Friday, January 16, 2009

Acne Introduction - The Causes Of Acne And How To Prevent It

By Haiyan Lasi-Heskin

The dictionary defines acne as: "an inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands, characterized by comedones and pimples, esp. on the face, back, and chest, and, in severe cases, by cysts and nodules resulting in scarring."

Acne mostly appears on the face, neck, chest, and back where are more pilosebaceous units there. The upper arms can also have acne, but lesions found there are often keratosis pilaris.

It's estimated that about 85% of all teenagers will have acne to some degree. Most of them will simply outgrow acne by the time they are in their early 20s.

There are treatments today for teenage acne that can help keep the acne under control. It's very important to keep their faces clean. Bar soaps or washes may be used and vary from 2 to 10% in strength.

Built-up oil of the skin can block the passages of these pores, so standard washing of the face could wash off old oil and help unblock the pores. Clean your face at least twice each day, morning and evening.

The other thing that can be done that will help to prevent acne is eating a healthy diet. Food cannot cause acne outbreaks but the lack of certain nutrients can.

Zinc is important to help maintain healthy skin, as well. it is difficult to get enough zinc in the most balanced of diets, it is usually recommended that a zinc supplement be taken by mouth.

It is widely accepted as fact that one the most important factors in fighting acne is complete and correct facial cleansing twice daily, along with good balanced diets. - 16463

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