Why people get acne?
Ann
It's difficult to pin-point exactly why acne is so widespread in
teenagers, more recently in adults, and sometimes in infants. There are
three main reasons which come together to cause this irritating skin
disease. High hormonal activity during puberty, excess oil production
by sebaceous glands and a bacteria residing on the surface of human
skin, Propionibacterium acnes.
High levels of the male hormone, testosterone, somehow excites the oil
glands of skin, called sebaceous glands, to produce more amount of oily
substance sebum. These sebaceous glands are situated in the middle
layer of skin, the dermis, and secrete oil onto the skin.
Testosterone belongs to a family of hormones called androgens. Usually
androgens are considered to be male hormones, but that's wrong
perception as adult women also have active level of androgens in their
blood, although this level is just one tenth of those found in men.
This is the reason why some women find that their acne gets worsened
before the onset of their menstrual cycle. Obviously, it is related to
change in hormonal level which perhaps gives rise to testosterone at
mid cycle.
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These contain various plant extracts that work to dry up the pimple and
sooth the skin.
Most of these products contain vitamin E, grapeseed oil, calendula,
aloe vera, witch hazel or essential oils.
For example, tea tree oil applied to acne has been found to be
effective for hundreds of years.
An herbal blend that can help with acne consists of equal parts of the
herbal extracts of sarsaparilla, yellow dock, burdock, and cleavers.
Take half a teaspoon of this blend three times daily.
Maintain a healthy kitchen with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole
grains.
Eat foods containing healthy omega-3 oils such as ground flaxseeds,
salmon, and sardines.
Drink six to eight large glasses of water a day.
Vitamins A, B, C, and E, as well as chromium and zinc, all play a role
in reducing and preventing acne.
Avoid refined sugar, fried foods, and trans fat (such as milk, milk
products, margarine, and any hydrogenated vegetable oils).
Some people find that chocolate, caffeine, carbonated beverages,
iodized salt, shellfish, wheat and/or milk products aggravate acne.
E-AcneTreatment.com also explains that stress is popularly thought to
be a cause of acne.
Yoga, exercise, breathing techniques, biofeedback, massage, and
meditation may be beneficial.
Chinese, Ayuredic, Tibetan and Japanese herbal medicines can be used to
treat acne.
Massage is often recommended for people with skin problems.
It can help to increase circulation and lymphatic drainage and speed
the healing of blemishes.