Acne Talk - Understanding the Causes of Acne By Wong Darren At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

Acne is a dermatological condition wherein the small pores in the human skin become irritated due to a buildup of dirt and oil. In many instances, even the small glands responsible for the production of natural skin oils become irritated and become infected, leading to appearance of unsightly reddish lesions on the surface of the skin. Often, acne, or acne vulgaris appears in the most inconvenient region of the human body: the face.

Since the face is often the unguarded part of the human body, it receives a medley of particulates, gases and pollutants on a daily basis. Such a condition, plus the factors of age group and hormone levels, lead to acne. Often, adolescents are the ones who suffer most from acne, because acne appears at a time when peer pressure is already present.

Testosterone is being touted as the hormone in the human body that is responsible for the appearance of adolescent acne. Testosterone is a primarily male hormone that is responsible for the manifestation of secondary sexual characteristics, such as facial hair, axial or armpit hair and public hair. At a time when these changes are appearing almost simultaneously on the adolescent body, often acne accompanies the wondrous and timely changes.

There is no clear pattern of how and when the acne will appear, in what degree, and for how long. Some people get their acne right after they turn 12 or 13, while some have clear, unblemished faces until they reach their 20s. Acne itself is very unpredictable. Again, conditions must present themselves first before acne can appear. Unfortunately, the conditions vary from person to person, so specific steps cannot really be prescribed truthfully.

Anatomy of Acne & Its Prevention

As you might have noticed already, the human face is always occupied by small white or yellow and sometimes black spots. These are normal symptoms of black heads or white heads. These are actually small accumulations of dirt from the environment and natural oil secretions from the skin. And this is where it all begins.

One rule of thumb into treating your own acne is by being very observant. If suddenly your acne appears after a particular change in your environment, for example, if you have been exposed to more wind or more sun in the past few days, and the acne appears afterward, then you can be sure that the added exposure played a part in your problem.

The logical thing to do now is to of course, avoid those things that are making your skin condition worse. For example, if you use different kinds of makeup and creams and moisturizers on a daily basis, and your acne suddenly pops out, then you have to do something about your use of makeup.

The reason for this precaution is linked with the general nature of acne. Acne is a broad term to connote all the small bumps and lesions that appear on the face. Some of these lesions are quite tender, and already have skin breaks on them. If you apply makeup or facial cream that has oil content to these tender lesions, you might aggravate condition. A solution to this is to choose makeup and other products that are declared oil-free, if you still want to keep using makeup even when you have acne.

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