Women and Acne

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Do you have acne? Find helpful remedies to get rid of them.

Women and Acne

So you have an acne and your face is like a war zone? According to Dr. Peter Pochi, M.D., professor of dermatology at Boston University School of Medicine, acne is a condition where the pores of the skin become clogged and the person gets inflamed and noninflamed lesions.

Contrary to beliefs that you can get acne from eating too much of chocolates. Acne occurs mostly in adolescent years, but also can be visible during middle age and in later years. What it takes to have an acne and how to avoid them. "Acne is genetic; it tends to run in the families" says Dr. James Fulton, Jr. M.D, a dermatoligist and Founder of Acne Research Institute in California. He further adds that if both parents had acne, three out of four of your brothers and sisters will get it too. Other factors that contributes to the outbreak of an acne are stress, sun exposure, seasonal changes, certain types of make-up, and taking birth control. With these, women are more prone of getting acne who are stress with work and domestic challenges, wears make-up most of the time and some takes birth control at times.

Here are some helpful remedies tips for an acne outbreak :

Wearing Make-up. Avoid an oil-based make up that adds up acne which contains fatty acids. Use a non-oil based make -up instead. It is also advisable to read labels of your make-up and avoid ingredients such as contain lanolins, isopropyl myristate, sodium lauryl sulfate, laureth-4, and D & C red dyes that can irritate your skin. Do not forget the basics, make sure that you thoroughly wash off your make-up before going to bed.

Caution to birth control pills. Some women may have taking birth control pills, but if you are prone to acne, check pills such as Ovral, Loestrin, Norlestrin, and Norinyl which can aggravate acne.

Protect your face from sun. Staying out of the sun especially during acne medications, there are some medications that might have an adverse effect when exposed to sun.

When treating your acne. Aside from sun exposure, make it habit to cleanse your skin well before putting acne medications. Taking two medications should also be avoided, consult your dermatologist before getting other medications other than prescribed.

Acne can be very irritating to see in the mirror, but we can have hope from proper treatment and maintaining our skin clean well.