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Dealing with Acne Care

by Grace Empson

Acne. Pimples. Zits. "Complexion Blemishes"

Whatever you name it, acne can be a frustrating condition. Acne can be considered as a nuisance or rite of passage, but having acne scars can lead to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Now, there are very effective therapies for acne skin care so there is no need to suffer.

Who Needs to Worry About Acne Skin Care?

Most of us will have acne scars before we reach our 30's. Male hormones named androgens cause an increase in oil production in the pores of the skin, especially on the face, chest and back. Both males and females produce androgens, but males produce higher levels of this "male" hormone. This is the reason that males need a more intense acne skin care. Women, however, might notice that during their period they need a more potent skin care solution. This condition is caused by the hormones that produce the menstrual cycle. Both pre-teens and adults may need acne skin care. Some people may even require adult acne treatment even though they haven't experienced strong acne breakouts during their adolescence years.

Cause Of Acne Blemishes

The need for proper acne care is caused by three things:

Too much oil (sebum) present in sebum conducts when it does not properly outflow to the exterior. This causes lesions to the cell lining the sebum conducts and your body reacts with inflammation.

Skin cells (named epithelial cells) clog the pores.

Bacteria love to hang out in the excess sebum and blocked pores. This causes inflammation (redness) and pus to appear.

All Acne Blemishes Are Not Created Equal

Doctors have all sorts of scientific-sounding terms to describe the various types of lesions you get with acne: open and closed comedones ("blackheads" and "whiteheads"), papules and cysts. There are different acne care treatments for the various kinds of acne. Some kinds of acne, especially cysts, can yield noticeable acne scars.

Fight Acne Scars with Acne Skin Care!

There are definitely things you can do to help decrease the amount of pimples you get.

Wash your face twice daily with warm water and a mild soap. No need to scrub-simply use your hands. Too much scrubbing can irritate your skin and make acne worse instead of better.

Keep hair away from your forehead if this is an area where you have acne.

Don't squeeze your pimples! (Your mother was right about that one.) Squeezing or picking at acne can produce inflammation and scarring and almost always makes the situation worse.

If you use make-up or facial lotions, make sure they are water-based. Look for the phrase "non-comedogenic" on the description, or check with the pharmacist.

Sun exposure does NOT help acne and it CAN harm your skin.

Bio Acne Care is a new skin care solution that can eliminate moderate acne, cystic acne and acne scars.

Published February 12th, 2008

Filed in Beauty