No More Acne

Generally two main types of bacteria and a yeast type of fungus is present all over the skin. Normally these bacteria and fungus is kind and harmless on normal skin, but in the oily skin these becomes harmful bacteria. They cause trouble to the skin when there is blockage or congestion due to excess oil that block the skin pores. As a result of blocked skin pores skin breaths less oxygen the harmful bacterium develops and survives in the low oxygen inside the glands. These bacteria react chemically and change the triglycerides into fatty acids. These fatty acids causes the formation of white heads which in turn develops into acne.There are many reasons for the formation, spreading up and scarring of acne. Some of the main reasons are listed below: -

Continual Touch and picking
Acne causes severe itching and irritation to the skin. As a result the tendency of rubbing, picking, piercing, applying pressure, wearing tight sweat bands etc are increased. But this results in severe increase of acne and thus risk of scarring is also heightened.

Cooking and frying
When heavy and deep fried food is cooked, it results in the flying grease or oil particles in the air. Persons like the household women are more likely to expose themselves to such air and fumes; such condition is a gateway to acne and also worsens their acne condition.

Hot and humid weather
Body sweats more in heat and humidity. During the hot and humid weather the excess sweat combines with the low evaporation of the sweat and increases the irritation of acne as a fuel added to the burning fire.

Deficiency of vitamin B12
A highly inflammatory form of acne attacks the anemic women. Giving them frequent doses of vitamin B12 can prevent such case.

Iodine rich foods and drugs
Research shows that Iodine rich foods and drugs have an adverse effect on the acne. Spinach, toothpaste and some medicines used as the remedy for asthma and cold, contain iodides, bromides and fluorides are harmful to acne.

Hysterectomy and Menopause
During hysterectomy and Menopause stage of the women the level of androgen hormone, which is called as the male hormone, dominates, and raises in out of proportion and the level of estrogen called as the female hormone decreases or drops. Such increase and decrease of androgen and estrogen hormones respectively may result in an outbreak of acne. The imbalance in these hormones can lead to hairiness also.

Use of wrong cosmetics
One should be very careful in selecting the right cosmetics. Some skin creams like the vanishing cream, make-up products, etc are developed from the fatty acids and oils. Such creams have high absorption and these products when used on our skin are powerful in stimulating the formation of acne.

Stress
Stress can invite acne. Sudden formation of acne is found in the students who prepare or appear for their exams. The reason of the appearance of sudden acne is the increased stress during the exam period.

WARNING WATCH FOR ACNE-CAUSING CHEMICALS
Some chemicals use on the cosmetics and Make-up product results in an outbreak of acne. So check whether these chemicals are present in your cosmetic and make-up product labels if so avoid them.

• Isopropyl Isosterate
• Butyl Stereate
• Myristyl Myristate
• Isopropyl Palmitate
• Isocetyl Palmitate
• Decyl Oleate
• Isosteryl Neopentanoate
• Oetyl Palmitate
• Oetyl steararate
• Iodoptopyl Lanolate
• cetol Acetulan
• Amberate P
• Crude coal tar
• Lanosterin
• Laugogene
• Sterolan
• PG 2 Myristyl Propionate
• Acetrylated Lanolin
• Ethylated Lanolin
• D&C red dyes (common in blushers) 

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