Let's Talk about How To Control Acne

I’ve set up this website to provide information on acne control. You’ll find lots of tips, information, and resources to help with your acne challenges. As a teacher of middle and high school students, I see day in day out how hard it is for students who have acne control issues.

You know the drill, whenever investigating or researching your teacher says find out:

What: What is acne? Acne is a clogged hair follicle. The follicle fills up with debris, oil (a.k.a sebum), cells, and bacteria. When the hair follicle is too full it screams enough is enough and out bursts our favorite friend the PIMPLE!!

Who: Who gets acne? Acne can occur at any age, but most people start struggling with acne in their teens to early young adult years. Acne doesn’t care about your race either, all races get acne.

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When: When do most people get acne? Most people get acne in their teenage years, and girls tend to notice acne occurs more often near their menstrual cycle. Acne can occur at any age, so just because you have acne control doesn’t mean you will always be acne free learn to control your acne NOW!

Where: Where does most acne occur? Acne can occur anywhere on the body. Most often acne occurs on the face, chest and back because we have lots of pilosebaceous units (plain English please: hair follicles) in these areas.

Why: Why does acne burst our self-esteem? British Journal of Dermatology found that acne patients experienced social, psychological, and emotional ramifications at the same level of those with chronic health problems, such as epilepsy, diabetes, and arthritis. You might be thinking what? It’s just a pimple, but when you have one pimple, it is all you can think about and you think everyone is looking at your nice red shiny and painful new lump. What if you had 50 pimples, would that invoke some down feelings, would you want to go out with your friends?

Maybe you’re thinking o.k. I get it I need more information to finally get my acne under control here is a great guide

How: How can I have acne control?

• Treatment - When you get a pimple, the last thing you want to think about is which treatment I should use. Remember there are no known cures for acne, so maybe the best way to think about treatment is to think about what type of acne control you need. Are you having problems with blackhead, whiteheads, cystic acne, or rosacea?
• Removal – There are safe ways to remove acne. Picking at acne will lead to scaring and that is definitely a no no, so take some time and read how do I remove a blackhead or white head or how to get rid of pimples fast.
• Remedies – There are many remedies to consider, do you want to go natural, make something at home or use a product.
• Diet – Foods don’t cause acne, but good health can help with your acne control.
• Clear Skin – Find a skin regimen to help prevent acne and stick to the regime.

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