Acne Get Rid

In order to get rid of acne, it would help if you fully understood the acne process. Acne is due to many factors including diet, personal hygiene hormones and certain chemicals like iodine found in fish. The majority of acne cases, however, are hormone related. Both males and females produce an androgen hormone called testosterone. Men produce more than 6-12 times more than females and this is why men and teenage boys tend to get acne much more severely.

But with the indiscriminate use of artificial hormones in foods like milk, beef and poultry, severe acne in females is on the increase. How does this androgen cause acne? Well, it seems that some people who get hormonal acne fall into 2 groups:
1. Very sensitive to androgens
2. Over- produce androgens.

Individuals sensitive to androgens like me, over react to the slightest increase in androgens by breaking out. The over-producers are not sensitive to androgens, instead they just produce too much of this hormone. In any case, the end result is the same, they get acne.
Here is the basic the scenario:

Normally the skin produces sebum at a certain amount everyday as it is needed to keep our skin and hair flexible and smooth. We also produce new skin cells and get rid of dead skin cells at an even rate. With the introduction of androgens the above processes are greatly accelerated. It begins producing more sebum than is needed and new skin cell production over shadows dead skin cell removal. For more basic acne information and my free ebook and video visit my site at Acne Get Rid See part 2 below.

The body uses the skin pores via the hair follicle to transport sebum and dead skin cells to the skin's surface, but now, too much sebum and dead skin cells are being moved. The end result is that the follicle cannot handle such a large volume of material at one time. It's like trying to fit a whole water-melon into a blender. As a result the removal process slows, sebum combines with dead skin cells and forms a very sticky substance that will eventually block the follicle and the skin pores.

This is the beginning of mild acne. Now at this point a friendly skin bacteria called P.Acnes is beginning to become attracted to all this extra sebum, as it is their source of food. If P.Acnes gets into the pore or is already in the skin's pore, severe acne will result. You see, when P.acnes consumes sebum it releases a waste product that irritates the skin and the body responds by sending white blood cells to get rid of these invaders, the end result is severe acne with acne cysts and nodules filled with puss. And if left untreated permanent scarring can result.

Obviously, the key is not to wait and actually stop acne while it is still in the mild stage. And this can be done in several ways. Two of the best know acne killers is salicylic acid and benzoyl peroxide. They both kill acne bacteria in different ways, but they do work. And here is how I have used them in the past:

At the first sign of acne, even the smallest bump on my skin I pull out all the stops. First, I will use a new soap and thoroughly wash my hands and then my face ( use paper towel to dry). Then I dab a cotton ball into rubbing alcohol and wipe the area clean using gentle circular strokes. Next I will then apply either 2% salicylic acid or 2.5% benzoyl peroxide solution.

This should take of care of your acne overnight and hopefully stop it in its tracks. If my acne is just a little more than mild, but not yet severe I won't use such low concentration, instead I will opt for Oxy 10, which contains 10% benzoyl peroxide. This has worked for me time and time again, so begin with the 2--2.5% solutions and see how it goes, for additional acne information including my free acne video and acne ebook, check out my site at Acne Get Rid.