Causes of Acne
by Complete Skin Care Therapy

Causes and treatment of acne can be traced to six main reasons:
1) Genetics, if one of your parents had acne, chances are you will too.
2) Hormones, during puberty oil glands become more active thus producing more oil to the skin. For some people, this excess oil will clog the pores on the face and produce pimples, blackheads and whiteheads. When these blemishes can not erupt, a bacterium sets in under the skin and thus causes redness and inflammatory acne.
3) Stress, although stress does not cause acne, like any skin disorder, it will aggravate the condition. In addition, food will aggravate your acne if you have food allergies.
4) Cleaning your face, use of harsh cleansing products or cleansing products that have ingredients that you may be allergic may cause acne.
5) Poor facial cleansing, opposite of too much cleansing or wrong products that contain harsh chemical ingredients, not cleaning your skin properly to reduce the excess oil will clog pores thus ccausing acne.
6) Medication, certain medications, including barbiturates, seizure medication and steroids are known to cause acne breakouts.

Acne is the most common skin disorder in the United States. It affects those in their teenage years to early 20s. Acne usually affects teenage girls on their face, while boys are usually infected on their backs. While there is no cure for acne, there are numerous skin care products and gentle herbal home made skin care recipes to reduce the outbreaks of acne.

A skin disorder, such as acne, can cause psychological impairments and physical embarrassment. An outbreak of acne leads the person to become very self-conscious about their appearance and thus lower self-esteem. Additionally, the person can become withdrawn, and depressed because of the acne on their face.

Acne is a skin disorder that can cause psychological impairments as well as physical. Severe acne can leave deep scars and that can lead to the person becoming self-conscious or have lower self-esteem. In some instances, it can lead to the person becoming withdrawn and depressed; however there are many acne products available today that can reduce the amount of scarring that acne can cause.

Research in this type of skin disorder has proven to be quite productive. There are several types of treatment for both mild to severe cases. Severe acne that shows signs of inflammation and possible scarring should seek a physician for treatment and possibly anti-inflammatory medicines. However, mild cases of acne have had excellent results with herbal homemade skin care recipes and over the counter acne products.

On the Skin Care Recipes page, there are recipes for gentle cleansers and toners all made from natural ingredients.

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Carol Belanger
Lake Linden, MI
Email: Complete Skin Care Therapy