Acne

What is Bacne?

April 17, 2009 by Acne Care  
Filed under Acne Help

Bacne is also known as back or body acne.  Bacne normally appears on the following areas: back, upper arms and buttocks.  And it can come in four different forms; pimples, blackheads, pustules, and cysts.

Can I get Bacne?
Bacne seems to be more prevalent in men than it is in women.  Some women have reported having a breakout of bacne after a hard workout and then going to bed without getting a shower. You may be asking yourself, how you get this form of acne?

Bacne normally starts to appear when puberty begins and your sebaceous glands start producing sebum.  Sebum is oil that only a mammal’s skin can produce.  The body produces sebum to create a waterproofing layer on the skin and hair.

The Sebaceous glands go into overdrive when puberty hits, which is why teenagers typically have more problems with bacne/acne than adults.  The extra sebum can create oily hair/skin, acne, and odors.

It is a common misconception that acne or bacne are caused by stress, fatty/oily foods, excessive sweating, wearing tight clothes or even genetics.  However, it is believed by scientists that this does not cause acne, but can intensify it.

What exactly are the different forms of Bacne?
Pimples are simply skin lesions or inflammation caused by a pore being clogged or infected.  Normally pimples occur when there is a surge of hormones in your body.  For men it is around puberty and for women it is around the menstrual cycle.  Pimples normally appear after a blackhead has become infected.

Blackheads are simply a black or yellowish colored “plug” on the surface of your skin.  Blackheads are caused by a buildup of keratin and sebum in the pore.  Why does it turn black or brown?  Because, the blocked pore is becoming oxidized.  This happens when oxygen molecules touch the blocked pore, the same thing happens to an apple when it is left sit out.

A pustule is a lesion that is filled with puss.  Pustules are most commonly found on the face, shoulders, back, breastbone, armpit, and groin areas.  It is said that a pustule is a sign of a bacterial infection.  The puss is formed because white blood cells are flocking to the area trying to fight an infection.

A cyst is a hard, sack like structure is foreign to the original tissue.  Cysts can occur in anyone, at anytime.  The sack of the cyst contains a semi solid liquid that can be under the skin and undetectable, or grow so large that it pushes it surroundings out of the way.

Does the sebaceous gland cause any disorders?
Sebaceous hyperplasia is simply the enlargement of oil cells in your skin.  It is normally a skin or yellowish colored bump, forming on the forehead and nose areas.

There are two types of acne: non-inflammatory and inflammatory.  Non-inflammatory acne is when a white head or blackhead form.  A whitehead is formed when the excess skin cells and oil stay trapped below the skin, and a blackhead is formed when the pore opens and the oils oxidize.  Inflammatory acne occurs when the follicle wall ruptures and forms a papule or a pustule.  A papule occurs when the white blood cells rush the follicle wall and the skin becomes inflamed.  A pustule forms days after the papule when the white blood cells have their way to the skins surface.

Keratosis pilaris occurs when there is an excess accumulation of keratin in your skin follicles.  This creates small red bumps on the surface of the skin.  This is also known chicken skin.

Detox For Acne

April 14, 2009 by Acne Care  
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Getting rid of acne might seem like something you’d do with lots of cleansers and topical medications, but that’s not always the case. These things can certainly help, but they don’t get at the root of the problem, which is that acne is often caused by toxins within the body. The surface of the skin is one of the places where these toxins try to come out if they have backed up in the blood stream and in the body. With that being the case, one of the best things that you can do to combat acne is to detoxify the rest of your body, which includes cleansing the bowels.

Your colon is responsible for the removal of waste products, but if it doesn’t do its job some of that waste remains, and that can lead to toxic problems within the body. Usually these aren’t serious in the form of causing dangerous health problems, but they can make people feel lethargic and can certainly lead to bad skin. With that being the case, it’s much better for your skin and for the rest of your body as well to have your entire digestive system working properly. It’s helps to avoid many different types of problems.

Detoxing for acne can be a little difficult, especially for someone who isn’t used to a detox diet, but it is well worth it to clear up your skin and feel better overall. When you use a detox diet you eat things that you wouldn’t normally eat a lot of like fiber, fruits, and vegetables, and you mostly avoid caffeine, red meat, and dairy, as well as things like nicotine. Detoxing shouldn’t be done if you take medication (including birth control pills) without talking to your doctor first. You also should check with your doctor if you have any medical conditions, even if you don’t need to take medication for them. It’s important that you make sure your health won’t be compromised due to the detox diet.

This doesn’t often happen, but it’s always better to be safe than sorry where your health is concerned. Clearing up acne can be important, but not as important as overall health. When you detox your body, be sure to follow the instructions for how to do it carefully so that you don’t do it for too long or eat the wrong things that might slow the process down. Most detox diets are two weeks are less, too, so you may want to steer clear of options that go on for much longer than that.

Superfoods For Acne

April 10, 2009 by Acne Care  
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Acne can be very frustrating, and an embarrassing problem. There are, though, four superfoods that you can use in order to combat it: garlic, ginger, carrots, and papaya. These are some of the best choices in the reduction of a person’s acne. Not everyone thinks that diet really plays a role in acne, but studies have shown that it really does. There are bad things that you can eat and good things that you can eat, and some foods are mostly neutral. Diet has so much to do with various aspects of a person’s life, that it’s almost silly to think that a person’s skin wouldn’t be affected by what they are eating.

If you want to clear up acne, though, you don’t have to eat the four superfoods above exclusively. They are just good to put into your diet. The main thing, however, is that you are eating a healthy and balanced diet overall. People who do that generally have better skin tone and fewer breakouts than people who eat a lot of sugar and junk food. That chocolate might not be bad for you per se, but the sugar that you’re getting all the time isn’t a good choice for your skin and for the rest of your body, either.

If you pay attention to your diet and include the superfoods in it, you’ll have a much better chance of seeing your acne clear up and seeing your skin look better overall. That’s something that every acne sufferer wants. If they say that they don’t care about their acne they are likely not being truthful, because people care about their appearance and how others perceive them. They are seen much differently with clear skin than they are with acne, and that can make all the difference in all types of situations from relationships to jobs.

Having a healthy body and healthy skin can take a person far in life, largely by boosting self-esteem, which shows in interactions with other people. If you’re looking to clear up acne and keep it away, adding the superfoods to your diet in moderation and eating healthier in general can go a long way toward that. Plus, you’ll get all of the other benefits that these superfoods offer, because they aren’t just good for acne. They work with other systems of the body, too, in order to make people healthier and give them a chance at longer, happier lives.

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