| There are many myths surrounding what causes | | | | Hormone levels also rise just before a female begins |
| acne. By educating yourself on how acne is formed | | | | her monthly menstrual cycle. This is why girls are |
| you will be able to dispel most myths and learn how | | | | prone to breakouts 2-7 days before their period |
| to effectively treat acne. First we should begin with a | | | | begins. Other hormonal changes in women also cause |
| definition of acne. If you don't know what acne is, | | | | acne. This includes pregnancy and either starting or |
| you can't hope to fight it.Acne is found not only on | | | | stopping birth control pills.Another big factor that |
| the face, but also the neck, shoulders, back and | | | | causes acne is genetics. It is now known that acne |
| chest. While it is not a life threatening disorder it can | | | | may be a genetic disorder, so if your parents |
| lead to embarrassing scarring. Acne is also the most | | | | suffered from severe acne at one point in their lives, |
| common disorder in the United States today, | | | | most likely, you will as well.One factor that causes |
| affecting over 17 million people.Acne is a disorder in | | | | acne to worsen is stress. For some reason, |
| which sebum (an oil produced in the sebaceous gland) | | | | moderate to severe emotional tension aggravates |
| is prevented from passing through the pore to the | | | | acne. Other factors include environmental irritants like |
| surface of the skin causing a clogged pore. This also | | | | pollution and humidity, cosmetics that cause skin |
| prevents skin follicles from shedding properly causing | | | | follicles to stick together and certain drugs like |
| eruptions in the skin called pimples.Breakouts develop | | | | lithium.If you already have acne and do not wish to |
| when this mixture of oil, skin cells and bacteria | | | | make it worse you should refrain from picking and |
| causing inflammation irritates the skin. When a pimple | | | | squeezing your pimples. Also relentlessly scrubbing |
| erupts, this mixture is spilled out onto the surrounding | | | | your face will only irritate your skin causing acne |
| skin, which can cause it to become irritated and | | | | breakouts to worsen. Acne is also worsened by |
| inflamed.There are four main types of acne lesions, | | | | friction. This friction may come from a bike helmet, |
| they are: papules, which are small pink bumps. | | | | backpack, or a tight collar.Here are a couple myths |
| Pustules, which are pus filled lesions that may be red | | | | surrounding the cause of acne. Acne is caused by |
| at the base of the skin. The third type of lesion is a | | | | chocolate or greasy, fatty foods. This is incorrect. |
| nodule, which is a large solid lesion deep within the | | | | While eating a healthy diet and drinking lots of water |
| skin. And finally, a cyst is a deep pus-filled lesion that | | | | you may be able to improve your skin's appearance, |
| causes scarring.One of the biggest acne causing | | | | eating a chocolate bar is not going to cause a zit to |
| factors are hormones. Sex hormone levels rise when | | | | pop up the next day. Another myth is that having a |
| both boys and girls reach puberty. This causes your | | | | dirty face causes acne. This is also incorrect because |
| oil glands to enlarge and produce more sebum making | | | | bacteria, sebum and blocked skin follicles, not dirt, |
| it more likely that the pore will become blocked. | | | | cause acne. |