Skin Acne

Skin Acne Tips

A few simple steps occur in the formation of skin acne blemishes. First, acne occurs when for some reason or combination of reasons, hair follicles, also known as pores, become blocked.

Although the exact combination of reasons that pores become clogged may not be fully known, many contributing elements for teenagers and adults alike can include; genetics (whether or not there is a history of acne skin problems and if so, to what extent), hormones, dietary and vitamin make up (deficiency) and stress related factors.

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Other denominators could also include factors like how your body normally rids itself of its dead skin cells and influences that may be working against this regularity (for example climate and other environmental forces or overall body health at the time) and your hormones and their effect on your own body's sebum oil production (especially for females).

Second, the normal dead skin cells that combine with your body's natural sebum oil as it drains through the skin's surface become clogged in these pores. This substance becomes somewhat sticky, thus clogging the passageway further.

Third, bacteria begins to grow around these clogged pores. As a normal reaction, your body's white blood cells attack the bacteria, fighting it and pushing it out of the body.

And fourth, the resulting growths during the 14-day to 21-day battle are called microcomedones. Microcomedones turn into comedones, commonly referred to as blemishes, skin pimple or acne cysts.

The four types of acne: whiteheads, blackheads, pimples and nodules.

Whiteheads are when the sebum oil and resulting bacteria are trapped below the skin's surface and you can actually see a white head appear above or nearly popping out of the skin.

Blackheads are when the sebum and resulting bacteria are only partially trapped, slowly draining out the surface and turning black because of the skin's melanin or pigmentation.

In the absence of either white or blackhead is generally a smaller acne pimple.

And the usually deeper, boil-like lesions are referred to as nodules.

Acne can be mild, moderate or severe.

Typically, mild acne is visible in the form of whiteheads and blackheads, or sometimes pimples.

With moderate acne, more pimples and pustules are present on the face, some may even appear on the back or chest.

And with severe acne, many nodules develop, often large and sore, over parts of the face, chest, back, and other body areas. This type can lead to scarring.

Actually, lesser cases of acne may be followed by scarring.

So for those with possible nodular acne, seeking advice from a healthcare provider as soon as possible is highly recommended.

A gender issue to note is that males more often have the severe form of skin acne like acne breakouts rather than females, due to their hormones. And the areas where they tend to break out most frequently are unfortunately more difficult to treat like the chest and back.

The best acne treatment is a diet which will help the body eliminate waste so that it won't interfere with your skin and therefore cause acne. If you are unhealthy on the inside, it will still be reflected outside through your skin.

What diet is good for cleaning the body? Two of the best foods are apples and psyllium husks as they both contain fibers that act like a broom and absorb and push out all the junk that's stuck in your intestines. They even clean out the stuff that has been there for many years!

Looking for an acne cure? You need to correct the problems inside your body first. No over-the-counter cream or cleanser can do better than this. They can only kill bacteria on your face and help reduce the redness but not clean your body thoroughly.

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