subject: Adults, Too, Get Acne [print this page] Although acne generally affects young people during their pubescent and teenage times, it is not just limited to this group alone. Even adults suffer from this condition. Among adults, women are more prone to this because their bodies constantly undergo hormonal changes. Among men, acne can be more serious in the sense that it is more likely to leave scars on men's skin. There is a myth that adult acne is caused for reasons of poor hygiene.
The truth is that acne results because of various reasons. Three broad factors that will lead to sin problems are oily skin, open hair ducts and inflammations. These are common reasons both in adults and the young people.
Dead skin cells in combination with deposits of fatty tissues and keratin, accumulates in a hair duct. When the duct gets opened, this clog swells into a blackhead. The closed duct appears as whiteheads. The whitehead which is an expression of closed duct will essentially breach at a later time. This rupture causes adult acne to become red and inflamed.
There are quite a few wrong beliefs that need to be corrected. For a long time now, it has been believed that chocolates, fish and oily foods are causes of acne. And some even believed that stress alone can cause acne. All these beliefs have been belied by the recent findings of dermatologists.
Just washing your face many times in a day does not help you clear your acne. Acne is also not caused by dirt. Washing your face a few times may be good. But doing it several times may harm you. Exposing your skin to sun will only make your skin dark and cause scarring.
It will comfort you to know that acne is a very common skin condition. You are not affected by a rare problem. The problem, anyway, is not insurmountable. Today, there are several ways to cure acne.
