Monday, March 19, 2007

Causes of Acne - Whatever Triggers Your Acne ...

Here's a "heads-up" for you with some background information relating to the causes of acne.

There are four primary factors that work together in the development of acne, these are:

- Changes inside the hair follicle


- Increased sebum production


- Hormones


- Bacteria

Most causes of acne are basically hormonal imbalances inside the body that produce excess oil (sebum) and toxins which then combine with dead skin cells to clog pores on the skin's surface.

Bacteria begins to form inside the blocked pores resulting in a breakout of either red inflamed pimples, pus filled whiteheads or blackheads. That's a simple explanation as to how acne occurs, but what about the causes? Well, there are various contributing factors associated with acne.

The most common causes of acne are...

Puberty

From around the age of eleven onwards, when the body begins to produce hormones called "Androgens", acne also goes into overdrive and it is estimated that as many as 80% of teens have had some form of acne at one point.

This is not always true, though, some people will enjoy perfect skin during their teen years and only develop acne later on in their adult life. Young women are particularly prone to flare-ups of acne due to the hormonal changes taking place during their menstrual cycle.

Family History

At some stage of our lives everybody has had some form of acne, but some are born with an hereditary pre-disposition to develop certain types of acne, in all likelihood if your parents or an older sibling has had acne then you too will probably develop acne at some point.

Acne is found in all races and genders but there are some noticeable ethnic variations, for instance Caucasian tend to be more affected by acne than people of African or Asian heritage.

Cosmetics

Acne caused by use of cosmetics is usually only minor but it can be very persistent and hard to clear up, sometimes it can even last for decades. Some young women then aggravate the problem by trying to cover up their pimples with even more makeup.

There are certain cosmetics and toiletries, these products include make-up, foundations, night creams and moisturizers that contain ingredients that can clog your pores ~ look out for "noncomedogenic" products which are more beneficial to acne prone skin.

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