Acne Cause

Tales and Myths on Acne

Like any things in this world acne also have an origin of how it suddenly pops out from your smooth and flawless skin, especially on your face. Actually, there are several stories, well of course, some of them were just myths, but some are also facts, about the causes of acne.

Some people declare that masturbation and sex can cause acne. Well, be glad! It is just a myth! During the 17^th century, elders used acne to scare people, especially the teenagers, from having premarital sex.

Over washing of the face or the skin is still healthy. This statement is a fallacy, an erroneous belief of overdoing something. Frequent washing that leads to over-washing irritates the skin. In addition, irritation can aggregate and worsen the acne problem. Besides, nothing that goes beyond moderation is good.

Well, those are the myths. But what is really the cause of acne and pimples?

Acne is a skin disorder or skin disease that is caused by the reaction and action of the hormone on the sebaceous glands or the oil glands. This action causes and leads to plugging the pores and the roots of lesions that we called pimples or zits. Although, acne can still be considered as medical serious problem like cancer or AIDS yet severe acne can lead to problems like skin scarring and psychological and emotional effects like losing of self-esteem and embarrassment.

A bacterium called Propionibacteria acnes or the P. Acne should be the one to blame why acne exists. Though, it is normally present in our skin but because of oily skin environment, it attracts the white blood corpuscles in the follicles which lead to the destruction of the said important skin structure. White blood corpuscles secrete enzymes, which destroy the follicle walls. Also, these bacteria aggregate the formation of fatty acids – triglyceride and cholesterol, which irritates the skin.

The true cause of acne is still on study. Specialists say that acne is a hereditary disease. It can be inherited from our parents; therefore, only prevention on its growth is the only thing that can be done.

During the puberty and adolescence years of a person, acne is very prevalent. This is due to the sudden changes in the level of some hormones in the body like the androgen and testosterone. These hormones increase the level of oil produced by the sebaceous glands or the oil glands and these give way to a permissive environment for the Propionibacteria acnes to grow and propagate.

Cosmetics too can cause acne. There are some chemicals that are being put into the cosmetics that can trigger acne. Some of them cause irritations in the skin; therefore, you should be careful in choosing your cosmetics. Of course, during the night, cosmetics should be cleansed out thoroughly because leaving it would not give skin a chance to breathe.

We should always take good care of the skin. Acne is one of the common skin diseases that can be prevented by a good and proper personal hygiene. Yes, it can be hereditary yet we can still do something in order to prevent its severity.