Types of acne - What is acne? - Cause and development of acne

ACNE - What is acne?
Acne is a skin disease that affects people all over the world. People of all ages can suffer from the disease, though it is most prominent among adolescence and youths. Millions of people suffer from the disease. The disease has less attention because it is not a serious health treat, though it can cause temporal and permanent scars.
Cause and development of acne
The cause of the disease is not fully understood by researchers, but it is believed to be a disease that affects the oil glands of the skin. The follicles (pores) normally drain the sebum which is the oil from the skin. Due to some unknown reasons, the follicle blocks and this prevent the sebum from reaching the skin surface. Bacteria then invade the area and begin to multiply which causes swelling, which then breaks down and gives rise to a pimple. Researchers believes that certain factors can cause or promote the development of acne; these factors are: some kind of drugs, certain make up used by women, hormonal changes in adolescence especially when they enter puberty and hormonal changes in pregnant women. Acne is widely believed to be inherited; it’s some kind of hereditary disease. The disease concentrates mostly on areas of the skin with dense population of sebaceous follicles like the neck, face, chest and back.
Types of acne
Two main types of acne exist: inflammatory and non-inflammatory acne. Many types of pimples exist and these belong to either the inflammatory or the non-inflammatory acne. The non-inflammatory acne is the most common type which occurs due to the reasons mentioned above. The inflammatory acne is somewhat different, it occurs when the follicle wall ruptures due to touching or picking the skin and this leads to inflammatory reaction which usually involves the body defense cells, like the white blood cells. Examples of pimples are: whiteheads and blackheads - which are both non-inflammatory -, nodules, cysts, pustules and papules - which are all inflammatory -. The non-inflammatory acne is the less severe type and can heal naturally by releasing its content to the surface of the skin, but the inflammatory acne is the severe type which cannot be healed naturally and is difficult to treat.

How to get rid of acne fast

Who can have acne?
The disease is the most common of all skin diseases in the world, thus it can affect anybody - rich or poor, white or black, male or female, young or old -. It is most common in young people as compared to old people.
Acne and gender
Acne is not a gender bias disease; it affects both males and females. This is because both males and females produce the hormone called androgen. The production of this hormone stimulates the sebaceous glands and causes them to enlarge. The disease develops slightly earlier in girls than in boys; this may be due to the fact that girls reach puberty earlier than boys. Boys tend to develop more severe acne than girls do, which is due to the production of androgen that increases in boys after puberty as compared to girls.

Prevention and treatment of acne
Acne can be prevented using the following methods:
- Eat carrots. Carrots contain Vitamin A which helps protecting the skin and makes the skin get rid of toxic substances. This will protect the skin against acne development.
- Avoid picking or squeezing pimples. It is dangerous to pick or squeeze pimples, since this may rupture them and cause an inflammatory reaction with the accumulation of white blood cells. This will lead to inflammatory acne, which is the severe type.
- Avoid using too much make up. Make up is not good since it blocks the pores and promotes accumulation of oil in the follicle and this will develop to acne.
- Face washing: wash your face especially with sulfur based soaps designed to treat acne. This will reduce the oil and prevent its accumulation in the follicle, which will help prevent acne. Methods of treatment may include using various alcoholic or aqueous solutions, creams foams, gels, lotions and ointments.

How to Get Rid of Acne Scars

Your usual acne treatments and medicine that one can purchase in a pharmacy are less preferred by people, being considered rather toxic and inefficient. Many prefer natural treatments that one can apply in the privacy of their home, these natural remedies having more capacity to meet the desired result, such as the following:

1. For radiant skin, use all kinds of essential oils such as Clove Oil, Lavender Oil, Bergamot and Tea Tree, Rosewood and Grape seed. It can easily be removed, just wash it off with some clean water or some mild soap, it’s effortless and the result is guaranteed.
2. You know what they say-a little sunshine every day keeps the doctor away! Actually it is very true; you should take advantage of the sun rays every chance you get, because it destroys germs, bacteria and sebum oil. It’s fun, fantastic and free!
3. In order to solve a problem one must get to the source of it, so in this case purify your body by offering it fresh water, lots of fruits and vegetables. If you take care of your body on the inside it will reflect on the outside as well.

4. Sometimes an exfoliation to refresh the pores is very much needed. Why risk using all kinds of face scrubs that are overly advertised on TV or in magazines, when in the privacy of your own home you can cook some oatmeal and apply it to your face as a mask, then rinse it with water. Your pores will be thrilled and it’s easy and effective.
5. Whether we like it or not, packaged and processed food has become a huge part of our food industry and, as a result, a part of many of our diets. The ingredients found in this food can cause acne, as an allergic reaction to the chemicals it contains. So try to consume more food one can grow in a garden and you will be ok. No one says you should adopt the diet of a domestic rabbit eating only carrots and lettuce but try not to exaggerate with pizza, hamburgers frozen easy bake cakes etc because your face will burst with acne allergies and you will not be satisfied with yourself.

Getting rid of acne fast

As unpleasant and embarrassing as it may seem to you, don’t learn to live with your acne, instead try to find a drastic treatment that will remove it from the “roots”. There are several types of manifestations of acne on the face and also on other parts of the body, none of which are pleasant, of course. Usually acne appears in the form of inflammations, lumps, nodules, both painful and unaesthetic.

What’s worse that suffering from severe acne? Well, it’s suffering from different types of severe acne all at once! If the case should appear do not despair…your dermatologist will suggest you use a mixed treatment, Blackheads, whiteheads or pimples, there will be no discrimination in treatment…

The most important ingredient to these treatments is something much unexpected and that is patience! Do not despair if you don’t see the desired result immediately. These treatments take time.. up to 3 month to be more precise.
Have faith and you will be pleased with the result…all types of acne can be cured, and if your present treatment doesn’t work you can always try a new one that is more compatible with your skin type.