Acne Causes: Heredity, Hormones, and Your Boss?
Don’t minimize on it. Acne is a big pain in the neck (or is it in the face?). For any person largely suffering of long lasting acne, frequent breakouts can impact your appearance, social, and professional life. Acne can also cause the self-esteem to go down. Acne causes are as unique as acne sufferers themselves and, though acne is the most common skin disorder, today there is no cure. This fact is a gloomy reality for those with ongoing, resistant acne. What are common acne causes? Are there any good effective treatments? And is there a cure on the horizon? All these questions will be briefly answered in this text.
Managing Acne.
Acne vulgaris is a skin problem caused by overactive oil glands which trap bacteria and result in clogged pores. These clogged pores may result in pimples, blackheads, whiteheads, cysts, lesions, or nodules. All acne is different and there are at least four recognized acne causes. These are: heredity, hormonal changes, diet, and stress. Some acne causes can be managed. Heredity is the only cause that simply exists and cannot be modified. Hormones, particularly in the case of women, can be regulated by birth control pills. In teens and young adults, avoiding foods that contain white flour or sugar can help reduce insulin levels which can affect hormones. Other changes in diet include, avoiding caffeine, processed foods, carbonated beverages, pasta, and fatty foods. Having plenty of water, fresh fruits and vegetables, and natural, unprocessed foods to your diet can dramatically impact your skin.
A very poplar belief is that chocolate is a cause for acne, specially for items like chocolate fondue fountain and chocolate candies.
Stress is a problem too and can be managed too. Rather than allow your boss, work, relationships, time commitments, or health worries to cause stress, it is beneficial to add relaxation techniques (such as brainwave audios) and exercise to manage life stressors. Yoga, exercise, visualization, aromatherapy, and even hypnotherapy can all dimish stress and incidence of acne breakouts.
If natural approaches like maintaining a healthy diet, managing stress, getting plenty of rest, avoiding the sun, and maintaining a strict skin care regimen all fail to get rid of acne, other avenues may need to be tried. A dermatologist can recommend prescription medications in oral or topical form. Antibiotics and retinoids are the most successful treatments for curing acne. Cosmetic treatments such as facials, dermabrasion, and laser treatments are also effective for reducing acne and minimizing acne. What causes acne can change over time, so a treatment that works for teen-hormone-related acne may not work for stress-related adult acne.
Unfortunately, acne treatment can be a study in trial and error to find what works for you.
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