Acne, papules & pimples - can you handle them?

In acne , the sebaceous gland that opens into the hair duct is the source of a very common skin vexation. The condition varies as mild to severe blemishes, of comedones, of papules, of pustules, of abscesses. These blemishes to sores are of greatest nuisance on the face, but distribution to the body is common. The usual time of notable presentation of acne is puberty. It strikes both boys and girls. I conjecture that going through life with only a pimple or two would place you two stardard deviations from the median incidence and, this then, would leave you as statistically biologically abnormal.

If then, teleologically, I am inclined to infer, the sebaceous gland presents a design problem for nature. The secretion is too thick for it to pass through the duct provided and the producing container breaks trying to force it through. The secretion forced into tissue outside the designed for containment is a chemical irritant causes inflamation. And, bacteria may invade the inflammed area secondarily. An attack on this problem by logic might go somewhat like this. It may be fruitful to control bacteria in/on the skin? Should this treatment be topical or systemic? If medication is used should it be used intermitently or continuously and what dosage is best? This latter question relates not only to antibiotics but to medications directed at changing glandular secretions and of skin cell maturation or metabolics. And, if a medication has a desired effect, does it also have a serious side effect? Even the physical act of face washing carries with it the afore mentioned precepts, how vigorous, how often, how long? From scrutiny of the literature let us declare as a dictum, acne is a multifaceted condition for which no single measure offers cure, and control of it may need a multifactored approach and moderation in every case. Optimal control may require experimentation without or with professional assistance. As a starter, the literature suggests a gentle face wash, a gentle soap, and gentle face drying twice daily, and I concur. The rationale is that comedones are too far below skin surface to be dislodged by washing and keeping the pore above it open is good. Why not wash more often? It is interpreted that too frequent washing will dry your skin too much, and washing and drying with vigour may irritate the skin and glands beneath. Now, one day in your life is not exactly like the other and you will not avoid a vigorous sport or work out because you only wet your face twice a day. You're in control of your acne, not the other way around. What should you eat? Eat fruits and vegetables, legumes and whole grains, that is, fibre added is good. (And for more ideas on this theme you might look at another site's view of what a best detox diet is.) Avoidance of high proportions of saturated fats and of refined sugar is encouraged for basic health reasons, and it is also favorable to acne control. I doubt that an occasional cocoa or chocolate would cause a problem, but, if you note any food associations that cause a problem, then, avoid such. Water is good for you, go with it instead of mostly pop. You should be able to find eating a pleasure and convenient, that means your pizza, chocolate and other junk food intake will be done with moderation.

Hormones? It is deemed that testosterone, the male hormone, is more of a problem than is estrogen, the female hormone, for aggravating acne. The sex hormones lie outside the pale of therapeutic manipulation for acne and you must take them as they are handed to you by nature.