by Marcel Stephenson
Acne is something neither of my parents told me about, yet they both went through their teens, with acne problems of their own. I truly wished, they both would have had a talk with me before I became the scourge of the universe.
To tell the truth, they did talk to me about my little condition. But what they told me didn't give me much hope for my outbreaks. I had to try to find my own solution to the problem, since my parents never discovered it for themselves. Sad, don't you think?
Acne is a condition that hits most teens at some point. This is Mother Nature's way of saying, "You are hormonally changing into an adult". Our hormones begin to affect the oils that secrete from our sweat glands. It is oily and loaded with bacteria, that our bodies find; less than inviting.
Our skin pores on our faces, shoulders, backs, and necks get clogged up with this bacteria and dead skin cells. This will cause pimples, as a reaction to the hormonal change. This is what is referred to as acne.
Here are a few tips to help you.
1. Don't believe everything you hear about acne products
You will go to the drugstore to get some acne treatments. You can't help yourself, because the drugstore is right down the street.
A lot of what the over the counter prescriptions for acne medications are a lot of crap. Some will work and others will not. Look at the active ingredients, first. There are some awesome products that will work, but you will have to know what you are looking at first. Check out the "caution" labelling on the products. If they indicate that the material can cause skin irritation; then let this go for now. Some of the cleansing pads really do work!
2. Don't pop or scrub the zits.
Popping zits is one of the worst things you can do, and must stop now. It will only spread more bacteria to your already infected pores. Scrubbing your face raw is also something that has to stop. This irritates the infected area, and can spread the infection even further.
When your pimples are ready to pop, they will. The urge to pop these zits can be overwhelming, They itch and hurt. Let them pop on their own accord. This way, you are not impacting the pore and causing it to be more swollen and infected later.
3. Lifestyle change
What ever you put into your body will come out of it. If you eat already processed food, such as a bag of potato chips, your body, the organic food processor, doesn't have to work very hard to digest the food.
Your body is trying to eliminate the oily hormonal mess that is going on. If you eat healthier you will help your body on the way. You will see the results in less acne.
4. Try the miracle cures, before seeing a dermatologist.
A dermatologist is usually the last resort to fighting the acne battle, on your own. Today, there are a few miracle cures for curing acne quick, that you have been seeing on the TV commercials. By all means, try a few of them. Nothing lost, nothing gained. If some of these work, then God Bless you! If not, it's time to visit a dermatologist.
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