BEAUTY
Face facts: Acne
“Mirror, mirror on the wall,
who is the fairest of us
all?”…and then you can stop
there, because there are a
few visitors on your face
and you really don’t know
what to do about them
? (Maybe you do!) Here are
some face facts on the not
so favourite face fact:
ACNE!
What is Acne?
Acne, medically known as Acne
Vulgaris, is a skin disease that
involves the oil glands at the base
of hair follicles. It commonly
occurs during puberty when the
sebaceous (oil) glands come to
life - the glands are stimulated by
male hormones produced by the
adrenal glands of both males and
females.
In humans, pimples tend to
appear on the face, back,
chest, shoulders and neck.
What are the causes acne?
Skin cells, sebum and hair
can clump together into a
plug, this plug gets infected
with bacteria, resulting in a
swelling. A pimple starts to
develop when the plug
begins to break down.
There is not one cause for acne,
but here are the different factors:
There are various types of
pimples:
a) Heredity
b) Food
c) Dirt
d) Stress
e) Pressure
f) Drugs
g) Cosmetics
i. Whiteheads - remain
under the skin and are very
small.
ii. Blackheads - clearly
visible, they are black and
appear on the surface of the
skin. Remember that a
Groove Magazine Zimbabwe
blackhead is not caused by
dirt. Scrubbing your face
vigorously when you see
blackheads will not help.
iii. Papules - visible on the
surface of the skin. They are
small bumps, usually pink.
iv. Pustules - clearly visible
on the surface of the skin.
They are red at their base
and have pus at the top.
v. Nobules - clearly visible
on the surface of the skin.
They are large, solid
pimples. They are painful
and are embedded deep in
the skin.
vi. Cysts - clearly visible on
the surface of the skin. They
are painful, and are filled
with pus. Cysts can easily
cause scars.
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