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Written by: Ronit Segev
Who suffers from acne?
Actually, most of us: During the period of adolescence, after it and in between ages 25-45, in oily and also "normal" skin … sometimes the pimples at a later age are more severe than ever. There are those who will suffer just from stubborn comedos, and there are those who will try every possible treatment and in spite of that, all the pimples will outbursts again.
The main factor for all these scenarios are the hormones, since they effect the production of fat in the skin, and since their level changes and fluctuate throughout their lives.
The outbursts are common and at the age of adolescence. Statistics show that three out of four adolescent suffer from pimples and different type of acne. It isn't surprising when taking into consideration the hormonal changes at this age. But acne can happen at every age.
More than 40% of women will experience one type of acne or another. Everything that can bring up the hormones level – stress, menstrual cycle, pregnancy, contraceptive pills or specific medications such as corticosteroids, lithium – that can be used as a catalyst. Food isn't the main cause for pimples, but certain people can be allergic to specific type of food. More on Acne What The Experts Say Part 3 Of 5
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What is the cause for acne on the face?
There are 4 main factors and a secondary one that
contributes to inflammation and the formation of acne:
- Hormonal activity.
- An overproduction of fat in the sebaceous gland.
- The accumulation of dead cells surplus on the skin as well as inside the pores.
- The reproduction of bacterium inside the pores.
A less meaningful factor but still does affect certain people
Irritation or sensitivity/allergic reactions to care products, to specific food (rare) or medications.
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Written by: Ronit Segev
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Acne – teenage pimples: How to take care and how to prevent worsening of the situation?
What causes acne?
What worsens acne?
What are the existing myths regarding acne and
How should we take care of them properly?
One of the more common problems that keeps aggravating our piece of mind in one period or another of our life is acne. It can be comedo (blackheads), white heads (milia), papules, and postulates; sometime it is a severe acne cyst that can leave permanent scars on our skin.
Before we will discuss the different solutions, Lets take a brief look at the different types of acne. In order to learn how to fight the acne from all directions, we need to know what acne is, how does it look underneath the skin, what is the cause for it, what influences it and how. It is also important to depart from few myths. If you will not know what you are fighting against, you will not choose wisely or will not select the appropriate decisions. Before we will submerge into the subject of acne, let's shatter few myths/misconceptions. If you will keep on sustaining the following three myths and act by them–you will not help your skin recovery and you might also add few problems to it.
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With the kind of family history that I have, most of my cousins have acne in one form or another, except my cousin Deborah, who was the object of general envy because, at 24, she had perfect, glowing skin and was thought to have escaped the family curse. Lo, by the time she was 26 and about to get married in two months, she developed acne, and it has persisted. Now, at 31, she has the typical acne victim’s scarred and pockmarked face and has become famous in the family as the one that almost got away.
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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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