Friday, November 13, 2009

What Needs to Be Known About Acne

By Thomas Crown

It is a topic that many of us don't want to discuss at all, it causes us embarrassment and can cause a person a great amount of social anxiety. This topic that is considered to be of great embarrassment is called acne. Acne is most commonly a problem that affects adults and teens almost alike.

The name Acne Vulgaris is the actual term that describes the shorter version, acne. Nevertheless, it can cause person a great deal of discomfort because of the frustration that comes trying to get rid of it. Acne is one concern for people having skin discomfort; however, a person can also suffer from pimples.

Acne can show up in the form of blackheads, whiteheads, cysts, pustules and nodules. All of these vary in terms of severity based upon a number of factors which also depend upon the type of acne that you're suffering from. Of the ones listed above blackheads are the least of our worries while cysts are worth calling home to mom about.

The most common genre of people affected by acne is teenagers. They are attacked by this medical issue due to an increase in hormone levels. Food can also affect the severity of break outs from acne. Although these break outs cause serious emotional trauma, teenagers can look forward to their twenties for some relief.

The next genre that is affected is women. During or around the time of menstruation, women suffer from an increase in hormonal levels. This can cause breakouts; they do tend to be less frequent as time goes on. Once a woman passes through menopause, the breakout will stop.

Acne treatments can be purchased over the counter. These are topical creams or washes that help to get rid of prevent breakouts. These treatments usually need to be used daily.

Besides the over the counter treatments there are several homemade ways to rid the unsightly pimples and are effective in treating most kinds of acne.

There is a cold cream method that can be made at home. Using homemade acne treatments can often save money by not buying products that do not work.

Although acne can be rather embarrassing to many people who are having issues dealing with it on a regular basis; however, there are remedies if we are smart in our decision making. It doesn't pay to spend your time online looking for treatments when the solution could be right in your kitchen pantry.

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