Archive for March, 2009
Skin and acne
Prior to peering into the mirror to check out apparel, check out the skin you wear! It is the in thing today….Acne is not exclusive to girls or women. Boys and men too suffer from acme.
This tiny little thing can be absolutely devastating to one’s self-confidence. These are actually small pores in the skin, and they are connected to the oil glands which are found just under the skin. Normally, the oil glands secrete oil, which rises to the surface carrying dead skin cells.
If the level of the hormone androgen increases, more oil is produced and vice-versa! This oil is washed off. However, if there is a blockage in the follicle, then the oil with the dead skin cells remains trapped forming body acne. It is the face, back, chest and shoulders that are the worst affected because these are the places where the most oil glands are found.