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Preventing acne
Acne is a condition known as red pimples on your face, chest, shoulders, or other parts of your body. Acne affects approximately 90% of all teenagers due to the changes in there hormone levels during adolescence. It also affects about 50% of all women and men alike. There is no cure for acne, but it is preventable and treatable.
The best approach to dealing with acne is prevention, which is the stopping of a condition before it even starts. Its first important to determine what type of acne condition you have, that way the appropriate prevention and treatment is found for you.
The most common misconception about acne is that its cause by dirt. This is untrue. Acne is caused by a combination of changes in your skin, hormones and other factors that can’t be controlled.
There are a few ways you can help to prevent acne before it starts though:
* Over washing of your face can lead to extra irritation of your skin and also the release of extra oil to your skins surface, thus causing pores to become clogged more easily.
* Avoiding harsh scrubs can help to eliminate the extra irritation to acne prone areas. Exfoliating is ok, but with a gentle formula with small smooth grains is best.
* Avoid alcohol based toners and astringents. These can dry out skin, causing it to produce extra oil to the surface layer, causing pores to become irrigated, red and inflamed.
* Avoid squeezing or picking at a pimple. This can lead bacteria to become further lodged into the pore, only making matters worse. It can also increase the risk of scars being formed from where the damaged skin is.
* Shower after exercising. Sweating can lead to the excess growth of bacteria and when left on your face can be the perfect combination for pimples to form.
Finding an acne regimen for prevention and sticking with it is the best approach. There are a number of over the counter products that can help. Benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid, antibiotics, and retion a found in many of the over counter products can help to prevent and even clear up your acne condition.
If your acne does not start to clear up after trying a few of the over counter treatments, see a dermatologist who can better help you with finding a course of treatment that’s right for your skin.
