Acne Care and Skin Health
Acne. Pimples. Zits. "Complexion Blemishes"
Whatever you name it, acne can be a frustrating problem. Acne can be considered as a nuisance or rite of passage, but having acne scars can lead to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Now, there are very efficient acne treatments so there is no need to suffer.
Who Needs to Worry About Acne Skin Care?
Most of us will have acne scars before we reach our 30's. Male hormones called androgens cause an increase in oil synthesis in the pores of the skin, especially on the face, chest and back. Both men and women produce androgens, but males produce higher quantities of this "male" hormone. This is the reason that males need a more intense acne care. Women, however, may observe that during their period they need a more effective skin care treatment. This condition is caused by the hormones that initiate 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 teenage years.
Cause Of Acne Blemishes
The need for proper acne care is caused by three of the following factors:
Too much oil (sebum) present in sebum canals when it does not properly outflow to the surface. This causes lesions to the cell lining the sebum canals and your body responds with inflammation.
Skin cells (called epithelial cells) block the pores.
Microbes love to hang out in the excessive sebum and clogged pores. This causes inflammation (redness) and pus to form.
All Acne Blemishes Are Not Created Equal
Doctors have all kinds of scientific-sounding words to describe the various sorts of lesions you get with acne: open and closed comedones ("blackheads" and "whiteheads"), papules and cysts. There are different acne skin care solutions for the various kinds of acne. Some kinds of acne, specially cysts, can yield noticeable acne scars.
Fight Acne Scars with a Natural Acne Care!
There are certainly things you can do to help decrease the quantity of pimples you get.
Wash your face twice daily with warm water and a soft soap. No need to scrub-just use your hands. Too much scrubbing can irritate your skin and turn acne worse instead of better.
Keep your hair from rubbing against your face and neck if acne is present in these areas by tying or pinning hair away from your face and neck.
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 ask the pharmacist.
Sun exposure does NOT benefit 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

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