Getting Rid of Zits

Throughout history, a face full of acne has been a self-imposed death sentence on dating. At about age 12, just when boys and girls are starting to get really interested in each other, their faces sprout technicolor pimples, and they stick around for five years or more – which feels like forever. (Some people do have it forever.) Medical science doesn’t have a clue as to what causes it. Acne comes in a number of forms. The most common type, Acne Vulgaris, may be mild or moderate and feature blackheads, whiteheads, papules, or pustules. nodules, or cysts:

1. Whiteheads: Pores get completely blocked by sebum (oil), bacteria, and dead skin cells. The combination looks white on the skin’s surface. Though these things are tempting to squeeze, it’s generally better to leave any kind of acne eruption untouched. But if you must squeeze or pop one, make certain your hands are clean and that you mop the site afterward to remove any residue. The bacteria inside any kind of pimple can spread infection to create new pimples nearby. It helps to use a sterile needle to nick a pimple before squeezing it with sterile gauze pads.

2. Blackheads: When a whitehead is only partially blocked, contents slowly drain to the surface, where the natural pigment in the dead skin cells reacts with oxygen to turn black.

3. Papules: Red, tender bumps with no head.

4. Pustules (the classic zit): An inflamed red circle with a white or yellow center.

Severe Acne vulgaris displays nodules, large, hard bumps under the skin's surface, and cysts, nodules filled with pus.

Getting Rid of Zits:
Daniel Kern, owner of the site, Acne.org, recommends a simple treatment for acne. He discovered it and reports that he and others have used it with great success. It involves over-the-counter products that cost very little. Its three-step process that is followed twice a day, preferably with the treatments 12 hours apart:

1. Gently wash the affected areas. The operative word here is “gently,” as it’s a proven fact that rough treatment of an infected area will only spread the infection. Your aim here is to remove body oils to allow the medication used in the second step better penetrate infected pores. Use a mild soap with warm – not hot, not cold – water and use your bare hands, not a washcloth. DO NOT IRRITATE YOUR SKIN. Rinse gently and pat (not rub) dry.

2. Apply 2% benzoil peroxide cream from the tube. This is available at any drug store. Neutrogena On-the-Spot is one such product. Kern sells his own product on-line from his site. When you begin using it, start with a small amount, what you think would be the minimum amount to cover the area. Over the next two weeks, you will be increasing the amount used until it’s double the amount you started with. Be careful to avoid the area around your eyes.

3. Wash your hands and apply a moisturizing lotion, a little less than the amount of benzoil peroxide cream you used. Benzoil peroxide works by drying up the oils that block pores. But it also dries your skin, making it flaky and itchy. The moisturizing lotion counteracts this.

Johnny

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