How Is Acne Related To Bacteria?
During the course of my research on acne, I have been forced to change my opinion on several previously held beliefs, chief among them the firm conviction that bacteria cause acne. Now that I know better, it is easy to laugh airily at my earlier naiveté. However, I am amazed at how many people I speak to believe that acne is directly related to bacteria. So I’m doing my good deed for the day by telling you that there is no direct link between acne and bacteria.
Yes, there is a bacterium – first name Propionbacterium and last name acnes (P. Acnes, in short) – that lives in all skin types and is harmless on its own. However, the problem begins when a follicle is clogged. P. Acnes really comes into its own and starts breeding at an alarming rate under such conditions. As it breeds, it causes chemical changes that cause acne eruptions.
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Oh, The Strain! Does Stress Cause Acne?
Okay, once again, we have a missing-the-wood-for-the-trees situation, because recent medical research has proved that stress can aggravate acne. And that is definitely not the same as saying that stress causes acne. In the process of earning my doctorate on acne, I have learnt that Stanford University School of Medicine conducted a study in 2002 involving 20-odd students who suffered from acne.
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DOWN & DIRTY: Does Dirt Cause Acne?
“You know why Alex has acne? ‘Cos she only bathes once a month.” That and similar pearls of wisdom were generously distributed around my high school corridors, targeting a poor girl who truly had a horrific case of acne. That fact that she was rude to everyone in sight had, of course, nothing to do with it, and it is only now that I realise how terribly insecure she must have been to be so badly behaved.
The point is that dirt does not cause acne, but might aggravate it. As is so often the case with us, we miss the wood for the trees when we say dirt causes acne. You think dirt clogs the pores of the skin and gives rise to blackheads. You’re dead wrong. Blackheads are not caused by dirt, but by the melanin present in sebum that turns black in contact with open air.
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Birds & Bees: Sexual Myths And Acne
Ahem…no sniggering at the back there. This is a serious topic and will be dealt with as such. Whatever else we know or do not know about acne, one thing we are sure of is that masturbation causes acne. 100 percent. No, wait a minute: you’ve got it wrong, acne only happens if you don’t have sex for, like, three years at a stretch or something. Wrong, wrong, wrong. When I was 15 or so, and struggling to come to terms with pimples so large they could only be called warts, well-intentioned adults who should have known better drilled the above into my head.
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Efficient Acne Treatment For Different Acne Types
Blessed indeed are those who have good skin that is not prone to acne. Acne not only affects teens but can also affect people of all ages. However, for people who suffer from acne, some relief is at hand in the form of acne treatment. Here is a brief look at the various acne treatments available today.
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Skin Deep: What Causes Acne?
When the dreaded first pimple appears as a precursor to acne, life for most teenagers takes a turn for the worse, psychologically if not physically. Across the world, people aged between 12 and 25 are vulnerable to this irritating and sometimes painful skin condition, most commonly known as acne vulgaris. The most familiar manifestations of acne are, of course, pimples – both whiteheads and blackheads – but what are the causes of acne?
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