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About Oily Skin and Acne>
If your skin looks shiny and feels greasy and sticky, you have oily skin.You will find that within a few hours of cleansing, the greasy feel returns. Use a magnifying glass to observe the skin. You will notice that the pores on your skin appear large and crater-like and the skin looks coarse.
produce excessive amounts of an oily substance called sebum. It flows up the follicle to the skin surface to moisturize and maintain its condition.
Acne and Spots are caused by "clogged up pores"(MICROCOMEDONES).
The pores being the sebaceous duct and hair follicle. Clogged up pores full of sebum, dead skin cells and bacteria are an ideal combination for an inflammatory reaction that leads to spots.
Blackheads (open comedones) and whiteheads (closed comedones) are formed due to inflammatory action of fatty acids-chemicals that are made by the action of bacteria on the sebum and dead skin cell plugs in the clogged up pores. These fatty acids cause inflammation and enlargement of the pore, leading to what we call a pimple-a nasty looking, reddish, inflamed "zit" or pimple.
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The plugged pore(or a MICROCOMEDONE)
The plugged pore is occlusive and leads down to the hair follicle. Lack of oxygen causes accumulation of stagnant sebum which encourages the proliferation of anaerobic bacteria, especially the species Propioni Bacterium Acnes, Staphylococcus Albus and Corynebacterium Acnes. Despite the blockage, glands in the skin carry on producing sebum oil, resulting in a swelling behind the blockage which causes a white head spot, or a blackhead if the sebum is mixed with the skin pigment melanin and exposed to air but still stuck in the pore.
These bacteria produce enzymes which convert Sebum to fatty acids. The acids cause further irritation which results in hyperkeratinization(scarring) and inflammation.
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How to get rid of Acne and Spots:
PREVENT the formation of the MICROCOMEDONE by keeping the PORES open
Keeping the production of sebum to a minimum.
Removal of plugs from the pores and therefore preventing the cascade of inflammatory reactions that take place and lead to spots.
Destroying the bacteria that cause fatty acid production from plugs made of Sebum and dead skin cells within the pores.
Acne is best treated and prevented by addressing ALL the factors that lead to the formation of lesions. Therefore it is logical to combine treatment with products that address different causative factors(sebum,bacteria,dead skin). The action of each preparation will be ADDITIVE and lead to a more effective and faster result than can be achieved by a single product alone. It is usual to apply one product in the morning and a different one in the evening. However there are also products available that contain TWO of the active agents in the one application.All sufferers want instant results.You can help yourself by using this technique.
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How to best treat and prevent Acne.
Add Devina`s choice to your skin care regime
Acne is best treated and prevented by addressing ALL the factors that lead to the formation of lesions. Therefore it is logical to combine treatment with products that address different causative factors(sebum, bacteria, dead skin). The action of each preparation will be ADDITIVE and lead to a more effective and faster result than can be achieved by a single product alone. It is usual to apply one product in the morning and a different one in the evening. However there are also products available that contain TWO of the active agents in the one application. All sufferers want instant results. You can help yourself by using this technique.
Complement, augment and enhance your existing acne treatment by taking advantage of the fact that by adding a product that addresses a different causative factor to your regime will enhance the existing treatment synergistically (An additive action) by producing FASTER and more EFFECTIVE results. Add DEVINA`S CHOICE peel-off face and body mask to your existing medical treatment for acne to enhance its effects. back to top |
