Acne is not just a teenage problem. The causes of acne in women. Acne Problem in Adults: Expert Opinion Face Problems Acne Treatment

Partly. Acne does disappear with age, but not everyone. There are people who constantly suffer from unpleasant rashes on the face and all over the body. Moreover, their problem not only does not disappear over time, but is aggravated with even greater force.

It is especially bad for those who have ill-fated acne on the face. After all, for example, a rash on the shoulders, on the back and even on the chest is a problem that can be, if not solved, then at least covered with clothes. You won't be able to wrap your face with rags.

Acne on the face. Causes

In order for the approach to solving this problem to be as effective as possible, it is necessary to find out why acne occurs. Here is a list of the main factors by which acne (acne disease) appears not only in adolescents, but also in adults:

alcohol, smoking or drug abuse;

adolescence with concomitant hormonal activity;

the use of cosmetics that are not suitable for this type of skin;

unhealthy diet (for example, eating foods containing GMOs);

the emergence of constant stressful situations.

The above are, perhaps, the main provocateurs of hated acne on the face and the whole human body. Accordingly, in order to minimize acne on the face, you need to change your lifestyle for the better.

Proper nutrition is the key to health and beauty!

A healthy diet is the first step towards health, while an unhealthy diet has a direct impact on a person's appearance. The fact is that the substances contained in food, after eating, enter the bloodstream, taking a direct part in metabolism. This, in turn, either benefits the person, or manifests itself in the form of permanent acne and, to be honest, in the form of new fat deposits on the sides. But that is another story.

Visit to the doctor

If it is not possible to adjust your menu on your own, you need to consult a dietitian who will help you create an individual diet. The doctor will advise you to exclude (or minimize) spicy and fatty foods, sweets, alcohol and coffee. Who knows, maybe this is what causes acne on the face.

Calm, only calm!

It is important to understand that any stressful situation does not pass without leaving a trace for the human body. In particular, this affects the skin: its color becomes unhealthy, wrinkles and acne appear. There are many problems, and they arise all the time. Nevertheless, you need to pull yourself together and calm down. Stress destroys not only nerve cells, but also the face!

You should treat problems with endless optimism and, most importantly, with healthy self-irony. You should not lose heart and "bury" your sense of humor, because a smile is often a more effective "medicine" in the fight against acne than various hormonal creams with targeted action.

Girls and women are constantly surrounded by some kind of tubes, jars, pencils, shadows. Perhaps the reason for the hated acne on the face is hidden precisely in the incorrectly selected cosmetics. To solve this problem, you need to make an appointment with a beautician. He will help to determine the type of skin and select the optimal cosmetics that will not make it oily, clog pores and, accordingly, cause an allergic reaction in the form of acne.

How else to get rid of acne on the face?

It is necessary to accustom yourself to wash in the morning without soap, and in the evening - with soap and with a special mild agent that does not dry out the skin.

Use a homemade facial scrub once a week. It can be purchased both in the cosmetic department and in your kitchen: ground coffee or soda is an excellent scrub. Before applying it, the face must be steamed well. It will allow clogged pores to open up, making it easy to cleanse your skin. If the skin on the face is very inflamed, then you need to forget about the scrub for a while.

Drink as much water as possible (not soda, beer, cocktails). The fact is that it is water that removes various toxins from the body, decay products and other toxins that shamelessly litter the human body.

Teenage boys with acne need to shave more often. Razor blades can injure the top layer of the skin, which can wipe away dirt and other deposits, and open up pores and saturate them with moisture.

In a healthy body healthy mind!

It is not for nothing that they say that a healthy mind exists only in a healthy body. To get rid of acne on the face, you must try to rid yourself of bad habits (smoking, alcohol, unhealthy diet), or at least minimize them. If possible, you should go in for sports, for example, regular jogging in the fresh air, swimming, yoga.

Dos and Don'ts to Fight Acne

You can't squeeze them out! This must be forgotten once and for all. Such radical methods of removing acne on the face and on the body are fraught with the risk of additional infection under the skin and into the bloodstream, which can provoke more serious inflammation, scarring and scarring, and in some cases, death from blood poisoning.

Prophylaxis

In order to prevent new acne breakouts, it is recommended that you regularly clean your skin with a professional beautician. If you want to do this at home, then you need to do it carefully, following all the recommendations and, of course, sterility. Otherwise, it can happen that just one pimple, carelessly squeezed out at home, becomes a hotbed of quite serious problems.

Acne is one of the most common skin diseases that almost everyone has encountered at different times in their lives. In medicine, acne is designated by the term "acne", which in translation from ancient Greek means "edge". It is noteworthy that this disease has a very long medical history. Back in the sixth century AD, acne was mentioned in his writings by Aetius Amides, who served as a doctor under Justinian I. This ancient healer understood acne as a certain process in the body, culminating in a breakthrough of the skin, accompanied by the release of certain substances that were harmful to the body ...

Interestingly, acne in modern medicine has a similar designation. Although the origin of this pathology is not fully understood, under acne, doctors now understand the removal of certain substances from the body through the skin, the removal of which cannot be handled by organs whose functions were originally intended for this.

The classification of acne is quite complex and ambiguous. The only division of acne, which is accepted by all doctors, is based on the nature of the course of acne: with or without inflammation. Acne, the development of which is not accompanied by an inflammatory process, is poorly allocated on the skin. In medical terminology, they are referred to as "comedones". The reason for their development lies in the blockage of the sebaceous gland or the mouth of the hair follicle with sebaceous plugs and dead epithelial cells.
Comedones are classified as open and closed. The first ones are the least dangerous. The pores on the skin are clogged with sebaceous inclusions from the outside, and the treatment of this type of acne consists mainly in the use of fairly simple cosmetic preparations to cleanse the skin.

Closed comedones or milia are pores that are clogged on the inside. They practically do not cause discomfort, but at the same time they are quite dangerous. The fact is that several pimples of this type, located close to each other, are able to combine and create a subcutaneous cavity, which can fill with pus. And this will result in a rather serious problem. Therefore, the solution to the problem with milia should be entrusted to a cosmetologist, since home attempts to get rid of such acne can result in infection and the development of inflammatory acne.

Inflammatory acne is quite clearly visualized due to the reddening of the skin around the pimple and its depletion, due to which the presence of purulent discharge is visible under it. In addition, inflammatory acne is painful to palpation. Quite often, acne with inflammation develops from non-inflammatory pimples after trying to squeeze them out on their own. That is why any acne is a rather serious problem and should be treated with extreme caution.

Inflammatory acne is divided into four subtypes:

papules are the classic red acne that occurs when comedones are infected. The papules do not have the classic white top, their treatment is often quite simple, and there are practically no consequences in the form of marks on the skin;
pustules - pimples with purulent filling with a characteristic white head. They can develop independently, but often arise from papules. The main danger of pustules is that the development of the inflammatory process as a result of untimely treatment, or an attempt to squeeze out such a pimple on its own, can cause the infection to enter the bloodstream;
nodes - the stage of development of papules. They are characterized by a fairly large area on the skin - up to several centimeters, as well as the presence of traces at the end of treatment: age spots or scars;
Cysts are the most serious type of acne, which is structured as a mass under the skin filled with pus. Cysts tend to merge with each other, which leads to the formation of large chains of skin lesions. Even a complete recovery from cysts will not reverse their effects. Significant marks remain on the skin.

In addition to this classification, acne is divided according to the type of origin:

hormonal acne manifests itself as the body's response to hormonal imbalances. Quite often, they are the result of taking certain medications, or they accompany the premenstrual period in women;
acne of a stressful type is the body's reaction to emotional stress;
acne caused by pathological thickening of the stratum corneum of the epidermis - hyperkeratosis;
acne from excessive skin hygiene, as a result of which the sebaceous layer, which has a protective function, is washed out and easier access to the pores of various infections;
acne in case of problems with the protective functions of the body.

Acne treatment

The key to successful acne treatment is to correctly identify the cause of their occurrence. Almost always, the effect of the use of anti-acne products will be only when the prerequisites for the development of acne are eliminated.

That is why acne is a rather complex reaction of the body, which should not be taken lightly. Even one pimple that causes you even the slightest concern is a reason to see a dermatologist. It is very likely that he will independently build the tactics of the necessary therapy, but quite often, with the development of acne, a comprehensive consultation is required. In particular, the patient can be sent to an allergist, gastroenterologist, nutritionist, infectious disease specialist, and only they will give a reliable answer about the causes of acne.

The use of different acne medications depends on the severity of the acne. There are several classifications for this indicator, but the most common is the division of acne into three stages:

easy,
average,
heavy.

Consider the treatment of each of the stages of acne development separately.

Treating mild acne

Mild acne is characterized by a small number of acne without inflammation. Mainly at this stage, acne is localized on the skin of the face. Treatment for mild acne consists of three groups of drugs:

retinoids for external use,
antibacterial drugs for external use,
azelaic acid preparations.

Retinoids

Retinoids are derived forms. The drugs of this group have been known in medicine for over a hundred years, when the importance of this vitamin for the skin was proved. Scientists have found that with a lack of vitamin A, a person develops follicular hyperkeratosis, which, as we have already indicated, is one of the main causes of acne. In addition to acne, medications of the retinoid group are actively used to treat other skin diseases. Thanks to them, the general condition of the skin improves, the manifestation of signs of aging decreases, pigment spots of various origins are removed.

The most popular retinoids are:

A drug	Price	Description
Retinoic ointment	from 490 rubles.	Ointment for acne on the face, which has antiseborrheic, anti-inflammatory and keratolytic effects. Activates skin regeneration processes.
Retasol	from 430 rub.	Transparent alcohol-glycol solution intended for external use. The action of Retasol is to slow down the growth of the epithelium in the ducts of the sebaceous glands. In addition, the drug has a positive effect on the intensity of skin tissue regeneration processes.
Differin	from 600 rubles	Acne cream Differin is a synthetic analogue of retinoic acid. The action of Differin is based on the weakening of intercellular connections in the epidermis and the acceleration of the process of keratinization of the skin tissue under the influence of the deposition of keratin cells.

Antibacterial drugs

For mild acne, antibacterial drugs are used for external use, mainly in the form of ointments, creams and gels. Their action is aimed at combating bacteria, which are quite often the cause of comedones. Most often, the following antibacterial agents are used to treat this stage of acne development:

A drug	Price	Description
Tetracycline ointment	from 115 rub.	This antibacterial drug is active against many pathogenic microorganisms. Its action is based on suppressing the growth and reproduction of bacteria, which is achieved by disrupting the relationship between the transport RNA and the ribosome. As a result, the mechanism of protein synthesis is inhibited.
Levomekol	from 40 rubles.	Combined preparation: antibiotic and immunostimulant. Levomekol's bacteriostatic is based on inhibition of the process of protein biosynthesis in a pathogenic microorganism. At the same time, purulent accumulations in acne do not reduce the antimicrobial effect of the drug.
Synthomycin ointment	from 45 rubles.	An antibacterial drug for external use that disrupts the process of protein synthesis in microbial cells. It contains novocaine, due to which it also has an analgesic effect.
Erythromycin ointment	from 89 rub.	Antibiotic of the macrolide group. It is used for individual contraindications to the use of antibacterial drugs of other groups. The disadvantages include the fairly rapid development of resistance to the drug of pathogenic microorganisms.
Baneocin	from 210 rubles.	Combined anti-microbial ointment for acne with synergistic effect. Possesses excellent tissue tolerance.

Azelaic acid preparations

Azelaic acid is one of the most popular acne treatments. Its action is aimed at reducing the production of fatty acids, which are one of the causes of acne. In addition, azelaic acid reduces the number of comedones, and also has anti-acne and depigmenting effects. The main drugs of azelaic acid are:

A drug	Price	Description
Azelaic acid	from 80 rubles	A classic anti-acne drug with a kerolytic, antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory effect. The action of the drug is based on slowing down the growth and division of the DNA of keratinocytes.
Azogel	from 210 rubles.	A drug for the treatment of papulopustular forms of mild to moderate acne. The effectiveness of the drug is due to the direct effect on follicular hyperkeratosis and antimicrobial action.
AcneStop	from 120 rubles.	The action of AcneStop is based on a decrease in the density of colonization of gram-positive anaerobic bacteria that cause acne. In addition, the use of the drug can reduce the level of free fatty acids in the lipids of the epidermis.
Azelex	from 360 rub.	The effectiveness of Azelex in the treatment of acne is due to a decrease in the production of fatty acids, as well as anti-acne and depigmentation effects.
Skinoren	from 550 rub.	Like other drugs of the azelaic acid group, Skinoren face cream has a good antimicrobial effect and affects the process of follicular hyperkeratosis. It has been shown to be effective against mild to moderate papules and pustules in randomized clinical trials.

Treatment for moderate acne

With the transition of acne to the middle stage of severity, the combination of drugs used for therapy changes as follows:

retinoids for external use,
antibiotics for internal use.

We examined the first group in the previous paragraph. With regard to antibiotics for internal use used in the treatment of acne, there are three groups of antibacterial agents used here:

tetracyclines,
macrolides,
lincosamides.

Antibiotics tetracyclines are distinguished by good fat solubility, due to which they quickly enter the sebaceous glands. For acne, tetracyclines are prescribed in minimal doses with a fairly long period of administration: up to two months. Their effect is aimed at blocking the production of bacterial enzymes. At the same time, they do not have a significant effect on the number of pathogenic microorganisms.

Macrolides in acne therapy are represented by two drugs: Erythromycin and Wilprafen. The first one is the only antibacterial drug used in acne that can be used during pregnancy. Macrolides are practically non-toxic drugs and therefore are considered the safest antibiotics.

Antibiotics of the lincosamide group are based on lincomycin, a natural antibiotic. Their mechanism of action is based on suppressing protein synthesis in bacterial cells. Lincosamides have good absorption, demonstrate resistance to hydrochloric acid in gastric juice, but are quite allergenic.
The main indications for oral antibiotics are:

the predominance of cystic and nodular acne;
an increase in the area of acne lesions;
lack of the expected effect from the use of drugs for external use.

Treating severe acne

At a severe stage, the number of acne on the body exceeds 40 units, while the area of their distribution affects almost the entire skin. Comedones are almost completely replaced by inflammatory acne, which can bleed, and purulent accumulations burst with the slightest physical impact on them. This stage of acne is considered a serious pathology that requires qualified treatment. Serious complications can develop without proper care.
Therapy for severe acne includes the use of retinoids and oral antibiotics. The first group of acne remedies in pharmacies is represented by the following names:

A drug	Price
Acnecutane	from 1220 rub.
Will erase	from 1290 rub.
Roacutan	from 2550 rub.

The action of retinoids for internal use is similar to the same group of drugs for external use, but their effectiveness is slightly higher. The high cost of these medicines is due to the fact that any of them is an effective remedy for acne on the face, even in the most serious manifestations, and such a high price in most cases is absolutely justified.

Non-drug acne treatment

Most dermatologists and cosmetologists agree that the use of drugs is only part of an effective acne therapy. An equally important role in this process is played by a correct lifestyle, as well as high-quality and regular skin hygiene.

fatty meat and smoked products,
mayonnaise and ketchup,
coffee and black tea,
carbonated drinks,
shop curds and curd products.

All of them load the organs of the excretory system: the liver, kidneys, adrenal glands and the excretion processes are shifted to the skin, which reacts to this by developing acne.
To avoid this, the above products can be replaced with white meat, jerky products, vegetables, green tea, natural juices and yoghurts, which will practically not affect the attractiveness and quality of the diet. If you make this type of food habitual for yourself, the body will quickly respond to this with beautiful skin, the absence of acne and an improvement in the general condition of the body, which will undoubtedly affect the quality of life.

As for the rules of skin care, they are, for the most part, simple and straightforward. First of all, you must always remember that attempts to squeeze out a pimple on their own quite often turn into an infection under the skin, which will result in acne flowing into a more complex stage of its course. Even with minimal skin lesions with acne, it is worth contacting a specialist who will qualitatively relieve you of this problem.

The next important step in skin care is proper hygiene. You need to wash with water at room temperature, using, if necessary, light products for the care of problem skin. Do not rub your skin with washcloths. Light hand movements will be enough. Also, you do not need to dry yourself after washing with a towel. Ideally, let the skin dry on its own.

The cosmetics used should be non-gummy, that is, not clogging the pores on the skin. To clean problem skin, it is useful to use cleansing wipes without aggressive components. In addition, it is worth protecting your skin from prolonged exposure to aggressive environmental factors: sun, frost, wind.
Together, all these activities will minimize the risk of developing acne, or overcome this problem with the least difficulty.

Oksana Petrunina, a cosmetologist at the Epilike network of aesthetic medicine clinics and Premium Aesthetics clinics of aesthetic medicine, explains why a comprehensive examination for acne is extremely important, and also destroys the main myths associated with acne treatment.

Olga Petrunina

Skin rashes, including acne, often indicate some kind of internal malfunction in the body. The appearance of acne in adolescence - from 12 to 19 years old - is considered a physiological norm. If acne continues to bother after 25, there is a clear hormonal imbalance (acne refers to hormone-dependent diseases). Acne rarely appears under the influence of external factors - this type of acne is called contact or cosmetic.

Who to contact if acne appears

Acne is a multifactorial disease. Therefore, here a cosmetologist or dermatologist works in close cooperation with an endocrinologist, gynecologist and even a neuropsychiatrist. Most often, it is the beautician that comes with the problem of acne. The appointment takes about an hour - the doctor must ask the patient about his lifestyle, bad habits, how he reacts to certain situations. At the stage of the initial consultation, one can already assume what internal problem acne is associated with, and refer to a doctor of another specialization for consultation. This interdisciplinary approach allows a systematic approach to acne treatment.

What tests need to be taken

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With acne, laboratory tests are not excluded. In particular, the clinic can take a culture from the skin of the face, which will not only determine the strains of bacteria inhabiting the skin, but also select antibiotics suitable for treating acne. A hormonal study, the so-called reproductive status, is definitely done (this test is done, as a rule, by women). An ultrasound of the thyroid gland and / or pelvic organs may be needed to make a diagnosis. For severe acne, an immunogram and sometimes a skin biopsy.

A comprehensive examination of acne is very important to identify the true cause of the problem. Let me give you an example from my own practice. A patient came to my appointment, who, with dry skin type, was all sprinkled with acne (papules, pustules). For two years, the girl struggled with acne as a cosmetic problem. Only after she passed the tests for hormones, it became obvious: her indicators of the hormone prolactin were 10 times overestimated. She was prescribed a tomography of the head, after which a pituitary tumor was found. The patient was prescribed hormonal therapy, after which the skin rashes disappeared.

How to cure acne

If a young owner of oily skin is faced with acne, it is important for her to consider the following: at a young age, sebum is largely composed of saturated fatty acids. At the same time, it reduces the amount of polyunsaturated fatty acids, which can reduce inflammation. With such an imbalance, the secretion of the sebaceous glands thickens, the protective properties of the skin, which are provided by the lipid mantle, decrease. In this case, the doctor will recommend removing from care all products that contain comedogenic substances: mineral and some vegetable oils (cocoa, shea, avocado, mango and others), and prescribe products with salicylic acid for cleansing.

Such care is completely unsuitable for dry, sensitive skin that is prone to acne. If a woman with this skin type follows the above tips, the skin condition will only worsen. Using products for oily problem skin, you can worsen the skin's immunity. For dry sensitive skin in home care, you need to use products that will nourish and moisturize it.

Top myths about acne treatment

Clay masks can help get rid of acne. Clay is an excellent absorbent - masks based on it can be used in case of excessive oily skin or increased sebum secretion in hot weather. But in case of acne worsening, using such a mask is not a good idea. Such masks are non-sterile and can cause microbial contamination of already damaged skin. And as a result, the problem will be even more aggravated.

The clearer the skin, the better. Often, people prone to acne suffer from a manic desire to constantly cleanse their skin, wash their face, and lubricate it with something. This obsession violates the natural protective properties of the skin and only leads to an exacerbation of the disease.

Squeezing pimples helps them heal quickly. By opening the site of inflammation in non-sterile conditions, you promote the spread of infection along the surface of the skin. It is not surprising that after such an execution, instead of one pimple, you may have five. By the way, the use of abrasive scrubs and now fashionable brushes for cleansing can lead to the same consequences.

Following a diet is effective in treating acne. The fact that nutrition has any effect on worsening acne has not yet been proven. Of course, with concomitant diseases that can manifest themselves in the form of acne on the face, you may be assigned an appropriate diet. But directly - provided that you are healthy - food cannot provoke the appearance of acne on the face.

Acne on a specific area of the face indicates problems with a specific internal organ. This myth is largely due to the fact that at the reception doctors pay great attention to changes in the skin, which in many respects make it possible to make a correct diagnosis. Skin diagnostics is very popular in oriental medicine. It uses maps of the human body, on which it is noted with what changes in the skin (including the appearance of acne) in certain areas are associated. But it should be noted: even the Chinese doctors themselves say that it is impossible to make a 100% diagnosis based on such cards. One can only hypothetically assume that there is a problem. At the same time, cosmetologists are well aware: the location of acne in the center of the face is more typical for adolescents, and along the periphery - for those over 25-30 years old.

A pimple is an inflammatory element. The inflammation process is associated with the sebaceous gland. When the outflow of sebum for some reason is disturbed, the ducts of the sebaceous glands become clogged, and propionbacteria acne (more recently they became known as Cutibacterium acnes) begin to multiply in them.

These microorganisms constantly live in human skin, but when the sebaceous gland ducts are blocked, an ideal environment for their reproduction is formed, since the bacteria that cause acne are anaerobes, that is, they do not need oxygen in the air to synthesize energy.

Some of the causes of acne - both internal and domestic - are reflected in the video.

As you can see, there are many reasons. Which ones "suit" you? Draw conclusions: what needs to be changed in the usual way of life.

Scientists have a lot of thoughts on this, here are some of the most studied factors that provoke a violation of the outflow of sebum and inflammation of the sebaceous glands.

Improper nutrition

The appearance of acne is blamed on flour, sweet, fatty - however, this trinity can be blamed for almost any health problem. Indeed, if you remove these foods from the diet, the skin will become noticeably cleaner.

Prevention of rashes includes a healthy, balanced diet and the presence of essential vitamins in the diet. In particular, vitamins A, C, group B. To compensate for the deficiency of nutrients, you can take them in tablets or capsules.

Illiterate care

Oily skin is especially prone to increased activity of the sebaceous glands. That is why she needs special care products. Cosmetics for other skin types will not work - it is not able to remove excess fat from the surface and moisturize in the right way. And hydration is necessary for the full functioning of all types of skin.

The ducts of the sebaceous glands are clogged with excess sebum, which mixes with dead cells of the epidermis, makeup particles, and everyday dirt. In this regard, when caring for oily skin, special emphasis should be placed on cleansing.

Obviously, touching your face with dirty hands or using unwashed makeup brushes can trigger acne.

Hormonal imbalance

It is he who explains the onset of acne in adolescence, when there is a powerful hormonal change. Acne is traditionally associated with an excess of male sex hormones (testosterone, dihydrotestosterone), which are abundant in the female body.

And if estrogens (female sex hormones) suppress the production of sebum, then androgens (male hormones), on the contrary, stimulate it. In addition, it is not so much the excess of androgens as the sensitivity of the receptors of the sebaceous glands to them. Therefore, at the same hormone level, one person will have acne and another will not.

Acne in a woman after 20-30 years is a reason to visit a gynecologist and endocrinologist.

Diseases

These are mainly problems with the gastrointestinal tract. In case of malfunctions in the work of digestion (including as a result of improper nutrition), the balance of microflora is disturbed. This also affects the condition of the skin.

Digestive disorders lead to an excess of toxins in the gastrointestinal tract, from where they enter the bloodstream and can negatively affect the condition of the skin, contributing to the occurrence of inflammation.

The reasons for the appearance of acne, both on the face and on any other parts of the body, are different, they can be immediately divided into two categories:

Appearance from the influence of external factors
Appearance from internal problems of the body

Acne is not only an unpleasant phenomenon, but also dangerous in some cases, especially if you start to squeeze them out. Therefore, the search for the real reason for their appearance must be treated with full responsibility. So let's put everything on the shelves.

Internal causes of acne

Changes in hormonal levels (youthful acne)

This is one of the most common causes of acne. Very often you can see young men and young girls, whose skin is simply dotted with pimples. Acne in adolescence is caused by a sharp increase in the production of androgens - steroid hormones. This causes a sharp increase in sebum production, which also becomes more viscous and denser. Thus, sebaceous plugs begin to form in the pores of the skin, forming youthful acne.

Acne with strong inflammatory processes is the result of the vital activity of propyne bacteria, which begin to multiply actively (after all, there is much more food than usual). The waste products of these microorganisms irritate the skin, and the pores become so clogged that they can not withstand the pressure and burst. The ruptures lead to severe inflammation and ulcers begin to form.

But you may notice that not all teens have acne. Many people do not know this problem at all, their skin is smooth and clean. In fact, there is a genetic predisposition to this problem. If one of the parents had acne in adolescence associated with hormonal imbalance, then the child will have such a problem. If both parents were susceptible to this unpleasant disease, then the child may have a serious form of teenage acne.

The solution to the problem of youthful acne

It all starts with proper nutrition. It is necessary to completely exclude fast food, sausages and all kinds of smoked meats from your diet. Drink the optimal amount of water to normalize metabolic processes and cleanse the body. Cleanse your skin regularly with natural products that not only cleanse your pores, but also reduce inflammation and repair your skin. Here we can recommend you a proven folk remedy for the skin - jojoba oil. We bring to your attention a review of the five best essential oils for acne - TOP 5 essential oils for acne.

Hormonal imbalance (in those over 30)

One of the causes of acne in middle-aged people is hormonal imbalance. This is due to a violation of the normal production of sex hormones.

In women, the cause of "hormonal" acne can be a disease such as polycystic ovary disease. Often, the appearance of acne in women is associated with menstruation. Also, acne can appear during pregnancy and as a result of an abortion.

In men, the cause is a problem with hormone production, often due to improper diet. Therefore, the first thing a man needs to do is to start eating right.

Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract

Unhealthy diet, abuse of fast food, smoked meats and fatty foods, a small amount in the diet of fiber and raw vegetables and fruits cause various diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. The main ones are gastritis, colitis, dysbiosis, cholelithiasis and others.

Slagging of the body

Here, several factors are to blame: dirty water, unhealthy diet, air (especially in megacities), synthetic medicines, and all this is aggravated by age, namely, the older, the more clogged our intestines, lymph and cells of the whole body. And acne in this case is just an indicator of the state of our body. The solution to the problem is to regularly cleanse the body in various ways.

Reduced immunity

Due to the weakened immune system, the natural microflora of the skin (bacteria and mites living on the skin) begins to "go beyond what is permitted" and multiplies uncontrollably, which causes various rashes and acne. Here, again, it is worth paying special attention to proper nutrition, and it is especially worth looking at improving the intestines. After all, the intestines and its beneficial microflora are the basis of good immunity. Therefore, we recommend that you cleanse the intestines in various ways and the immune system will always be at its best.

External causes of acne

Heat and high humidity

In the hot season and with high humidity, some people may have an aggravated acne problem due to the individual characteristics of the body. Therefore, if the problem is temporary, chronic, then it is worth monitoring the conditions under which acne begins to appear.

Cosmetics

While preening, women sometimes cause damage to their skin with all kinds of synthetic creams, powders, lotions, etc. Here, the best way out is to use proven natural and naturally not cheap cosmetic products.

Work with hazardous substances

Those people, whose professional activity is replete with contact with oil products, chlorine and other harmful substances, also run the risk of joining the ranks of people with problem skin. Acne and irritation is a natural result of frequent contact with toxic elements that clog pores and poison the body as a whole.

Popping acne

You have learned the most common causes of acne. Naturally, there are much more of them. The main thing is to take care of your body, and it will repay you with good health and good looks.