subject: What Are The Causes Of Acne? [print this page] Acne is medically explained as a culmination of different factors working in tandem, usually resulting in inflammation of skin.
These factors are:
1. Bacteria thriving under the skin
2. Excessive sebum / oil
3. Keratosis that's not exfoliated
Two things can cause the skin to be oily. One is the make-up material that causes the skin to be oily. The second is the oily sebum produce by sebaceous glands which acts as a natural skin moisturizer. Under certain conditions, the sebaceous glands produce greater amount of sebum. This extra generation of sebum results in acne and pimples. In addition, Keratosis or the dead skin cells that accumulate under the skin block the sebaceous ducts from expelling oil.
Teenage is the time when the outburst of acne is most usually seen. Not limited to this, there are many people in all age groups who are afflicted by acne. Irrespective of the age of the person afflicted, the major reason for acne to initiate is hormonal volatility. In teenagers, the age-related transformational activities cause the hormones to be volatile and cause a hormonal imbalance. This imbalance will upset the skin-related activity, leading to eruptions or acne.
Studies have shown that male hormones are likely to produce more sebum than female hormones. Eve though there is a marked difference between male and female hormones, in some cases both are similar. That is the reason why the hormonal releases in women during their menstrual period are similar to male hormonal releases triggering higher activity in the sebum production of the sebaceous glands. The consequence of this is some women going through menstruation face a greater risk of getting acne eruptions or pimples, spots etc during such periods.
Acne being a common problem suffered by many people, several cures of proven certainty have been found. Similarly, many myths surrounding the problem of acne have also been disproved by many study researches. For instance, disproving that sun-bathing helps cure acne, doctors have seen practical cases, which demonstrate that sun-bathing can, if at all anything, worsen the acne conditions.
