Acne is very disturbing appearance, from the redness of the skin until the appearance of scarring acne scars.
1. Excess oil production
2. Exfoliation of dead skin cells that causes irritation of the hair follicle
3. Bacteria which breed
Acne occurs when hair follicles blocked by oil and dead skin cells.
Each follicle is connected to sebaceous glands. These sebaceous glands release an oily substance called sebum to lubricate the hair and skin.
Sebum normally move along the hair shaft and then out through the opening of the hair follicles on the skin surface. If the body produces sebum and dead skin cells excessively, then they will merge to form a smooth blockages in hair follicles.
This blockage can cause the follicle wall stand out, and produces a closed blackheads or whiteheads. Could be a blockage is open to the surface of the skin and become black so that it becomes an open comedones or blackheads.
Acne grow into red spots with white in the middle that develop when blocked hair follicles become inflamed or infected. Obstruction and inflammation can develop deep into the hair follicle and produce a bump on the surface of the skin called cysts (cyst).
Too coarse facial scrub or clean your face with soap or harsh chemicals that can irritate skin and make acne worse.
To prevent the appearance of acne that is required is: clean the skin regularly to remove excess oil and dead skin cells.
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