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Acne. Pimples. Zits. "Complexion Blemishes"

Whatever you name it, acne can be a frustrating problem. Acne can be viewed as a nuisance or rite of passage, but having acne scars can contribute to depression, anxiety and low self-esteem. Now, there are very efficient therapies for acne skin care so there is no need to suffer.

Who Needs to Worry About Acne Skin Care?

Most of us will end-up with acne scars before we reach our 30's. Male hormones named androgens cause an increase in oil synthesis in the pores of the skin, especially on the face, chest and back. Both males and females produce androgens, but males produce higher quantities of this "male" hormone. This is the reason that males need a more intense acne treatment. Women, however, may observe that during their period they need a stronger skin care solution. This condition is caused by the hormones that produce the menstrual cycle. Both pre-teens and adults may need acne treatment. Some people may even require adult acne treatment even though they haven't experienced strong acne breakouts during their teenage years.

Cause Of Acne Blemishes

The need for proper acne care is produced by three things:

Too much oil (sebum) filling in sebum canals when it does not properly outflow to the exterior. This causes lesions to the cell lining the sebum canals and your body reacts with inflammation.

Skin cells (named epithelial cells) block the pores.

Bacteria love to hang out in the excess sebum and blocked pores. This causes inflammation (redness) and pus to appear.

All Acne Blemishes Are Not Created Equal

Doctors have all kinds of scientific-sounding words to describe the various sorts of lesions you get with acne: open and closed comedones ("blackheads" and "whiteheads"), papules and cysts. There are different acne care treatments for the various types of acne. Some types of acne, specially cysts, can yield significant acne scarring.

Fight Acne Scars with a Bio Acne Skin Care!

There are certainly things you can do to help decrease the quantity of pimples you get.

Wash your face twice daily with warm water and a soft soap. No need to scrub-just use your hands. Too much scrubbing can damage your skin and make acne worse instead of better.

Keep your hair from rubbing against your face and neck if acne is a problem in these areas by tying or holding hair away from your face and neck.

Don't pop your pimples! (Your mother was right about that one.) Squeezing or picking at acne can lead to inflammation and scarring and almost always makes the condition worse.

If you use make-up or facial lotions, make sure they are water-based. Look for the phrase "non-comedogenic" on the description, or check with the pharmacist.

Sun exposure does NOT benefit acne and it CAN damage your skin.