Author: Mayo Underwoodbr
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Acne vulgaris is the most common form of acne in teenagers. It occurs when the bacteria Propionibacterium acnes (quite a mouthful) comes into contact with the sebaceous glands at the base of tiny hairs. The glands surround hair follicles.
Skin, the largest organ, is very active absorbing energy and constantly renewing itself to keep you healthy. Old dead skin cells and cellular waste have to be removed from the good skin (like taking out the garbage).When this garbage-removal is blocked, the area gets inflamed and infected, which is whats referred to as common acne
There are four main ways to control this
1. Keeping the skin clean
Skin pores are keptopen when all dead skin cells and by-products of skin activity are easily and cleanly removed from the site of the infection. Good cleaning techniques normally accomplish this – the reason everybody tells you how to effectively wash your face.
If you dont clean your skin well, then all the other treatments in this list are a waste of time.
2. Killing off the bacteria
Apply topical gels or creams made to kill bacteria to the infected areas. There are alsomedications to swallow that accomplish similar things in severe cases; see your family doctor.
There are two problems with the above solutions.
a.) Research is finding a buildup of chemicals on the skin can cause acne. Most skin care and acne-treatment products (except for those that are certified organic) contain harmful chemicals.
b.) There are now drug-resistant strains of P. acnes so many treatments either do not kill the bacteria or merely knock it back temporarily..
Neither the problem of hormones or that of the malfunction in skin glands is solved by killing off the bacteria. Its only a temporary fix.
3. Anti-inflammatory Agents
These include creams and doctors prescriptions that do much the same as the bacterial killers, except their function is to reduce skin swelling and ease inflammation (redness). They are temporary repairs that act in the short term, but not permanently.
4. Hormonal manipulation
In severe cases, your physician can work with you to adjust hormones and create a body environment less likely to be a host for the bacteria. This is NOT something you want to be doing yourself, but is truly a medically-supervised activity.
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