What exactly can cause acne?

Answer 1

Acne is a skin disease caused by blockage of skin follicle ducts. This blockage traps the sebum produced resulting in the inflammation of the skin. A bacterium, P. Acnes, found naturally in the skin infects the inflammation, causing acne. There are various acne treatments available depending upon the type of acne.

While the phaermaceutical industry would like to sell you on the hope and belief that their benzyl peroxide , triclosan and chlorhexidine infused poison liquids and soaps will solve your acne problems, many of their treatments don't work and are a farce.

You can clear the problem up yourself by keeping your face clean with a good quality botanical cleanser, a witch hazel botanical based astringent, followed by aloe vera, or another high quality botanical moisturizer.

Do not use moisturizers that contain mineral oil. I can't stress this enough. Mineral oil suffocates your skin and clogs your pores.

Also, you need to get your diet in check. If you're a fast food junkie, it's no wonder your skin looks like a junkie's skin as well.

DO NOT drink cow's milk, stay away from concentrated synthetic sweeteners.

I recommend getting a high quality juice extractor and USING IT, regardless of what age you are. Do not buy the inexpensive $49.99 to $99.00 juice extractors that flood the market. A good one will cost you at least $189.00 before sales tax. Recommended web site ----> www.livingright.com

Drink 48 to 64 ozs of water per day and eat and drink plenty of anti-oxidant type foods. The type of food that comes in a frozen box, McDonalds, , canned foods, Carls' jr, etc.. is not anti-oxidant type food, it's just the opposite (oxidant food). In modern societies oxidant food is very convenient, but it's also moderately to severely poisonous.

I'm not saying you can't eat those bad foods every once in a while, but for many people that's all they eat, and then they wonder why they look and get sick.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Acne Causes - Culprit #1: Hormones.

For the majority of acne sufferers, the trouble begins at puberty, when the body begins to produce hormones called androgens. These hormones cause the sebaceous glands to enlarge, which is a natural part of the body's development. In acne sufferers, however, the sebaceous glands are overstimulated by androgens, sometimes well into adulthood. Androgens are also responsible for acne flare-ups associated with the menstrual cycle and, on occasion, pregnancy.


Acne Causes - Culprit #2: Extra sebum.

When the sebaceous gland is stimulated by androgens, it produces extra sebum. In its journey up the follicle toward the surface, the sebum mixes with common skin bacteria and dead skin cells that have been shed from the lining of the follicle. While this process is normal, the presence of extra sebum in the follicle increases the chances of clogging — and can cause acne.


Acne Causes - Culprit #3: Follicle fallout.

Normally, dead cells within the follicle shed gradually and are expelled onto the skin’s surface. But in patients with overactive sebaceous glands — and in nearly everyone during puberty — these cells are shed more rapidly. Mixed with a surplus of sebum, the dead skin cells form a plug in the follicle, preventing the skin from finishing its natural process of renewal.


Acne Causes - Culprit #4: Bacteria.

The bacterium Propionibacterium acnes, (P. acnes for short) is a regular resident of all skin types; it’s part of the skin’s natural sebum maintenance system. Once a follicle is plugged, however, P. acnes bacteria multiply rapidly, creating the chemical reaction we know as inflammation in the follicle and surrounding skin.

Acne Causes - Culprit #5: Inflammation.

When your body encounters unwanted bacteria, it sends an army of white blood cells to attack the intruders. This process is called chemotaxis; or, simply put, the inflammatory response. This is what causes pimples to become red, swollen and painful. The inflammatory response is different for everyone, but studies have shown that it is especially strong in adult women.

Answer 4

Pores that are clogged with dirt and such.

There's a myth that eating chocolate causes acne, which isn't necessarilly true. When you touch something, for example, a greasy food, and then you touch your face, then all the stuff that was on your fingers from the food probably ends up in your pores and causes pimples.

Answer 5

hormones . stress .growth ...junk food lack of water &.exercise