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What causes acne?
My mom always said that dirt caused acne and so you should wash your face twice a day. Well, I heard at school from a friend that things you eat (like chocolate) actually cause acne. I had a teacher once to say that hormonal fluctuations cause acne. What causes acne, specifically facial acne?
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Careful when washing your face too much and with whatever product your using. If you over-wash your face it'll become dry and that can cause pimples too. It depends on your type of skin and how much acne you actually have. If you have dry skin and a lot of acne your going to need to exfoliate, cleanse, moisterize and what not but if you have oily skin and only a small amount of acne you can just use a normal daily cleanser.
I have a fringe and find that sometimes, especially in summer when it gets hot, i get small breakouts on my forehead because the oils from my hair are causing the pimples.
There's a million causes for acne but if you eat healthy, exercise regularly and use the appropriate cleansers (or for serious acne, the medication from your doctor) you should have clear skin.
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Diet, hormones, heredity, vitamine deficiancies, and stress have all been known to affect acne. There are several factors involved in acne production.
The first is oil production. Your skin naturaly produces an oil called sebum to keep your skin healthy and moistorised, but when the oil glands become over-productive (often caused by hormones) the gland opens up and becomes more easily blocked. This blocked gland becomes a pimple, black head, or white head. According to ehealthmd.com the cause of this blockage is unknown but not due to poor hygene.
Irritation and redness occures when a native bacteria in the skin becomes trapped along with the oil and produces an irritating substance that your immune system tries to get rid of.
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