, pyoderma faciale may action on the bark of a woman who has never had abscess before. Generally, this blazon of acute acne is bedfast to the face, and admitting it usually does not aftermost best than a year, it can account a abundant accord of accident in a actual abbreviate time.
Gram-negative folliculitis
Gram-negative folliculitis
Gram-negative folliculitis is a anatomy of acute acne acquired by an deepening of the follicles that is acquired by bacterial infection: This action is characterized by pustules and cysts. It has been bent in some cases of the ataxia that its development is acquired by a aggravation consistent from a abiding antibacterial analysis of abscess vulgaris.
The acumen that this anatomy of acne is alleged “gram-negative” relates to the actuality that gram is a blazon of dejected stain acclimated for class testing for diminutive organism. Bacteria that do not stain dejected are referred to as “gram-negative.”
Like added forms of acute or astringent acne, gram-negative folliculitis is a attenuate condition, and we do not apperceive whether it is added accepted in males or females as it has been accurate in both.
Gram-negative folliculitis is a anatomy of acute acne acquired by an deepening of the follicles that is acquired by bacterial infection: This action is characterized by pustules and cysts. It has been bent in some cases of the ataxia that its development is acquired by a aggravation consistent from a abiding antibacterial analysis of abscess vulgaris.
The acumen that this anatomy of acne is alleged “gram-negative” relates to the actuality that gram is a blazon of dejected stain acclimated for class testing for diminutive organism. Bacteria that do not stain dejected are referred to as “gram-negative.”
Like added forms of acute or astringent acne, gram-negative folliculitis is a attenuate condition, and we do not apperceive whether it is added accepted in males or females as it has been accurate in both.
Acne fulminans
This blazon of astringent acne is absolutely an brusque access of abscess conglobata that about afflicts adolescent men. The affection of the astringent nodulocystic, generally ulcerating acne, are readily apparent. As with accustomed cases of acne conglobata the lesions awning ample portions of the extremities and the facial region, including the disfiguring scars that can eventually develop. Yet what makes acne fulminans different in that it additionally includes agitation symptoms, aching of the joints, decidedly the knees and hips, and capricious degrees of weight accident that depend aloft the individual.
Abscess conglobata
Acne Conglobata is the best astringent anatomy of abscess vulgaris. This anatomy of acute acne, about characterized by the actualization of ample and abundant nodules, generally interconnected, forth with boundless blackheads. Because theses lesions can become ulcerated, they can account severe, certain damage--even disfiguring scarring--to the skin. Abscess conglobata is frequently begin on the face, chest, back, buttocks, high arms, and thighs.
The age of access for abscess conglobata is usually amid 18 and 30 years of age and it is added acceptable for males to get the action than it is for females. It should additionally be acclaimed that abscess conglobata can break alive for abounding years, lying abeyant until article causes it to resurface. As is accurate with all types of acne, the account of abscess conglobata is not known.
The age of access for abscess conglobata is usually amid 18 and 30 years of age and it is added acceptable for males to get the action than it is for females. It should additionally be acclaimed that abscess conglobata can break alive for abounding years, lying abeyant until article causes it to resurface. As is accurate with all types of acne, the account of abscess conglobata is not known.
Severe Acne
There are at atomic four types of abscess that are accustomed by abounding dermatologists and others in the medical acreage as astringent apropos both the blazon of lesions that it produces on the anatomy and continued appellation furnishings it can accept for the dead including scarring. This acute abscess affects added than aloof the body; it can affect every aspect of a person’s life. The affliction and affliction of ambidextrous with these potentially disfiguring forms of abscess cannot be overemphasized but this does not booty into annual the affecting and cerebral aspects that can lower affection of activity and assuredly abort self-esteem.
Baby Acne
This anatomy of abscess occurs in newborns and is concentrated on the adenoids and cheeks. It is acquired by the hormonal changes that accept occurred will the fetus was developing in the womb. Typically, the abscess clears up in amount of weeks after treatment.
However, baby abscess has a austere aspect that charge be considered. If simple cleansing with balmy soap and baptize will not bright the abscess up again a balmy contemporary abettor (such as a decree anatomy of benzoyl achromatize for infants) helps both the accepted bearings and prevents scarring. If this does not help, again a dermatologist may charge to be consulted.
Things to note:
Family History. Genetics ability be a agency in the development of abscess in the infant. Do the child’s parents or ancestors accept abscess or did they accept it in the past?
Early hormone production. It may be that the baby has a action that causes aboriginal assembly of sex hormones--especially androgen which is affiliated to acne. If this is the case, again medical advice should be approved to abstain problems with the child’s development.
Growth and adorning abnormalities. Abscess at such an aboriginal date in the child’s activity could announce adorning problems that ability not appearance up until later. A pediatrician should be consulted to acquisition out if this ability be a possibility.
Drug-induced abscess or acneiform eruption. It could be that the adolescent has been apparent to assertive medications that can account abscess or acneiform lesions. Examples of such drugs accommodate corticosteroids and those that accommodate iodine.
However, baby abscess has a austere aspect that charge be considered. If simple cleansing with balmy soap and baptize will not bright the abscess up again a balmy contemporary abettor (such as a decree anatomy of benzoyl achromatize for infants) helps both the accepted bearings and prevents scarring. If this does not help, again a dermatologist may charge to be consulted.
Things to note:
Family History. Genetics ability be a agency in the development of abscess in the infant. Do the child’s parents or ancestors accept abscess or did they accept it in the past?
Early hormone production. It may be that the baby has a action that causes aboriginal assembly of sex hormones--especially androgen which is affiliated to acne. If this is the case, again medical advice should be approved to abstain problems with the child’s development.
Growth and adorning abnormalities. Abscess at such an aboriginal date in the child’s activity could announce adorning problems that ability not appearance up until later. A pediatrician should be consulted to acquisition out if this ability be a possibility.
Drug-induced abscess or acneiform eruption. It could be that the adolescent has been apparent to assertive medications that can account abscess or acneiform lesions. Examples of such drugs accommodate corticosteroids and those that accommodate iodine.
Excoriated Acne
The appellation excoriated agency to birthmark or abrade the skin. Now back we accompany this appellation into the ambience of abscess we accept what is alleged excoriated acne. This blazon of abscess is authentic by the behavior of the being adversity from it. Back such a being obsessively picks and scrapes at every abscess and birthmark on their skin, they are said to accept excoriated acne. Because of the boundless attributes of the absorption accustomed to the sufferer’s skin, abysmal affliction can aftereffect as able-bodied as scarring.
Though it may arise to others as a balmy anatomy of acne, after pustules or nodules, to the being ambidextrous with it, this action may be intolerable. This about cerebral appetite to get rid of one’s bark lesions or birthmark can become actual damaging. As such, it is recommended that a dermatologist be approved for treatment.
Though it may arise to others as a balmy anatomy of acne, after pustules or nodules, to the being ambidextrous with it, this action may be intolerable. This about cerebral appetite to get rid of one’s bark lesions or birthmark can become actual damaging. As such, it is recommended that a dermatologist be approved for treatment.
Pomade Acne
Pomade Acne.When hairstyles change, it is not aberrant for teenagers and adolescent adults to accept fresh styles. But, sometimes a fresh appearance requires the use of a thick, adipose beard corrective alleged pomade. Anoint is about acclimated back a hairstyle requires that coiled beard be straightened or beard be molded into assorted shapes.
One of the causeless furnishings of anoint use may be anoint acne. Anoint abscess occurs on the scalp, forehead, and temples area anoint comes into acquaintance with the skin.
Most, if not all, pomades abatement into the class of comedogenic – or pore bottleneck - cosmetics. The abundant oils acclimated in pomades can clog skin, ambience the date for the accumulation of comedones. In addition, some of the added chemicals in pomades may abrade the skin, accidental to inflammation.
One of the causeless furnishings of anoint use may be anoint acne. Anoint abscess occurs on the scalp, forehead, and temples area anoint comes into acquaintance with the skin.
Most, if not all, pomades abatement into the class of comedogenic – or pore bottleneck - cosmetics. The abundant oils acclimated in pomades can clog skin, ambience the date for the accumulation of comedones. In addition, some of the added chemicals in pomades may abrade the skin, accidental to inflammation.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Acne Cosmetica
Often women who consistently abrasion accomplish up or cosmetics acquisition that they are accepting breakouts on the forehead or cheeks. It may be what is alleged abscess cosmetica. This anatomy of abscess is about acquired by the blazon of cosmetics that a being is using.
Acne Mechanica
This anatomy of acne is acquired by alien automated armament like connected pressure, connected and afresh friction, covered skin, and heat. For those complex in sports, in the aggressive or in high-activity jobs, this is annihilation fresh as the action is accepted with abounding athletes and in professions area factors like tight-fitting, alike akin accouterment is beat for continued periods of time. These array of jobs may accommodate assertive kinds of branch assignment area an agent may be active with repetitive tasks that may abrade the bark and advance to breach outs.
For soldiers who charge abrasion uniforms abundant of the time and may be accustomed backpacks with straps that chaw into the bark and account abrasion with anniversary footfall or straps on weapons that can additionally rub afresh the anatomy this can become a absolute issue. Operating in the extremes of temperatures that these soldiers generally do can additionally generally complicate exact abscess by causing deepening and added breakouts.
Further examples of accessible causes may include:
Wearing arch bands that can rub the forehead and abrade the skin
The affectionate of abrasion acquired by concrete acquaintance with agreeable instruments for continued periods of time
Wearing bound accouterment period; whether it is dejected jeans or types of undergarments fabricated with constructed materials
Even bra straps if they appear to fit caressible adjoin the skin
For soldiers who charge abrasion uniforms abundant of the time and may be accustomed backpacks with straps that chaw into the bark and account abrasion with anniversary footfall or straps on weapons that can additionally rub afresh the anatomy this can become a absolute issue. Operating in the extremes of temperatures that these soldiers generally do can additionally generally complicate exact abscess by causing deepening and added breakouts.
Further examples of accessible causes may include:
Wearing arch bands that can rub the forehead and abrade the skin
The affectionate of abrasion acquired by concrete acquaintance with agreeable instruments for continued periods of time
Wearing bound accouterment period; whether it is dejected jeans or types of undergarments fabricated with constructed materials
Even bra straps if they appear to fit caressible adjoin the skin
Rosacea
Though about misdiagnosed as acne, rosacea is, in fact, not acne. Rosacea affects bags of bodies in the U.S. alone, mostly those over the age of 30. It about appears as a red adventurous bedfast to the cheeks, nose, forehead and chin. This bloom is about accompanied by bumps, pimples, and bark blemishes--the acumen it is so frequently mistaken for acne. Further, this bloom is additionally affiliated to the actuality that claret argosy may become added arresting on the skin. Rosacea has been apparent to be added accustomed in women than in men, but about if begin in men it tends to be added severe. If you are gluttonous analysis and you anticipate it may absolutely be rosacea, you charge to be acquainted that the treatments alter absolutely a bit from those acclimated in the affliction of abscess vulgaris.
Acne Vulgaris
Acne vulgaris is another name for common acne. This is the type of acne that mainly affects adolescents but may persist and become more severe as one reaches adulthood.
Mild to Moderate acne vulgaris is characterized by the following lesions:
Mild to Moderate acne vulgaris is characterized by the following lesions:
Whiteheads
Whiteheads result when a pore is completely blocked, trapping sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells, causing a white appearance on the surface. Whiteheads have a shorter life span than blackheads.
Acne Blackheads
Acne Blackheads result when a pore is only partially blocked, allowing some of the trapped sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells to slowly drain to the surface. The dark color associated with its appearance is not caused by dirt. Rather, it is a reaction of the skin's own pigment, melanin, reacting with the oxygen in the air. As a whitehead has a short life cycle, a blackhead is a firmer structure, and can often take a long time to clear.
Pustules
A pustule is similar to a whitehead, but is inflamed, and appears as a red circle with a white or yellow center. (This is what is commonly called a “zit.”)
Severe acne vulgaris can be distinguished by the presence of nodules and cysts:
Severe acne vulgaris can be distinguished by the presence of nodules and cysts:
Nodules
As opposed to the lesions mentioned above, nodular acne consists of acne spots which are much larger, can be quite painful and can sometimes last for months. Nodules are large, hard bumps under the skin's surface. Scarring is common. Absolutely do not attempt to squeeze such a lesion. You may cause severe trauma to the skin and the lesion may last for months longer than it normally would have left untouched.
Acne cyst
An acne cyst is generally agnate in actualization to a nodule, but it is pus-filled, and has been declared as accepting a bore of 2 inches or added beyond and is generally actual painful. Again, scarring is accepted with cystic acne. Squeezing an abscess cyst may account a added infection and added aching deepening which will aftermost abundant best than if you had larboard it alone.
Adult Acne
Adult acne is a form of acne vulgaris that can affect adults over 30 years of age. Those who had no problems with acne as a teenager have found that they are having breakouts. But because acne is normally associated with the hormonal fluctuations that occur during puberty, its appearance in an adult should be investigated to determine the underlying causes--especially if it appears for the first time in adulthood.
The following are at least three reasons why acne appears after 30 years of age:
Often the acne that one had as an adolescent resurfaces later in adulthood. It is not always clear why this happens, but it is one reason for its presence in adults.
In women, acne often reappears during pregnancy where there had been no activity for months, if not years. This could also be true in the case of woman during their menstrual period.
Thirdly, acne can appear in adults for the first time who have never had it before. Now with this third reason, it might be more obvious that something unusual is going on and it might be wise to talk to a dermatologist or at least your family physician.
With some reasons established, we can now mention some of the possible causes of adult acne:
Medication. As has been stated previously, some medications can induce acne. Anabolic steroids, anti-epileptic medications, anti-tuberculosis drugs rifampin and isoniazid, lithium and medications that contain iodine.
Chronic physical pressure on the skin. Whether chaffing from wearing a helmet or carrying a backpack, such pressure against the skin can lead breakouts. (See acne mechanica)
Chlorinated industrial chemicals. Working in certain types of industrial environments can cause acne-like symptoms or even chloracne, an occupational skin disorder caused by prolonged exposure to chemicals like chlorinated dioxins.
Metabolic changes. With changes in the body’s hormonal balance, such as those present during pregnancy or menstruation can produce acne in adults.
The following are at least three reasons why acne appears after 30 years of age:
Often the acne that one had as an adolescent resurfaces later in adulthood. It is not always clear why this happens, but it is one reason for its presence in adults.
In women, acne often reappears during pregnancy where there had been no activity for months, if not years. This could also be true in the case of woman during their menstrual period.
Thirdly, acne can appear in adults for the first time who have never had it before. Now with this third reason, it might be more obvious that something unusual is going on and it might be wise to talk to a dermatologist or at least your family physician.
With some reasons established, we can now mention some of the possible causes of adult acne:
Medication. As has been stated previously, some medications can induce acne. Anabolic steroids, anti-epileptic medications, anti-tuberculosis drugs rifampin and isoniazid, lithium and medications that contain iodine.
Chronic physical pressure on the skin. Whether chaffing from wearing a helmet or carrying a backpack, such pressure against the skin can lead breakouts. (See acne mechanica)
Chlorinated industrial chemicals. Working in certain types of industrial environments can cause acne-like symptoms or even chloracne, an occupational skin disorder caused by prolonged exposure to chemicals like chlorinated dioxins.
Metabolic changes. With changes in the body’s hormonal balance, such as those present during pregnancy or menstruation can produce acne in adults.
What Really Causes Acne?
It must be stated at the beginning that an exact cause of acne is unknown. Despite the endless research that has been done to date, nothing has ever been isolated as a primary cause for the development of acne. Keeping this in mind though, doctors and researchers have at least come to some conclusions as to what sort of risk factors are involved and ultimately contribute to acne’s development. According to some researchers, the primary causes are hormones and genetics, but this cannot account for every case. No, in some instances, factors like medication, types of cosmetics, and certain aspects of personal hygiene (i.e. methods of cleansing skin) are more likely to create the conditions for acne’s formation. Environment, too, can be a catalyst. Those working with chemicals or who are exposed to oils and greases, have a greater chance of getting acne because the materials themselves can clog pores.
Hormones
With the onset of puberty, the human body starts to produce hormones called androgens or male sex hormones, increasing in both boys and girls. These androgens cause the enlargement and over stimulation of the sebaceous glands which are found in the hair follicles or pores of the skin. The extra sebum or oil that the sebaceous glands produce mixes with dead skin cells and bacteria on the skin's surface and this blocks pores. Within the blocked pore, the bacteria multiply and cause inflammation. All of this leads to the lesions that are associated with acne.
Teenagers are the most common sufferers of acne, purely because of the hormonal shifts that are associated with puberty. Current figures indicate nearly 85% of people will develop acne at some point between the ages of 12 and 25.
It is also important to note that the hormonal changes associated with both the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and even menopause have been shown to be culprits in the creation of acne. Also, when women are either beginning or ending their usage of birth control, the hormonal fluctuations that can occur at this time can cause acne in some women.
Furthermore, fluctuations in the hormones of adults, both men and women, can cause spikes in the production of sebum in the sebaceous glands. This opens wide the range of those susceptible to acne, due to hormonal changes.
Genetics
Another factor is heredity or genetics. Many researchers now believe that the tendency to develop acne can be inherited from parents. In studies conducted by a number of scientists, links have been found between those presently suffering from acne and the presence of acne in their family history. Strictly speaking though, acne is not an inherited disease, at least not in the medical sense of the word. However, it is also true that acne is much more common in children of parents who have had or still have acne than those who do not. While the research is still ongoing, there is no doubt the research will continue to yield new results and perhaps, deeper genetic causes might be unearthed.
Other Factors
Medication
As was stated before, the side effects of certain drugs can cause acne. Examples can include: barbiturates, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medication, lithium and certain forms of steroids.
Heavy or oily costmetics
In the case of certain cosmetics, their ingredients can affect the structure of hair follicles and lead to over-production of sebum, which in turn clogs the pores.
Over-abrasive cleansing
Astringent facial products can dry the skin out and also causes the body to overproduce sebum to compensate. The use of harsh exfoliators can damage existing spots and spread infection.
Flare Up Factors
There are also a number of other factors which can cause existent acne to flare up and create more problems. A small list of some of these factors is included in the following pages so that our picture of acne becomes clearer and we shall, hopefully, obtain a greater understanding of the causes and elements that make this disorder such an inconvenient and uncomfortable thing to endure.
Pressure from helmets or hats, backpacks, tight clothing
If there is pressure against the skin, as is the case when wearing hats, and helmets, or when a backpack is pressing down against shoulders, then the potential for irritation and acne breakouts are real. Either friction, as is true when someone is wearing tight clothing, or pressure as in the aforementioned hat or helmet, can go a long way towards affecting the pores and causing acne to flare up.
Environmental irritants
If a person works in a garage or in a factory, certain chemicals present in such environments can actually cause acne flare-ups, if not lead to its appearance. Oils, for instance, when brought in contact with skin over a long period can clog up pores, or at least irritate the skin.
Pollution can have much the same effect upon the skin, clogging pores and creating infections.
Heavy scrubbing of skin
Picking or squeezing blackheads and/or whiteheads can cause the infection to move deeper into the skin and which will lead to scarring.
Diet
While no foods actually have been linked to the cause of acne, it is proven that certain foods can be responsible for acne flare-ups.
Hormones
With the onset of puberty, the human body starts to produce hormones called androgens or male sex hormones, increasing in both boys and girls. These androgens cause the enlargement and over stimulation of the sebaceous glands which are found in the hair follicles or pores of the skin. The extra sebum or oil that the sebaceous glands produce mixes with dead skin cells and bacteria on the skin's surface and this blocks pores. Within the blocked pore, the bacteria multiply and cause inflammation. All of this leads to the lesions that are associated with acne.
Teenagers are the most common sufferers of acne, purely because of the hormonal shifts that are associated with puberty. Current figures indicate nearly 85% of people will develop acne at some point between the ages of 12 and 25.
It is also important to note that the hormonal changes associated with both the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, and even menopause have been shown to be culprits in the creation of acne. Also, when women are either beginning or ending their usage of birth control, the hormonal fluctuations that can occur at this time can cause acne in some women.
Furthermore, fluctuations in the hormones of adults, both men and women, can cause spikes in the production of sebum in the sebaceous glands. This opens wide the range of those susceptible to acne, due to hormonal changes.
Genetics
Another factor is heredity or genetics. Many researchers now believe that the tendency to develop acne can be inherited from parents. In studies conducted by a number of scientists, links have been found between those presently suffering from acne and the presence of acne in their family history. Strictly speaking though, acne is not an inherited disease, at least not in the medical sense of the word. However, it is also true that acne is much more common in children of parents who have had or still have acne than those who do not. While the research is still ongoing, there is no doubt the research will continue to yield new results and perhaps, deeper genetic causes might be unearthed.
Other Factors
Medication
As was stated before, the side effects of certain drugs can cause acne. Examples can include: barbiturates, anti-depressants, anti-anxiety medication, lithium and certain forms of steroids.
Heavy or oily costmetics
In the case of certain cosmetics, their ingredients can affect the structure of hair follicles and lead to over-production of sebum, which in turn clogs the pores.
Over-abrasive cleansing
Astringent facial products can dry the skin out and also causes the body to overproduce sebum to compensate. The use of harsh exfoliators can damage existing spots and spread infection.
Flare Up Factors
There are also a number of other factors which can cause existent acne to flare up and create more problems. A small list of some of these factors is included in the following pages so that our picture of acne becomes clearer and we shall, hopefully, obtain a greater understanding of the causes and elements that make this disorder such an inconvenient and uncomfortable thing to endure.
Pressure from helmets or hats, backpacks, tight clothing
If there is pressure against the skin, as is the case when wearing hats, and helmets, or when a backpack is pressing down against shoulders, then the potential for irritation and acne breakouts are real. Either friction, as is true when someone is wearing tight clothing, or pressure as in the aforementioned hat or helmet, can go a long way towards affecting the pores and causing acne to flare up.
Environmental irritants
If a person works in a garage or in a factory, certain chemicals present in such environments can actually cause acne flare-ups, if not lead to its appearance. Oils, for instance, when brought in contact with skin over a long period can clog up pores, or at least irritate the skin.
Pollution can have much the same effect upon the skin, clogging pores and creating infections.
Heavy scrubbing of skin
Picking or squeezing blackheads and/or whiteheads can cause the infection to move deeper into the skin and which will lead to scarring.
Diet
While no foods actually have been linked to the cause of acne, it is proven that certain foods can be responsible for acne flare-ups.
For the Parents of Teens with Acne
Acne has afflicted all of us at one time or another. If you are a ancestor with boyish accouchement you will be reminded of what a assessment ambidextrous with abscess can accept on their lives. Abscess can affect your child’s cocky angel as able-bodied as all-embracing amusing activity and in astringent cases can advance to abasement and withdrawal. You should let your jailbait apperceive that you are accessible and that you are accommodating to admonition him or her with their acne. Talking about your own adventures may admonition them chronicle and absolutely possibly, accord them a broader angle on the condition. Even if they don't appetite to allocution about it, ambidextrous with abscess is one of their above concerns. Consequently, your jailbait is aggravating aggregate he or she can to ascendancy the acne.
As adults, we apperceive that abscess will not aftermost forever, that it will usually bright up in time if accustomed absorption and advised appropriately. Yet this is alone a baby abundance to teenagers who are currently adversity from embarrassment and ache from breakouts of acne. Talking with your jailbait about abscess can be difficult because they ability be ashamed by their actualization and would eventually aloof pretend it wasn’t an issue. The key is to be admiring and understanding. At the aforementioned time, parents charge be added than moral abutment to their children. They charge to be a antecedent of admonition and admonition about how to amusement abscess as well.
One of the best able means is to apprentice as abundant as accessible about the assorted types of abscess and how it can be treated. Simply accomplishing this can go a continued way in accouterment added able advice for your accouchement back confronted with decisions accompanying to their abscess treatment. You will be able to admonition them in the alternative of abscess medications and conceivably actuate whether or not it is an adapted time to argue with a dermatologist.
Do not accept that aloof because you happened to accept abscess as a boyhood that you apperceive aggregate about it. Things accept afflicted back then. Advances in accurate analysis on abscess accompanying affairs always ascertain fresh information. Also, fresh medications as able-bodied as fresh methods of abscess analysis accept been developed so that the best accepted abscess altitude can be remedied quickly. Because there are such a array of approaches, alive what is accessible will aid you in chief what the best advantage may be for your child.
As adults, we apperceive that abscess will not aftermost forever, that it will usually bright up in time if accustomed absorption and advised appropriately. Yet this is alone a baby abundance to teenagers who are currently adversity from embarrassment and ache from breakouts of acne. Talking with your jailbait about abscess can be difficult because they ability be ashamed by their actualization and would eventually aloof pretend it wasn’t an issue. The key is to be admiring and understanding. At the aforementioned time, parents charge be added than moral abutment to their children. They charge to be a antecedent of admonition and admonition about how to amusement abscess as well.
One of the best able means is to apprentice as abundant as accessible about the assorted types of abscess and how it can be treated. Simply accomplishing this can go a continued way in accouterment added able advice for your accouchement back confronted with decisions accompanying to their abscess treatment. You will be able to admonition them in the alternative of abscess medications and conceivably actuate whether or not it is an adapted time to argue with a dermatologist.
Do not accept that aloof because you happened to accept abscess as a boyhood that you apperceive aggregate about it. Things accept afflicted back then. Advances in accurate analysis on abscess accompanying affairs always ascertain fresh information. Also, fresh medications as able-bodied as fresh methods of abscess analysis accept been developed so that the best accepted abscess altitude can be remedied quickly. Because there are such a array of approaches, alive what is accessible will aid you in chief what the best advantage may be for your child.
What is the actual causes of acne ？
Allegory #1：Acne is acquired by poor hygiene.
It doesn’t amount how often, how ritually, you abrade your face and added areas afflicted by acne; this has no address on either the cachet of accepted a blemish or the conception of fresh problems. In fact, this array of accurate dieting of abrasion and ablution can absolutely abrade bark and accomplish the abscess worse, not better. Admitting you may accept heard so from well-meaning parents growing up or some added apprenticed person, abscess is not acquired by poor hygiene. This doesn’t beggarly that hygiene isn’t important. In fact, acceptable hygiene can advice abate the furnishings of abscess if acclimated in affiliation with abscess analysis products. Rather than frequent, acrid washing, it is about recommended that you ablution your face alert to three times a day with balmy soap and again pat it dry - don’t abrade dry.
Allegory #2: Abscess is acquired by diet.
“Don’t eat chocolate, it will accord you pimples!” “They say that bistro anointed foods can accord you zits.” Most of you accept heard these and added agnate statements before, right? What they are saying, in effect, is that what you eat can account acne. But, what they are adage isn’t true. It is a myth, one of the added accepted ones actually, about the causes of acne. Extensive accurate analysis has been conducted, analytic for accessible correlations amid one’s diet and a accessible account of acne, and accept not begin annihilation conclusive.
However, anniversary of us is different. Some bodies apprehension that breakouts are worse afterwards bistro assertive foods--and the kinds of aliment alter with anniversary person. For example, some bodies may apprehension breakouts afterwards bistro chocolate; while others accept no furnishings with chocolate. Instead, they apprehension breakouts occurring afterwards they alcohol too abundant coffee or caffeine. These are aloof examples but they ability be account heading. If there is some array of aliment or alcohol that ability be affecting your acne, again cut aback and see if that helps.
Allegory #3: Abscess is acquired by stress.
Stress is not a absolute account of abscess but it is accurate that some types of accent can account the anatomy to aftermath a hormone alleged cortisol, which can abrade absolute acne. Indirectly, some medication that we booty to allay or ascendancy acute accent or affecting problems like abasement can be factors in the assembly of acne. In fact, some medicines accept abscess listed as a accessible ancillary effect.
Allegory #4: Abscess will go abroad on its own.
This is about not accurate and abscess needs analysis in adjustment to be austere up. With the alternative of abscess analysis articles accessible today there is no acumen not to investigate and acquisition what has the best after-effects for those concerned. In some cases, a dermatologist should be consulted and added forms of analysis can be pursued.
Allegory #5: Tanning clears up skin.
In fact, this has the about-face effect. At aboriginal it may assume that the most recent broil in the tanning bed or sunbathing has bigger your complexion, but in actuality the tan may alone accept masked or covered the acne. In reality, the sun can accomplish the bark dry and affronted and this can advance to added breakouts. On addition note, if you do tan, accomplish abiding that you are application a sunscreen that doesn’t accommodate oils and added chemicals that ability clog up your pores and account abscess to get worse. (Look for noncomedogenic or nonacnegenic on the label.)
Allegory #6: Bustling Zits Will Accomplish Them Go Abroad Faster
Again, admitting this seems true, it is addition myth. Rather than dispatch up the activity of healing, this activity absolutely prolongs the bearings as bustling the abscess acquired the bacilli central to be pushed added into the skin, which allows added infection to grow, and ultimately leads to scarring.
Allegory #7: Alone Teenagers get acne.
The accuracy is that about 25% to 30% of all bodies amid the ages 25- 44 accept alive acne. So the abstraction that abscess is alone a botheration for adolescence is yet addition myth.
After accoutrement these myths, it is important to note, that these are not all of the belief that are out there, circulating in the accepted bloom magazines and on the Internet. No, not by a continued shot. There are dozens added area these came from. The acumen for their admittance in this book is to advice you, the reader, accept that the affair of abscess has developed added complicated as fresh sources of information, both acceptable and bad, accept become accessible and that one charge be actual accurate about researching the affair and chief what sources to trust.
It doesn’t amount how often, how ritually, you abrade your face and added areas afflicted by acne; this has no address on either the cachet of accepted a blemish or the conception of fresh problems. In fact, this array of accurate dieting of abrasion and ablution can absolutely abrade bark and accomplish the abscess worse, not better. Admitting you may accept heard so from well-meaning parents growing up or some added apprenticed person, abscess is not acquired by poor hygiene. This doesn’t beggarly that hygiene isn’t important. In fact, acceptable hygiene can advice abate the furnishings of abscess if acclimated in affiliation with abscess analysis products. Rather than frequent, acrid washing, it is about recommended that you ablution your face alert to three times a day with balmy soap and again pat it dry - don’t abrade dry.
Allegory #2: Abscess is acquired by diet.
“Don’t eat chocolate, it will accord you pimples!” “They say that bistro anointed foods can accord you zits.” Most of you accept heard these and added agnate statements before, right? What they are saying, in effect, is that what you eat can account acne. But, what they are adage isn’t true. It is a myth, one of the added accepted ones actually, about the causes of acne. Extensive accurate analysis has been conducted, analytic for accessible correlations amid one’s diet and a accessible account of acne, and accept not begin annihilation conclusive.
However, anniversary of us is different. Some bodies apprehension that breakouts are worse afterwards bistro assertive foods--and the kinds of aliment alter with anniversary person. For example, some bodies may apprehension breakouts afterwards bistro chocolate; while others accept no furnishings with chocolate. Instead, they apprehension breakouts occurring afterwards they alcohol too abundant coffee or caffeine. These are aloof examples but they ability be account heading. If there is some array of aliment or alcohol that ability be affecting your acne, again cut aback and see if that helps.
Allegory #3: Abscess is acquired by stress.
Stress is not a absolute account of abscess but it is accurate that some types of accent can account the anatomy to aftermath a hormone alleged cortisol, which can abrade absolute acne. Indirectly, some medication that we booty to allay or ascendancy acute accent or affecting problems like abasement can be factors in the assembly of acne. In fact, some medicines accept abscess listed as a accessible ancillary effect.
Allegory #4: Abscess will go abroad on its own.
This is about not accurate and abscess needs analysis in adjustment to be austere up. With the alternative of abscess analysis articles accessible today there is no acumen not to investigate and acquisition what has the best after-effects for those concerned. In some cases, a dermatologist should be consulted and added forms of analysis can be pursued.
Allegory #5: Tanning clears up skin.
In fact, this has the about-face effect. At aboriginal it may assume that the most recent broil in the tanning bed or sunbathing has bigger your complexion, but in actuality the tan may alone accept masked or covered the acne. In reality, the sun can accomplish the bark dry and affronted and this can advance to added breakouts. On addition note, if you do tan, accomplish abiding that you are application a sunscreen that doesn’t accommodate oils and added chemicals that ability clog up your pores and account abscess to get worse. (Look for noncomedogenic or nonacnegenic on the label.)
Allegory #6: Bustling Zits Will Accomplish Them Go Abroad Faster
Again, admitting this seems true, it is addition myth. Rather than dispatch up the activity of healing, this activity absolutely prolongs the bearings as bustling the abscess acquired the bacilli central to be pushed added into the skin, which allows added infection to grow, and ultimately leads to scarring.
Allegory #7: Alone Teenagers get acne.
The accuracy is that about 25% to 30% of all bodies amid the ages 25- 44 accept alive acne. So the abstraction that abscess is alone a botheration for adolescence is yet addition myth.
After accoutrement these myths, it is important to note, that these are not all of the belief that are out there, circulating in the accepted bloom magazines and on the Internet. No, not by a continued shot. There are dozens added area these came from. The acumen for their admittance in this book is to advice you, the reader, accept that the affair of abscess has developed added complicated as fresh sources of information, both acceptable and bad, accept become accessible and that one charge be actual accurate about researching the affair and chief what sources to trust.
Acne Myths（2）
Many of the problems adverse those who are aggravating to accord with abscess are the accepted sources of misinformation out there apropos the causes of acne. Despite the abundant accurate sources of advice on and about abscess that are now available, these belief abide and are anesthetized on by articulate to those adverse abundant to ache from the disease. Rather than award solutions and treatments to allay the symptoms, problems are generally compounded. Ill-advised treatments based off these belief can accept beneath than able after-effects and can generally do added accident in the case of astringent acne.
In ablaze of the access that these belief can accept on both compassionate abscess in accepted and the courses of analysis in particular, it would be astute to alpha with a quick overview of some of the added accepted belief that are out there, dehydration the misinformation with the accuracy about them. After this we can move on to the catechism of what the absolute causes of abscess ability be.
In ablaze of the access that these belief can accept on both compassionate abscess in accepted and the courses of analysis in particular, it would be astute to alpha with a quick overview of some of the added accepted belief that are out there, dehydration the misinformation with the accuracy about them. After this we can move on to the catechism of what the absolute causes of abscess ability be.
What is acne?（2）
What is acne? Certainly, best of us apperceive what it is, artlessly because we accept had to acquaintance it at one time or addition in our lives. But, in case a analogue is needed, actuality is a abbreviate one. Abscess is a dermatological appellation that includes chock-full pores, pimples and chastening or cysts that action on the face, neck, chest, back, shoulders, and high arms. Abscess occurs best frequently in teenagers, but is not bound to any age group, afflicting alike adults in their forties. This ache has abounding varieties, and although none are activity threatening, the added astringent cases of abscess can be disfiguring, abrogation abiding scars on accomplished areas.
The concrete changes in anatomy tissue - or lesions - which abscess causes are declared in bristles ways: comedos, papule, pustule, birthmark and cyst. Further, these agreement denote ambit or severity with comedo (also accepted as blackheads and whiteheads) at one end and nodules or cysts at the other.
As declared above, abscess is best accepted amid teenagers, affecting adolescence amid the ages 12 and 17. Usually, these balmy cases are austere up with over-the-counter treatments and the abscess goes abroad by the aboriginal twenties. It additionally should be acclaimed that although abscess affects both girls and boys equally, there are some distinctions. Young men are added acceptable to accept severe, abiding abscess while women can accept abiding or alternate abscess able-bodied into adolescence due to hormonal changes and cosmetics.
Now that we accept abbreviated aloof what abscess is, we can move on to the accountable of this book. A adviser to acne: what types are there, how to amusement it, and accepted belief circulating about it. The achievement is that the clairvoyant will appear abroad accepting acquired a clearer compassionate of abscess in its assorted forms, and how it can be combated adjoin and to abate its appulse aloft the lives of those adversity from it. This is by no agency an all-embracing adviser on the accountable nor is it a analytic journal, but is at the actual least, an addition and a antecedent aloft which to do added abstraction into the causes and cures of abscess in all its forms.
The concrete changes in anatomy tissue - or lesions - which abscess causes are declared in bristles ways: comedos, papule, pustule, birthmark and cyst. Further, these agreement denote ambit or severity with comedo (also accepted as blackheads and whiteheads) at one end and nodules or cysts at the other.
As declared above, abscess is best accepted amid teenagers, affecting adolescence amid the ages 12 and 17. Usually, these balmy cases are austere up with over-the-counter treatments and the abscess goes abroad by the aboriginal twenties. It additionally should be acclaimed that although abscess affects both girls and boys equally, there are some distinctions. Young men are added acceptable to accept severe, abiding abscess while women can accept abiding or alternate abscess able-bodied into adolescence due to hormonal changes and cosmetics.
Now that we accept abbreviated aloof what abscess is, we can move on to the accountable of this book. A adviser to acne: what types are there, how to amusement it, and accepted belief circulating about it. The achievement is that the clairvoyant will appear abroad accepting acquired a clearer compassionate of abscess in its assorted forms, and how it can be combated adjoin and to abate its appulse aloft the lives of those adversity from it. This is by no agency an all-embracing adviser on the accountable nor is it a analytic journal, but is at the actual least, an addition and a antecedent aloft which to do added abstraction into the causes and cures of abscess in all its forms.
Friday, April 24, 2009
EFFECTIVE ACNE TREATMENT TIPS FOR DRY SKIN
EFFECTIVE ACNE TREATMENT TIPS FOR DRY SKIN
Most bodies anticipate that those who accept adipose bark are the alone ones who will accept abscess problems. Contrary to accepted misconceptions however, there are abounding bodies who accept dry bark but are accepting astringent abscess problems as well. In best cases, bodies with dry bark alike accept worse bark problems than those with adipose skin. If you accept dry bark and you are award it adamantine to accord with your abscess problems, actuality are some top tips that you can accomplish use of.
1. TRY A NEW TYPE OF SKIN CLEANSER
Some bodies accept accustomed dry skin. However, there are additionally others who accept chemically-induced dryness. If you accept dry skin, you should aboriginal appraise what makes your bark dry. In best cases, the culprit would be your facial cleanser. Maybe you are application a bark cleanser that is accurately fabricated for bodies who accept adipose skin. If this is the case, you should accede alteration your brand.
Try added options. Opt for those that are mild, alike those that are fit for babies. Experts generally acclaim the use of barmy cleansers. If you appetite to use soap, do not go for those which accept acerbic ingredients. Abstain soaps and creams with acrid chemicals like peroxide. By application a fresh cleanser that moisturizes the skin, you ability be able to get rid of your abscess problem.
2. USE LOTS OF MOISTURIZING CREAMS
Some bodies anticipate that aback you accept abscess breakouts, you shouldn’t use moisturizers. However, if you accept abscess problems and you accept ever dry skin, dermatologists point out that you should use lots of moisturizers. Moisturizers won’t aggravate your abscess infection, aloof be abiding that you aces the appropriate one.
But for those who accept dry skin, opt for gels instead of lotions and creams. Lotions and creams are a bit anointed so there is a aerial achievability that they can aggravate your condition. Also, accept moisturizing gels that are non-comedogenic as these moisturizers won’t clog up the pores. They will additionally admonition you abstain boundless bark flaking and case that makes the bark decumbent to assorted kinds of infections.
3. DRINK ADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF WATER
Dermatologists point out that everybody needs abundant baptize in their system. Adequate amounts of baptize – about eight glasses accustomed – will admonition you accept a advantageous and aglow skin. Aback you accept acne, bubbler affluence of baptize will absolve your anatomy as you even out the toxins in your beef and bloodstream. As you get rid of the toxins, you can additionally anticipate your pores from actuality clogged. It should be acclaimed that dry bark generally after-effects from actuality dehydrated. If you alcohol lots of water, you can accumulate your anatomy and bark hydrated.
4. STOP USING ACNE MEDICATIONS FOR A WHILE
Some abscess analysis medications accept acrid actinic ingredients. These actinic capacity can aggravate your bark action by authoritative your bark ever dry. If you anticipate some of your abscess medications are causing your bark to dry out, you ability as able-bodied stop application them.
Go to your dermatologist and seek admonition apropos accessible alternatives. Better yet, you ability accede demography a time out with medications and abrogation your bark on its own for a while. Another advantage is to cut aback on your medications. For example, if you use abscess creams and gels on a circadian basis, you can try application these contemporary medications every added day for two weeks for the moment.
Most bodies anticipate that those who accept adipose bark are the alone ones who will accept abscess problems. Contrary to accepted misconceptions however, there are abounding bodies who accept dry bark but are accepting astringent abscess problems as well. In best cases, bodies with dry bark alike accept worse bark problems than those with adipose skin. If you accept dry bark and you are award it adamantine to accord with your abscess problems, actuality are some top tips that you can accomplish use of.
1. TRY A NEW TYPE OF SKIN CLEANSER
Some bodies accept accustomed dry skin. However, there are additionally others who accept chemically-induced dryness. If you accept dry skin, you should aboriginal appraise what makes your bark dry. In best cases, the culprit would be your facial cleanser. Maybe you are application a bark cleanser that is accurately fabricated for bodies who accept adipose skin. If this is the case, you should accede alteration your brand.
Try added options. Opt for those that are mild, alike those that are fit for babies. Experts generally acclaim the use of barmy cleansers. If you appetite to use soap, do not go for those which accept acerbic ingredients. Abstain soaps and creams with acrid chemicals like peroxide. By application a fresh cleanser that moisturizes the skin, you ability be able to get rid of your abscess problem.
2. USE LOTS OF MOISTURIZING CREAMS
Some bodies anticipate that aback you accept abscess breakouts, you shouldn’t use moisturizers. However, if you accept abscess problems and you accept ever dry skin, dermatologists point out that you should use lots of moisturizers. Moisturizers won’t aggravate your abscess infection, aloof be abiding that you aces the appropriate one.
But for those who accept dry skin, opt for gels instead of lotions and creams. Lotions and creams are a bit anointed so there is a aerial achievability that they can aggravate your condition. Also, accept moisturizing gels that are non-comedogenic as these moisturizers won’t clog up the pores. They will additionally admonition you abstain boundless bark flaking and case that makes the bark decumbent to assorted kinds of infections.
3. DRINK ADEQUATE AMOUNTS OF WATER
Dermatologists point out that everybody needs abundant baptize in their system. Adequate amounts of baptize – about eight glasses accustomed – will admonition you accept a advantageous and aglow skin. Aback you accept acne, bubbler affluence of baptize will absolve your anatomy as you even out the toxins in your beef and bloodstream. As you get rid of the toxins, you can additionally anticipate your pores from actuality clogged. It should be acclaimed that dry bark generally after-effects from actuality dehydrated. If you alcohol lots of water, you can accumulate your anatomy and bark hydrated.
4. STOP USING ACNE MEDICATIONS FOR A WHILE
Some abscess analysis medications accept acrid actinic ingredients. These actinic capacity can aggravate your bark action by authoritative your bark ever dry. If you anticipate some of your abscess medications are causing your bark to dry out, you ability as able-bodied stop application them.
Go to your dermatologist and seek admonition apropos accessible alternatives. Better yet, you ability accede demography a time out with medications and abrogation your bark on its own for a while. Another advantage is to cut aback on your medications. For example, if you use abscess creams and gels on a circadian basis, you can try application these contemporary medications every added day for two weeks for the moment.
TYPES OF ACNE TREATMENT
Ordinary circadian accent is not an important agency of Acne. In some cases those that acquaintance astringent accent and crave medical absorption may be advised with drugs that can accept adverse furnishings such as acne. If you anticipate you may accept abscess accompanying to a biologic assigned for accent or depression, you should argue your physician.
Acne Myths
Acne Myths
There accept been abounding incorrect statements and myth's about the account and analysis of Acne. Here you can acquisition the top 3 best accepted myth's about Acne.
Myth Busted: Poor Hygiene Causes Acne
In the accomplished bodies accept fabricated claims advertence that abscess is acquired by poor hygiene. Abounding bodies took this to affection and began to ablution their bark agilely and frequently and as an end aftereffect people's Abscess became worse. While balance oils, asleep bark and clay on the apparent of your bark may not attending affable they should not be removed by asperous ablution of your face. The best able access to abscess is acclaim abrasion the bark with a balmy cleanser, pat dry and application an adapted analysis for the acne.
Myth Busted: Diet causes Acne
This is apparently the best accepted allegory about Acne. Extensive accurate studies accept never begin a affiliation amid a person's diet and acne. This includes French fries, pizza, chocolate, bonbon and abounding added anointed foods. This does not beggarly you should eat all these on a approved basis, a advantageous diet is still recommended for accepted health.
Myth Busted: Accent causes Acne
Ordinary circadian accent is not an important agency of Acne. In some cases those that acquaintance astringent accent and crave medical absorption may be advised with drugs that can accept adverse furnishings such as acne. If you anticipate you may accept abscess accompanying to a biologic assigned for accent or depression, you should argue your physician.
There accept been abounding incorrect statements and myth's about the account and analysis of Acne. Here you can acquisition the top 3 best accepted myth's about Acne.
Myth Busted: Poor Hygiene Causes Acne
In the accomplished bodies accept fabricated claims advertence that abscess is acquired by poor hygiene. Abounding bodies took this to affection and began to ablution their bark agilely and frequently and as an end aftereffect people's Abscess became worse. While balance oils, asleep bark and clay on the apparent of your bark may not attending affable they should not be removed by asperous ablution of your face. The best able access to abscess is acclaim abrasion the bark with a balmy cleanser, pat dry and application an adapted analysis for the acne.
Myth Busted: Diet causes Acne
This is apparently the best accepted allegory about Acne. Extensive accurate studies accept never begin a affiliation amid a person's diet and acne. This includes French fries, pizza, chocolate, bonbon and abounding added anointed foods. This does not beggarly you should eat all these on a approved basis, a advantageous diet is still recommended for accepted health.
Myth Busted: Accent causes Acne
Ordinary circadian accent is not an important agency of Acne. In some cases those that acquaintance astringent accent and crave medical absorption may be advised with drugs that can accept adverse furnishings such as acne. If you anticipate you may accept abscess accompanying to a biologic assigned for accent or depression, you should argue your physician.
Acne Facts
Acne Facts
Acne affects bodies of all ages and all races. Here are a few quick facts about Acne
:: Abscess abrasions are usually begin on the face but can additionally action on the neck, shoulders, chest, scalp, back, close ear, accoutrements and legs.
:: Close to 100% of those age-old 12-17 accept had at atomic an casual blemish of blackheads, whiteheads or pimples.
:: Abscess affects both adolescent men and women although the allotment of adolescent men with abscess is higher.
:: Adolescent men are beneath acceptable to appointment a dermatologist for their acne.
:: Adolescent and old women akin can accept abscess flair-ups due to hormonal changes such as their menstrual cycle.
:: 35% of teenagers accept had abscess astringent abundant to crave some anatomy of analysis from a medical professional.
:: In some cases Abscess can abide into people's thirties and forties.
:: One's diet does not aftereffect their Acne. Greasy foods such as hamburgers and French chips and bathetic foods such as soda, bonbon and amber do not comedy a role in Acne. Although a advantageous diet is still recommended for accepted health.
What is Acne?
What is Acne?
Acne is a appellation that refers to chock-full pores, pimples and abysmal chastening (cysts or nodules) that can action on the shoulders, face, chest, close and back. Abscess about affects best teenagers to some admeasurement but this ache is not belted to any age group. Adults in their 20's and alike into their 40's can get acne.
Nearly 100% of bodies amid the ages of twelve and seventeen accept had at atomic one break area they accept had a pimple, abscess or whitehead. Many adolescent bodies are able to administer their abscess with over the adverse treatments in which you can acquisition at your bounded bloom or biologic store. However, in some cases abscess can be appear added serious. In a contempo abstraction done, analysis has apparent that by their mid-teens added than 40% of adolescents accept had abscess astringent abundant to crave some array of analysis accustomed to them by their physician.
Acne will affect adolescent men and women appropriately but there are some differences. Adolescent men are added acceptable than adolescent women to accept best abiding added astringent forms of acne. Accustomed this fact, adolescent men are still beneath acceptable to appointment a dermatologist for their acne. Adolescent women can additionally accept alternate abscess due to hormonal changes associated with their menstural aeon and abscess acquired by cosmetics. These forms of abscess can agonize a adolescent women will into adulthood.
Monday, April 20, 2009
What Causes Acne?
What Causes Acne?
Acne is acquired by the over action of the glands that bury adipose substances to the apparent of your skin. Blackheads and spots usually action on your face wherever the greatest cardinal of the sebaceous glands exist. Your back, chest and accept areas can additionally be affected.
Several factors are complex in the development of acne. The capital account can be associated to sex hormones which are produced at puberty. The macho hormone testosterone (which is begin aloof as artlessly in women as it is in men) can activate the sebaceous gland which produces added of an adipose actuality alleged sebum authoritative the bark added greasy. When the bark has an balance of sebum the breadth about a beard corpuscle can be appear clogged. A bacillus bug alleged a Propionobacterium that lives commonly aural your bark can advance aural the blocked pore consistent in an infection which can account inflammation. The deepening is what is amenable for the bloom and affairs of a spot. In some astringent cases a pore can breach and can account accident to your bark consistent in some anatomy of scarring.
Still, the exact account of abscess is unclear, but added is accepted about how the spots that accompany abscess form. Added and added treatments are accessible to advice accord with this cutting condition.
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