Acne…And its solutions

Typical Facts
Acne, as we know it affects almost everyone — more than 90% of all adolescents, nearly 50% of all adult women and 25% of all adults. Crossing gender lines as well as national borders, it's one of the most widespread medical conditions in the world. Yet there's still no cure. There may be people who tend to cure it with either early morning human saliva or even through Urine therapy, but as far as the success rate of these go, the chances may be dim.

Acne Cure
But there is hope. While acne is not curable, it is treatable. We now know more about controlling this condition than ever before. The secret to managing acne is prevention, stopping this condition before it exhibits visual symptoms. Once you have found a treatment that helps you accomplish this, it's important to stick with it. Even after pimples disappear, you may need to continue treatment to keep new blemishes at bay. It's also crucial to begin treatment as soon as the first signs appear; the sooner you address your acne, the less likely you are to experience permanent damage to your skin. Of course, in order to stop acne, we must first find out how it starts. And more so look into our lifestyles that harbors this kind of condition, despite the change in hormones.

Causes and Effects
Like most hormonal changes that adolescents and young adults go through, we must remember, that while we grow, there are many changes that occur in our body, and it’s never really our fault. Contrary to popular belief, acne is not caused by anything you're doing — what you eat, how often you wash your face or work out — but by a combination of all these factors at work far beneath the surface of your skin. Its more like troubles that cross your way of life, you’re not directly involved in it, but you have to go thorough it.

A blemish begins approximately 2–3 weeks before it appears on your skin's surface. It starts in your sebaceous hair follicles —tiny holes commonly known to all of us as pores. Deep within these pores are your sebaceous glands, or those glands that are the cells that hold the grime and dirt, known as sebum. I call it the grime, as it actually is the oil that the skin produces to keep your skin glowing, but it almost always overdoes its task. As your skin renews itself, the old cells die, mixing with your skin's natural oils, and are sloughed off. Under normal circumstances, these cells are shed gradually, making room for fresh new skin. Wow, if only we could get rid of fat in the same manner!

But like all of us are born unique, so is the sloughing process. Some people shed cells evenly; some don't. Uneven shedding causes dead cells to become sticky, clumping together to form a plug — much like a cork in a bottle. Which also explains why some people’s face looks more like a frying pan, and while the others look dry.

This plug, or the uneven shedding of dead cells traps oil and bacteria inside the follicle. So what really comes on to the surface is what you see, as a result of the clogging trying to break out. Although there is no one simple "cause" of acne — the condition is influenced by many factors, many which are out of your control. The regularity with which you shed skin cells can change throughout your life. The rate at which you produce sebum is affected by your hormone balance, or imbalances, as it were, which is often in flux — especially for women.

Research has also shown that genetics play a big part in the development and persistence of acne, so your family history is a valuable prediction tool as well. One of the best weapons in the fight against acne, however, is knowledge; if you know what causes it, it's easier to formulate a good plan of attack. For example, so get acne because of chocolates, some due to dry skin, others due to oily food, and yet others, believe it or not, due to lack of sex. Well, take your pick and the best way to get rid of them is to attack at the first sprout, don’t touch them as they spill the sebum on to the face and may give rise to several others in the process. Lots of water, fruits and good sleep and exercise is the only way out.