General information about acne, the main causes and ways to prevent it.

2. Acne occurs when the pores of
the skin become clogged,
inflamed, and sometimes
infected. The clogged pores
can result in blackheads,
whiteheads, or pimples.

4. Acne starts in the skin’s sebaceous gland.
These glands secrete an oily substance
called sebum. The sebum normally travels
through a tiny hair follicle from the gland to
the skin’s surface. Sometimes the sebum
becomes trapped, mixing with dead skin
cells and bacteria. This causes clogged
pores called comedones which are
blackheads that reach the skin surface.
Whiteheads are comedones that stay
beneath the surface. Small red bumps,
pimples, also develops.

6. A pimple is a small swelling in the
skin caused by a blockage of a
pore. Pimples are caused when
the sebaceous glands located at
the base of hair follicles become
overactive. The most vulnerable
parts of the body are face, chest,
back and shoulders.

7. Blackheads are little bumps
embedded into the pores of our
skin. The excess oil gets shut in the
pores resulting in a ball of
collected oil which when is
exposed to air, usually turns
yellowish or blackish color. The
most likely develop on people with
very oily skin.

18. Drink 10 glasses of water a day . If you
deprive your body of water, your body
will hydrate your skin from fluids within
your body including polluted liquids from
your internal organs

19. Eat more fruits ! Their high water content
will help give your skin more of a glow

20. Every 30 minutes apply an ice pack and
hold it there for 2 minutes. It will decrease
the swelling and redness and shrink the
inflammation and pain

21. Pressing and holding a tea bag or a cotton
ball with a drop of lemon juice for 5
minutes. It will reduce the swelling and
redness .

22. Open pores in face by applying warm
water or mild steam. Apply honey for a
few minutes. Wash with warm water,
then splash cold water to close the
pores.

23. Dab some toothpaste, not the gel kind,
before going to bed. It will dry up or
atleast shrink the pimple overnight.

24. Wash twice daily with mild soap. People
with oily skin must use water-based soap.

25. Stop drinking soft drinks ! Even though they
contain water, the carbonation of water
and sugar will dehydrate your body.

26. Stay away from food like french fries, pizza,
chocolate..etc. foods that are oily or
greasy can contribute to break outs.

28. Wash your skin daily with anti bacterial
cleanser to remove excess oil, sweat,
bacteria and make up. It helps to clean
the pores.

29. You can use pore treatment strips. They
help to clean pores and gunk from your
pores.

30. Change your pillow case atleast once a
week. Since your face is on it nightly,
your pillow cases can gather together
debris, oil and bacteria leading to
blackheads.

31. So now you know what is acne and
its preventions. As a woman, your
health concerns are unique as
your body. How you take care of
yourself has a huge impact on
your future, which can affect
everything. For this reason is
always suggested to keep skin
cleaned. Whatever is you put on
your face throughout the day, be
sure to take it off before going to
sleep !

32. OH one more
thing:
DON’T EVER PINCH,
SQUEEZE OR PICK
AT A PIMPLE !