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Acne Causes
What are the acne causes
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Acne happens when there is overactivity in the glands producing sebum. The purpose
of the sebum is to lubricate your hair and skin. When too much sebum is produced,
the hair folicles can get clogged with oil and dead cells, producing acne spots.
The pores on the skin which are for the sweat glands do not get affected by acne.
It has not been discovered what exactly cause the over-production of sebum that
causes acne, but there are a few known factors that play a role in the development
and evolution of acne:
- Hormones - one of the major acne causes is a sex hormones
known as androgen,
which starts it's production at puberty. Hormones play an important role in the
development of acne spots during pregnancy or menstruation.
- Genetic Factors - acne can be ingerited from family members suffering
from bad acne.
- Bacteria - The Propionibacterium bacteria is normal on your skin,
and would only harm the skin if an ideal environment is createdfor the bacteria
to grow.. The body's imune system reacts to this bacteria through skin inflamations
and red spots.
- Make Up and Oily Cosmetics - these add aditional oil to the
skin and have the ability to clog pores. Specially if you have oily skin, you should
watch out for certain moisturisers and foundations containing lanolin, petrolatum,
vegetable oils, lauryl alcohol, oleic acid
There are also a number of factors that can make your acne worse:
- Stress - in certain circumstances, stress may affect different
hormone levels associated with the skins oil glands, which can worsen an existing
acne condition.
- Environmental Factors - humidity and polution could play
a major role in the aggravation of your acne, and also for your overall health
- Contraceptive Pills - beginning or stopping to take some progestogen
hormone based birth control pills could make acne worse, while at the same time
there are some contraceptive pills that might improve your acne condition.
- Some Drugs - some medicines taken for epilepsy, and
other containing lithium, or high dosage of vitamins, or steroid creams and ointments
that are used for eczema
- Squeezing and Picking - these action will propagate the infection more deeper
into the skin, causing more inflamation and scaring.
- Harsh Scrubbing and Cleansing - these actions could cause even
more iritation on the skin and make acne worse
Contrary to what many people believe, acne is not caused by dietary factors like
excess of chocolate or dairy products, and it is also not caused by dirt.
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