Fight Against Acne

Don't let yourself down just because you have acne. You are the same person; you have not changed, you have the same charm, the same qualities and the same reputation. Nothing changes because of acne. Ya, ofcourse your face may be patched up of or full of small pimples, blemishes, your arms and shoulders may have marks or may be covered with zits, but hey, its ok. I mean, it happens it happens to everyone.

Perhaps could be a little more in your case. It was the same with me. My skin is very oily, no matter how many times I wash my face, what cosmetics i apply, its always, always oily I must say and so more prone to acne and pimples. But even after so much I have ultimately found a way, a method to get rid of these nasty monsters.

I can very well understand your desperation to get rid of this. But hey! don't be let down, don't think only and only about acne because there are always many other things to worry about. I am saying so , does'nt mean, I can't help you get rid of acne. NO DEFINITELY NO.

I am saying so because, you can follow my guidelines, my methods, things that worked wonders for me and actually help your skin. Contant worrying will not solve the problem, but may actually aggravate the condition.

I used to spend lots of time surfing the net to find solutions to get rid of acne, and have tried many of these to find what actually works and what not. and thought to share these with people who actually need help. You don't need to run here and there looking for treatments as I have all possible ways and solutions here at one place.

ACNE AND SELF CONFIDENCE

People have a tendency to laugh at a person with acne feeling that “I don’t have this problem.” An anxiety or ‘Fetish’- which means that a subject of addiction or continuous attention or regard which makes a person irritated with the thought of acne develops due to this phenomenon. Two clinical forms of an acne fetish include excoriated acne and imagined acne.
1. Excoriated acne occurs when an acne patient continues to pick at or squeeze acne formations on their face, never allowing the skin to heal. This constant picking aggravates the acne condition and often times leaves severe scarring.
2. Imagined acne happens when a patient is convinced she has acne but in reality does not. This person may have one small pimple and blow the existence of the pimple out of proportion and view it as a severe case of acne.
Underlying both of these acne fetishes is the fear of being ugly, or dysmorphophobia. It's an easy psychological state to acquire in a society that increasingly places more value on superficial looks than personal traits.
Steps to combating an acne fetish include: Spending less time self-critiquing in front of the mirror; and embellishing your talents.
Even a hiatus from mirror visits may help an acne fetish. If you do look in the mirror, focus on elements of your face besides the zits. For instance, look at the color of your eyes or the size of your lips, without criticizing of course. You may have lovely eyelashes or the perfect eyebrows. Whenever you look in the mirror stop making negative judgments about yourself. If you do find yourself ridiculing yourself and wanting to burst a zit in a rushed desire for clear skin, just remind yourself that every zit that you prematurely pop may encourage the formation of 3 completely new zits.
Focus on your greatest assets as a person, or cultivate new skills. You may be an awesome guitar player or fabulous singer, give yourself recognition for your strengths. Do something that you've always wanted to do, but did not do because you felt having acne precludes you from this activity.
In the final analysis, healing an acne fetish starts with recognizing that this condition has serious medical repercussions. An acne fetish can debilitate one's self-esteem while encouraging needless facial scarring. If you think you have an acne fetish, you can get help from a qualified dermatologist, psychologists or just talk it over with some really cool and understanding friends.

ACNE: WHAT IT IS?

Acne vulgaris (the most common form of acne) is a chronic skin disease. It is the disease of the sebaceous gland which can be either inflammatory or non inflammatory. Usually severe forms of acne are inflammatory. Acne is most common in puberty; about 85% of teenagers suffer from this disease. Age group between 12-20 years is the most susceptible, but acne is not just restricted to adolescence, even adults between the age groups of 30 and 60 years are seen to suffer with acne.
Acne can manifest itself in either of the following forms:
Comedones (which are caused by blockade of pores)
Whiteheads
Blackheads
Pimples (zits)
Pustules
Nodules and cysts (more severe acne)
Acne rosacea is another form of acne which occurs mostly in adults and is more commonly observed in women. Other than these two forms of acne, there are some very severe forms of acne. These are:
Acne conglobata
Acne fulminans
Gram negative folliculitis
Nodulocystic acne
While there are many trigger factors that lead to acne, the most common reason is the over production of sebum or oil.
Sebaceous glands (oil producing glands) are present just beneath the surface of the skin. These glands produce sebum (or oil) which helps in moisturizing the skin and maintaining the softness of hair. These glands are located in each hair follicle under the skin and are found in large numbers on the face, back, chest, and shoulders. In certain circumstances the cells which are closer to the surface of the skin block the openings of these glands leading to accumulation of sebum under the skin surface. This leads to proliferation of bacteria that are already present in everyone and as such cause no harm. But this multiplication process of bacteria starts making the condition worse.
In certain conditions the production of sebum itself increases so much that it cannot be drained out through the pores efficiently. This excess sebum combines with the dead cells that are shred from the linings of the follicles and forms a plug, or comedo (or comedones), that blocks the pore, which is not usually seen.
In majority of cases the acne problem starts during puberty when the body starts producing large amounts of androgens (the male hormone). These androgens cause higher production of sebum, which in turn may lead to acne flare ups.