Almost everyone experiences acne in some form or other during his or her teenage years.
While acne is the most common affliction among teenagers all over the world, it does not affect everyone in the same way.
Some merely experience a few minor outbreaks of pimples on face, while others are plagued with constantly blemished skin throughout their teenage years.
Acne can be a horribly traumatic and embarrassing experience, with facial acne being perhaps the most embarrassing as there is no way to conceal it.
Due to the cruelty of their peers who tend to mock them about the condition of their skin, many teenagers are very self-conscious about the appearance of their skin.
They try any form of acne remedy they can find.
There are a variety of remedies and acne advice available out there, but do any of them work? Everyone seems to have their own snippet of advice and very often, it tends to be conflicting.
One person will claim that chocolate causes acne while another says it doesn't.
Is there any certain cure for acne or are you forced to wait for it to disappear on its own? Many people choose to visit a medical practitioner who specials in treating skin conditions (i.
e.
a dermatologist) for expert advice on treating their acne.
While any treatment a dermatologist recommends may work to some extent, they are normally very expensive and not everyone can afford their services.
If you are a young girl, it is possible to use oral contraceptives (birth control pills) to control acne breakouts on the skin.
However, while this method has some chance of success as these pills control certain hormonal levels, this is only really effective if you experience the majority of your breakouts around the time of your menstruation cycle.
Two of the most common of the acne myths that everyone hears are that exposing your skin to sunlight and eating healthily will cure acne.
However, these methods have only a minor temporary effect, if they have any effect at all.
Thus far, scientists have found no concrete proof linking the diet to the formation of acne or indeed to any successful treatment of acne.
While it is undeniable that zinc as well as vitamins A and B are an essential part of your diet as they help take care of your skin, they are not a cure for acne.
Exposing your skin to sunlight may put a temporary halt to the formation of acne as it dries your skin; it is just that - temporary.
Prolonged exposure to the sun's harsh ultra violet rays also present a far worse and more dangerous threat to your skin - that of skin cancer.
Acne has also been attributed to poor hygiene, which has caused many teenagers to scrub furiously at their skin every chance they get with harsh soaps.
All this does is damage your skin further and lead to increased outbreaks as the acne spreads.
It is only necessary to wash your skin gently twice a day with a mild soap to remove dead cells and bacteria from your skin.
There are a variety of acne remedies available over the counter which claim to either relieve the symptoms of acne or else totally cure it.
While some of these products, particularly the ones containing salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide may have some efficacy, they are as a whole extremely expensive, and depending on the degree of acne, may have no effect whatsoever.
As this article has shown, many of the so-called acne treatments are either largely worthless, ridiculously expensive or they have no effect at all unless it is that of worsening your acne.
While acne is the most common affliction among teenagers all over the world, it does not affect everyone in the same way.
Some merely experience a few minor outbreaks of pimples on face, while others are plagued with constantly blemished skin throughout their teenage years.
Acne can be a horribly traumatic and embarrassing experience, with facial acne being perhaps the most embarrassing as there is no way to conceal it.
Due to the cruelty of their peers who tend to mock them about the condition of their skin, many teenagers are very self-conscious about the appearance of their skin.
They try any form of acne remedy they can find.
There are a variety of remedies and acne advice available out there, but do any of them work? Everyone seems to have their own snippet of advice and very often, it tends to be conflicting.
One person will claim that chocolate causes acne while another says it doesn't.
Is there any certain cure for acne or are you forced to wait for it to disappear on its own? Many people choose to visit a medical practitioner who specials in treating skin conditions (i.
e.
a dermatologist) for expert advice on treating their acne.
While any treatment a dermatologist recommends may work to some extent, they are normally very expensive and not everyone can afford their services.
If you are a young girl, it is possible to use oral contraceptives (birth control pills) to control acne breakouts on the skin.
However, while this method has some chance of success as these pills control certain hormonal levels, this is only really effective if you experience the majority of your breakouts around the time of your menstruation cycle.
Two of the most common of the acne myths that everyone hears are that exposing your skin to sunlight and eating healthily will cure acne.
However, these methods have only a minor temporary effect, if they have any effect at all.
Thus far, scientists have found no concrete proof linking the diet to the formation of acne or indeed to any successful treatment of acne.
While it is undeniable that zinc as well as vitamins A and B are an essential part of your diet as they help take care of your skin, they are not a cure for acne.
Exposing your skin to sunlight may put a temporary halt to the formation of acne as it dries your skin; it is just that - temporary.
Prolonged exposure to the sun's harsh ultra violet rays also present a far worse and more dangerous threat to your skin - that of skin cancer.
Acne has also been attributed to poor hygiene, which has caused many teenagers to scrub furiously at their skin every chance they get with harsh soaps.
All this does is damage your skin further and lead to increased outbreaks as the acne spreads.
It is only necessary to wash your skin gently twice a day with a mild soap to remove dead cells and bacteria from your skin.
There are a variety of acne remedies available over the counter which claim to either relieve the symptoms of acne or else totally cure it.
While some of these products, particularly the ones containing salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide may have some efficacy, they are as a whole extremely expensive, and depending on the degree of acne, may have no effect whatsoever.
As this article has shown, many of the so-called acne treatments are either largely worthless, ridiculously expensive or they have no effect at all unless it is that of worsening your acne.
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