A Bacterial Breeding Ground - The Development of Acne...

2007-11-13T05:57:02+01:00

Most of us think that we know what causes acne. It is the inflammation of skin pores that

results in problems such as blackheads, whiteheads or pimples, primarily in teenagers.

People have many misconceptions about acne. The

most common form of acne is known as acne vulgaris. While explaining it, people tend to

bend it too much and it becomes quite complicated. Basically, acne is a type of skin

disease. One of its causes is the bacteria that grows in the pores of the skin. The body

can become allergic to such a bacteria. This attracts white blood cells to fight the

allergy, and the pores become blocked. As a result oil secretions will build up and help

in rapid growth of more bacteria. And ... pimples will form. These red bumps resemble

small boils, which fill with a nasty puss caused by the body fighting the infection of the

bacteria.

As we know there is not permanent cure to acne but one can outgrow it. There are a number

things that can be done to reduce the physical effects. First, for ages people thought

that acne was caused by poor hygiene and by eating certain foods. Fried foods and

chocolate were especially linked for acne, probably because teenagers eat fried foods and

chocolate commonly, but that may have been blaming the messenger for the message. There is

no scientific evidence linking diet to acne. Also, while personal hygiene is important and

a good thing, over washing can damage skin and actually make acne worse. As always a good

diet and good hygiene can't hurt, and infact they might just help a little... who knows.

Also using herbal makeup that doesn't clog pores but can at least assist the body in not

making acne worse.

Hope you get some thing out of all this and improve your skin condition.

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