Make My Acne Go Away
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Acne is one of life’s little irritants and a major cause for low self-worth and self esteem for youth as well as adults. While it can occur at any age, it is commonly in your teenage years that acne is one of the most frustrating problems you face.
As a teenager, I personally battled acne. I didn’t know what made it occur and there were myths all over about too much candy and chocolate, or too much stress, or eating foods with preservatives, excessive sweating, etc. There are literally hundreds of items of misinformation about the causes of acne and a similar amount of home remedies that don’t help to cure acne at all.
Acne is caused by an excessive amount of oil on your skin that traps dirt and clogs your pores. Left untreated, it will ultimately result in an infection, which produces the pimple with its redness and swelling. A blackhead is simply a pore that has been partially plug by oils or dead skin but still is mostly open and doesn’t have an infection.
The best acne treatment is probably your ability to control the body oils that you have on your face, neck and shoulders. As a teenager, the increased amount of hormones are the cause of some of this overabundance of oil on your skin and in your hair. So it is important to keep your hair and skin clean to help reduce the amount of oil you have on your face and shoulders.
While a teenager, I had very oily hair and had acne on my shoulders. I tried many things and even had asked doctors about it, but the one thing that finally got it under control was cutting my hair shorter and making sure it was washed at least once a day. I also made every effort to keep my face clean by washing with mild soap and water.
If you do have pimples, make every effort to not pick at and pop your pimples. While it may seem this would help to get rid of the ‘infection’, what you are actually doing when you pop a pimple is spreading the infection to surrounding areas and pushing the infection in that pore even deeper in.
You should also remember that acne can also be caused by some medications. So, if you’re taking proper care to control your bodily oils and are still having problems, you may be taking a medication that is the main cause. In this case, ask your family physician as he should know of the side effects of your medication and make any necessary adjustments.
This site provides valuable information on How To Get Rid of Pimples and Acne.
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