Acne Care and Skin Health
Acne. Pimples. Zits. "Complexion Blemishes"
Whatever you name it, acne can be a frustrating problem. Acne can be viewed as a nuisance or rite of passage, but having acne scars can contribute to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Now, there are very efficient therapies for acne skin care so there is no need to suffer.
Who Needs to Worry About Acne Skin Care?
Most of us will end-up with acne scars before we reach our 30's. Male hormones named androgens cause an increase in oil synthesis in the pores of the skin, especially on the face, chest and back. Both men and women synthesize androgens, but males produce higher levels of this "male" hormone. This is the reason that males need a more intense acne care. Women, however, might observe that during their period they need a more effective skin care treatment. This condition is caused by the hormones that produce the menstrual cycle. Both pre-teens and adults may need acne care. Some people may even require adult acne treatment even though they haven't experienced strong acne breakouts during their adolescence years.
Cause Of Acne Blemishes
The need for proper acne care is produced by three of the following factors:
Too much oil (sebum) filling in sebum conducts when it does not properly outflow to the exterior. This causes lesions to the cell lining the sebum conducts and your body reacts with inflammation.
Skin cells (named epithelial cells) clog the pores.
Bacteria love to hang out in the excess sebum and blocked pores. This causes inflammation (redness) and pus to form.
All Acne Blemishes Are Not Created Equal
Doctors have all sorts of scientific-sounding words to describe the various types of lesions you get with acne: open and closed comedones ("blackheads" and "whiteheads"), papules and cysts. There are different acne care treatments for the various types of acne. Some types of acne, specially cysts, can cause noticeable acne scars.
Fight Acne Breakouts with Acne Skin Care!
There are certainly things you can do to help minimize the amount of pimples you get.
Wash your face twice daily with warm water and a soft soap. No need to scrub-simply use your hands. Too much scrubbing can irritate your skin and turn acne worse instead of better.
Keep hair off your forehead if this is an area where you have acne.
Don't squeeze your pimples! (Your mother was right about that one.) Squeezing or picking at acne can lead to inflammation and scarring and almost always makes the condition worse.
If you use make-up or facial lotions, make sure they are water-based. Look for the words "non-comedogenic" on the label, or check with the pharmacist.
Sun exposure does NOT help acne and it CAN harm your skin.
Bio Acne Care is a new skin care product that can eliminate moderate acne, cystic acne and acne scars.
Published February 12th, 2008
