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Causes of Causes of acneacne

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Acne is caused by over Acne is caused by over activity of the sebaceous activity of the sebaceous glands that secrete oily glands that secrete oily substances on to your skinsubstances on to your skin

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The surface of your skin has The surface of your skin has lots of small sebaceous lots of small sebaceous glands just below the glands just below the surface. These glands make surface. These glands make sebum (a natural oil) that sebum (a natural oil) that keeps the skin smooth and keeps the skin smooth and supple.supple.


Tiny pores (holes in the Tiny pores (holes in the skin) allow the sebum to skin) allow the sebum to come to the surface of your come to the surface of your skin. Hairs also grow skin. Hairs also grow through these pores.through these pores.


The sebaceous glands of The sebaceous glands of people with acne are people with acne are especially sensitive to normal especially sensitive to normal blood levels of a hormone blood levels of a hormone called testosterone, found called testosterone, found naturally in both men and naturally in both men and women. women.


If you are prone to acne, If you are prone to acne, testosterone triggers the testosterone triggers the sebaceous glands to produce sebaceous glands to produce excess sebum. At the same excess sebum. At the same time, the dead skin cells lining time, the dead skin cells lining the openings of the hair follicles the openings of the hair follicles (the tubes that hold the hair) (the tubes that hold the hair) aren't shed properly and clog up aren't shed properly and clog up follicles.follicles.


The combination of these The combination of these two effects causes a build-two effects causes a build-up of oil in your hair follicles. up of oil in your hair follicles. This causes blackheads and This causes blackheads and whiteheads to form.whiteheads to form.


For some people, their acne For some people, their acne doesn't progress beyond doesn't progress beyond this stage.this stage.


However, in other people However, in other people the build-up of oil in the hair the build-up of oil in the hair follicles creates an ideal follicles creates an ideal environment for a environment for a bacterium called bacterium called Propionibacterium acne to Propionibacterium acne to grow.grow.


These bacteria usually live These bacteria usually live harmlessly on your skin but harmlessly on your skin but when the conditions are right, when the conditions are right, they grow. They feed off the they grow. They feed off the sebum and produce sebum and produce substances that cause an substances that cause an immune response. This immune response. This inflames the skin and creates inflames the skin and creates the redness associated with the redness associated with spots.spots.


In more severe In more severe inflammatory acne, cysts inflammatory acne, cysts develop beneath the skin's develop beneath the skin's surface. If these cysts surface. If these cysts rupture, the infection can rupture, the infection can spread. This can result in spread. This can result in scars.scars.


All types of acne — All types of acne — blackheads, whiteheads, blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, and cysts — develop pimples, and cysts — develop when pores in our skin when pores in our skin become clogged. The culprit is become clogged. The culprit is sebum an oil in our skinsebum an oil in our skin.


Our bodies make more sebum Our bodies make more sebum when our hormones surge. This is when our hormones surge. This is why teens get acne. This is why why teens get acne. This is why women often breakout before women often breakout before their periods. Since hormones their periods. Since hormones fluctuate in the years leading up fluctuate in the years leading up to menopause, many women in to menopause, many women in their 40s and 50s get acne.their 40s and 50s get acne.


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