The misconceptions surrounding acne abound; some people believe it is caused only by oily skin, while others believe that it is caused exclusively from dirt which clogs pores. The truth is that acne is not caused by just one thing, but rather a myriad of things such as hormonal imbalances, clogged pores, and over producing oil glands.
Most articles will focus on teaching you how to treat the symptoms of acne such as how best to hide it, or at best how to stop the pain. The reason none of these articles help you is because they are not treating the root cause of acne.
This article will not teach you how to hide your acne, it will however teach you how to stop it from occurring by treating the root cause; bacterial infection. So, I will start with the most commonly overlooked triggers of acne; soap.
The first step in the process of treating your acne is to throw out your 'regular' soap, well maybe not completely. What I mean by this is, your face is far too delicate for a harsh soap, and most body soaps are very harsh. You should use a good facial cleanser instead, which is specifically designed for acne.
Next is something that you should not be doing as well. You should not be using rubbing alcohol on your face. It will kill bacteria, but it will also dry your skin out way too much. This will trigger the same reaction from your skin as regular soap; an over production of oil.
Next, you need to keep your hands off your face, which means not rubbing, picking, popping, plucking or whatever else you may be doing to pimples. This just makes things worse by spreading the infection to nearby skin.
The matter of popping zits needs to be explained a bit further; because acne is a bacterial skin infection, when you pop a zit, it spreads the infection to anything the fluid from the zit comes into contact with. This means that the skin underneath your zit will erupt next, and so on.
This is just a simple set of very basic advice; really it is all you need to know though in order to have acne free skin. Some people are allergic to certain chemicals, so pay special attention to this when you are purchasing any facial cleanser.
Most articles will focus on teaching you how to treat the symptoms of acne such as how best to hide it, or at best how to stop the pain. The reason none of these articles help you is because they are not treating the root cause of acne.
This article will not teach you how to hide your acne, it will however teach you how to stop it from occurring by treating the root cause; bacterial infection. So, I will start with the most commonly overlooked triggers of acne; soap.
The first step in the process of treating your acne is to throw out your 'regular' soap, well maybe not completely. What I mean by this is, your face is far too delicate for a harsh soap, and most body soaps are very harsh. You should use a good facial cleanser instead, which is specifically designed for acne.
Next is something that you should not be doing as well. You should not be using rubbing alcohol on your face. It will kill bacteria, but it will also dry your skin out way too much. This will trigger the same reaction from your skin as regular soap; an over production of oil.
Next, you need to keep your hands off your face, which means not rubbing, picking, popping, plucking or whatever else you may be doing to pimples. This just makes things worse by spreading the infection to nearby skin.
The matter of popping zits needs to be explained a bit further; because acne is a bacterial skin infection, when you pop a zit, it spreads the infection to anything the fluid from the zit comes into contact with. This means that the skin underneath your zit will erupt next, and so on.
This is just a simple set of very basic advice; really it is all you need to know though in order to have acne free skin. Some people are allergic to certain chemicals, so pay special attention to this when you are purchasing any facial cleanser.
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Andrew likes to research and write about best acne treatment exposed, he likes to focus on at home acne treatment.
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