Acne Prevention and Causes

Acne is a skin condition which generally occurs because of hormonal imbalances. During puberty, the body prepares for reproduction and maturity, and sebaceous glands release more sebum than usual because the hormonal imbalances.

Hormones play also a role in development of adult acne. Adult women can suffer from acne during pregnancy, during menstruation or during menopause. Also stopping and starting birth control pills can produce hormonal changes that are some times associated with acne. Acne bursts to some people because of hormonal imbalances due to diseases such as poly cystic ovary syndrome.

There are several acne treatments that promise to heal acne and reduce outbreaks by “equalizing” hormonal imbalances. I suggest you not to use those treatments. Sometimes you can aggravate your hormonal imbalances by using hormonal acne treatments.

Acne treatments that promise to cure acne fast are not effective, they only cure visible effects.

An efficient acne treatment may take between six months and even 2 years to heal, depending on the stage of acne. You must not give up. Treating acne efficiently it is a long process.

The most important thing is to consult a dermatologist before taking an acne treatment. Only a dermatologist can indicate you which acne treatment is better. Skin doctors can give you an efficient acne treatment depending on your skin type, causes of your acne and the stage of your acne. Also dermatologists can teach you about safe acne treatments and some measures to prevent acne.

Preventing acne is one step of an acne treatment and it means using several methods to stop acne by removing acne factors and causes. Improper diet, stress, lack of hygiene and sleep can aggravate your skin condition. Maintaining your skin healthy is very important when you try to cure acne.

It is very important to consult a dermatologist if you suffer from acne because he can also advise you in dietary supplements, especially if you have any underlying health conditions.

Acne eruptions are an important message that something is going very wrong internally. Your body tries to tell you that something is wrong. You must listen to your body. A dermatologist can figure out what is wrong in your body and he can give you the proper acne treatment for you. You can try several acne treatments and you may end up seeing none of them is efficient, because you didn’t try the proper one. This is why you must not take an acne treatment before consulting a doctor.

Nowadays we are exposed to a lot of chemicals which are present not only in the environment but also in the food and water we consume. All these common chemicals can cause hormonal imbalance, even chemicals present in the air from traffic and manufacturing industries.

Drugs and medicine therapies are not perfectly effective in overcoming the problems caused by hormonal imbalance. Nowadays most drugs have adverse side-effects and tend to increase the problems instead of eliminating them.

There are some methods for overcoming hormonal imbalance. One of them is to adopt natural methods that will help the body to improve the efficiency of the immune system and internal organs. Your body will have the ability to fight alone, without exterior help against the harmful effects of toxins.