Learn About Acne
At some stage in life, usually during the teenage years, pores begin to get clogged and bacteria form inside them, which results in acne. The red bumps associated with it are painful, and the white pimples are unsightly.
Our skin is the outermost layer of our body. The skin has pores in it that contain hair follicles. Below the hair follicles lie the sebaceous glands which secrete, “sebum”, oil for the skin and keep it flexible and not dry.
The natural process is for our skin to grow, and shed by either showering or rubbing. Or it may come off by itself. At the same time, sebum is being distributed around the skin and our hair continues to grow through the surface. But, sometimes bacteria get trapped deep down in the pores and mixes with the sebum. This clogs the pores and results in acne.
Sometimes, that acne will appear as a white bump with redness that contains dead skin, white blood cells, and bacteria. The pimple can also contain “pus”, and will form a pustule. Postule is derived from the word ‘pus.’ A postule develops when the follicle wall in the cell breaks, and the white cells rush in as a healing process.
Acne can also form as black heads, they are named for their color. Surprisingly, the black color that you notice isn’t from dirt. Instead, it’s where the sebum and dead skin cells have oxidized. Also, they become black when oxygen in the air causes a chemical reaction down in the pores of the skin.
All these types are referred to by the medical term ‘comedones.’ You can determine what type of comedone it is by observing if it is open or closed.
If your acne progresses, then it will take on one of these three forms. Here are the characteristics of each form. If the hair follicle breaks close to the surface, then you have a papule. They’re small, and don’t contain any pus. With a nodule, the break is at the base of the hair follicle, and there is a hard lump under the skin. A cyst is larger than a nodule, is soft, but painful.
I would venture to say that you are not here for a biology lesson, but are just looking for a way to effectively and affordably treat your problem as quick as possible. But, you now have an advantage because you are more knowledgeable about the problem, and will be able to tell if something is going to work for you. That way, you don’t spend money on stuff that doesn’t work.
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