Acne Prone Skin Care

By: Bonebrake

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Acne is the red and irritating skin rash caused mostly in teenagers and young adults. Acne appears in oil producing areas of your body-namely, the face, back, and the chest. Acne can be seen on neck and upper arms. Acne can have the following effects.

1. Social withdrawal
2. Decreased self esteem
3. Depression
4. Disfiguring scarring
   

Causes of acne

Many factors contribute to the development of acne. Abnormal flaking of cells inside the hair follicle leads to formation of a plug. The plug enlarges and ruptures the hair follicle. It spills its contents of oil and debris into the skin, leading into swelling and inflammation.

1. Bacteria on the skin (propionbacterium acnes) secrete enzymes that dissolve the sebum causing inflammation
2. Hormones like androgen enlarge the sebaceous glands in skin to secrets more sebum. This causes plug formation that leads to acne. Androgen surge during puberty, hence teens develop acne
3. Acne is hereditary and runs in some families
   

Types of acne

Acne is of two types: Noninflammatory and inflammatory.

Noninflammatory acne: it includes black heads (open comedones) and white heads (closed comedones). These along with papules and pustules are commonly referred as papulopustular acne.

1. Open comedones are a result of enlarged and dilated plug that forms oil and flakes of skin inside hair follicle
2. The pore remains open and oil becomes black (black head) due to the exposure to the air
   

Inflammatory acne: it consists of red blemishes, pimples and large deeper swollen tender lesions

1. Papules are closed comedos that have become swollen, red and inflamed
2. Nodules are large, tender, swollen acne lesions ruptured under the skin
   

Acne prone skin care at home

1. Wash your face twice daily with soap and water
2. Purchase Acne cleansers over the counter
3. Avoid scrubbing vigorously that cause skin irritation and worsen acnes
4. Follow the directions of acne medicines properly
5. Use cover up products for blemishes
6. Use noncomedogenic cosmetics
   

When to take medical help

You can try to decrease the frequency of acne with self care at home. You can take help from over the counter medicines. You should seek help when any of the following occurs.

1. Acne is severe and tender
2. Acne is scarring
3. Women who have facial hair along with acne
4. Women with irregular period
5. Sudden and severe worsening of acne
6. Acne with fever and severe swelling
   

Medical acne treatment

There are many acne treatment options available to treat all kinds of acne. Several medical preparations are available over the counter for milder forms of acne. Medicated soaps face wash and cleansers are some of them. Some medicines require prescription from your doctor.

1. Preparations with benzoyl peroxide kill the bacteria and cause drying and flaking off of skin which opens the pores.
2. Your doctor will prescribe medicines when acne becomes serious. These drugs are effective and can be used alone or in combination.
3. Antibiotics can be used topically and taken by mouth to treat inflammatory acne. They kill the bacteria and reduce the redness and inflammation
4. New treatments include use of light or zinc

 You may suffer from acne, pimples, blach heads. You should follow this article on acne pron skin care. This will help you to take care of acne prone skin care and select correct cosmetic and beuty products.

 

 

About the Author

Bone brake is a well known allergist. His practice encompasses naturopathy, herbal medicine and nutrition. Skin conditions treated include eczema, psoriasis and acne. He explored the treatment of allergies and allergic based conditions such as asthma, eczema and hayfever are by using different diets and techniques such as blood type diet, rotation diet, exclusion diet and kinesiology.

 

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