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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.
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What causes Acne,Spots and Blackheads? Causes of Acne,spots and Blackheads
Acne and Spots are an inflammatory reaction
to certain acids produced within the tiny pores which cover the face, forehead, neck, chest, arms, shoulders and back. This is due to an abnormal response to normal levels of the male hormone Testosterone. Both, men and women have this hormone circulating in the bloodstream. In the acne & spot sufferer normal levels of Testosterone can cause an abnormal response on the skin cells lining the neck of the hair follicle,leading to excessive production of an oily substance called Sebum. Dead skin cells, bacteria on the skin and sebum form a sticky mix causing blockage of the hair follicles (the pore through which hairs emerge on to the skin). Although spots are normally associated with teenagers and its appearance coincides with puberty, it can affect any one at any age and even though it is regarded as a self limiting condition, it can persist for years into adulthood, up to age 40 or 50 in some cases. If the inflammation and infection is severe and the spot is squeezed to remove any pus, this can lead to the pus entering deeper layers of the skin and cause permanent scarring and formation of cysts.Acne and Spots in a teenager can lead to severe emotional upset and often suicidal feelings, depression and silent suffering can set in. These factors often need addressing in addition to the treatment of the spots themselves.
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Highly active sebaceous glands
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 |
