Skin Acne

When you were all of thirteen, and all set to date the best in school…you must have experienced a lot of these on your face! What is that? Those ugly pimples, they looked awful back then! Most of us were embarrassed, hence, often tried to burst them, some of us were more conscious hence we went to the doctor…Who refused to see you as he knew exactly what the problem was-Acne! A medicine prescribed and gel given solved your problem temporary but later resurfaced as there seemed to be no permanent treatment for the same. You knew who to blame exactly, your oily food diet- so what you decided to do was to go on a diet that involved only fruits and boiled vegetables, you did all that but all your efforts went down the drain when you noticed them resurface in a months time! So you wondered are you ever going to get rid of it. The answer is right here on this page, find out more….

What is acne?

Acne may appear in form of annoying bumps, like white heads, black heads, red pimples, pus filled pimples called the cysts. The explanation for their occurrence is that our skin has numerous pores called the hair follicles, these follicles contain sebaceous glands that are known to be oily the medical term for oily would be sebum, this secretion from the gland moistens your skin causing the pores to get too filled with oil, dead cells and bacteria this causes ‘acne’. Every time the pore gets clogged there will be a bulge in the skin that is a white head. The black head is caused when the pore remains clogged but is open from the top and gets a dark or black appearance that would cause a black head. A red pimple comes when the pore walls break open, and they allow the oil secretion, dead cell and bacteria to get under the skin looking red very similar to an inflammation. While on the other hand a cyst is caused by clogged pores that have opened up deep in the skin and are considered infectious.


Why do teens get acne?

Many teens get acne which is often understood to be a part of the growing process, caused by hormonal changes that take place in the body, while they reach the threshold of puberty. During such period what happens is that your body stimulates the sebaceous glands to secrete more sebum and hence more secretion of this sebum can cause clogging in the pores. It is not due to oily food as the common myth goes, you can not avoid acne but you can try and evade the problem by washing your face regularly, using oil free make up or then avoiding a scrub on your face as that would only irritate your skin causing further more pimples.