Acne Prone Skin
Acne Prone Skin
Esthetics 2013
Ever since I was about 11, I've always had problems with acne. It used to be quite severe but the older I get the better it seems to be. I've tried probably hundreds of different products out there for acne and oily skin, and I probably have over 100 bottles of half used products. It sometimes confuses me why there are so many different products out there, but they all work differently and some just dont work at all. And how some 'amazing' products that 'work wonders' are the most damaging on your skin.
I still struggle with having oily skin and breakouts. Reading about it in class is really quite interesting because I can relate to a lot of it. I look at people differently now that I know of different skin disorders or nail disorders. Not in a bad way, but now that I know of all the different skin types and how to help, I analyze there skin while talking witht them. When I see people with severe acne or just acne in general I want to help and consult them, but I know I cant.
I did a lot of research online and found it interesting how ance is formed. When puberty hits, the body produces a high level of testosterone and androgen. These hormones stimulate sebaceous glands to enlarge and secrete more sebum. The sebum gets accumulated in the follicle, and moves up the hair shaft to the skin. A bacteria, know as Probionibacterium (please don't ask me how to pronounce that) acnes, live on the skin harmlessly but when an ideal environment is formed it grows. This bacteria grows in plugged follicles and feeds on sebum. So when the Sebum goes up the follicles, the bacteria mixes with sebum causing the hair follicles to get blocked. This blockage becomes a breading area for the bacteria, making acne. Acne usually stops forming in your early twenties, but sometimes it will last till your thirties. And what I thouhgt was really interesting was that many of
Esthetics 2013
Ever since I was about 11, I've always had problems with acne. It used to be quite severe but the older I get the better it seems to be. I've tried probably hundreds of different products out there for acne and oily skin, and I probably have over 100 bottles of half used products. It sometimes confuses me why there are so many different products out there, but they all work differently and some just dont work at all. And how some 'amazing' products that 'work wonders' are the most damaging on your skin.
I still struggle with having oily skin and breakouts. Reading about it in class is really quite interesting because I can relate to a lot of it. I look at people differently now that I know of different skin disorders or nail disorders. Not in a bad way, but now that I know of all the different skin types and how to help, I analyze there skin while talking witht them. When I see people with severe acne or just acne in general I want to help and consult them, but I know I cant.
I did a lot of research online and found it interesting how ance is formed. When puberty hits, the body produces a high level of testosterone and androgen. These hormones stimulate sebaceous glands to enlarge and secrete more sebum. The sebum gets accumulated in the follicle, and moves up the hair shaft to the skin. A bacteria, know as Probionibacterium (please don't ask me how to pronounce that) acnes, live on the skin harmlessly but when an ideal environment is formed it grows. This bacteria grows in plugged follicles and feeds on sebum. So when the Sebum goes up the follicles, the bacteria mixes with sebum causing the hair follicles to get blocked. This blockage becomes a breading area for the bacteria, making acne. Acne usually stops forming in your early twenties, but sometimes it will last till your thirties. And what I thouhgt was really interesting was that many of