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If Only My Acne Would Go Away

Acne can be one of those little irritants and a major cause for loss of self esteem and self worth for youth as well as adults.  While it can occur at any age, it is frequently during your years as a teenager that acne is one of the most frustrating problems you face.

As a teenager, I personally battled acne.  I didn’t know what caused it and there were all kinds of ideas about chocolate being the cause, or too much stress, or eating foods with preservatives, sweating from exercise, etc.  There are probably hundreds of wrong statements about what causes acne and just as many home remedies that don’t help to cure acne at all.

Acne is caused by excessive oil on your skin that traps dirt and clogs your pores. If not cleaned out, it will ultimately end in an infection, which produces the pimple with its redness and swelling.  A blackhead is simply a pore that has been partially plug by oils or dead skin but still is mostly open and hasn’t developed an infection.

The most beneficial acne treatment is probably your ability to control the body oils that you have on your face, neck and shoulders. As a teenager, the increased amount of hormones are the cause of some of this excessive oil on your skin and in your hair.  So you should be sure to keep your hair and skin as clean as possible to help reduce the amount of oil you have around your face and shoulders. 

As a teenager, I had very oily hair and had acne on my shoulders. I tried many things and even had sought doctors help, but what finally helped to get it under control was a shorter haircut and making sure it was washed at least once a day. I also made sure to try to keep my face clean by washing with mild soap and water.

If you do have acne, you should try not to pick at and pop your pimples. While you might think this would help to get rid of the ‘infection’, what actuall happens is that you end up spreading the infection to other pores in your skin and pushing the infection in that pore even deeper in. 

You should also remember that acne can also be caused by some medications. So, if you’re taking the correct steps to control your bodily oils and it still hasn’t worked, medications may be the cause.  Be sure to ask your family doctor as he can determine the side effects of your medication and make any necessary adjustments.

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