What is Acne

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What is Acne?

Executive Summary about  Definition of Acne by Lesley P Tanner & Farah Lee

Acne is a one of famous skin problems which occurs when oil and dead skin cells become trapped within a hair follicle, creating a plug within the pore. Zits, blackheads, whiteheads and pimples are other famous terms used for acne.It also occurs due to the overproduction of oil by the oil glands of the skin

According to the American Academy of Dermatology, acne is the number 1 skin disorder in the United States. It affects more than 60 million American, most of whom are between the ages of 11 and 25, although it can affect people of any age.

Acne usually occur on the face. But it is also can be found in arms, back, shoulders, chest, and buttocks. When severe, acne can lead to serious and permanent scarring. Even less severe cases can lead to scarring.

What Causes Acne? Three Primary Factors

There are proven and effective treatments for acne which are simple, inexpensive, and natural. Acne is caused by three main factors. The first factor is an imbalance of your hormones. Hormones helps your body to communicate between its organs. Testosterone is a hormone which communicates with your sebum oil glands and has a direct impact on how much sebum oil these glands can produce at any time.

Normally when your hormones are in balance, the sebum oil glands produce just the right amount of oil to keep your skin moist and elastic. We all know that teenagers go through significant hormonal changes and therefore tend to have big acne problems during this time. This combination creates acne, zits, pimples, blackheads, etc. with the inflammation and redness. However the bacteria will continue to return as long as this combination of toxins and excess sebum oil exist.

Well the third factor plays a primary role here. That is genetic sensitivity of the sebum gland to hormonal imbalance. Other people unfortunately are extremely sensitive to these kinds of changes and secrete excessive levels of sebum oil when things get out of balance. Even if you have hormonal imbalance and have a lot of toxin build up in your system, as long as your oil glands don’t react strongly to hormonal imbalances, you won’t produce excessive sebum oil and will be fortunate enough to have very clear skin.

But for most of us who suffer with acne, we have sensitive oil glands. So to effectively treat our acne, we need to properly address the first two factors.