According to medical statistics, only 20% lucky teenagers can escape the ravages of acne in adolescence; Up to 50% of teenagers will have acne for at least one year when they go through adolescence; As for the remaining 30% of high-risk groups, acne will always accompany you throughout adolescence, and even after adolescence, acne has no meaning of "retreat"!
Since acne is so disgusting, under the operational principle of knowing ourselves and knowing ourselves, let's first understand its ins and outs.
The reason for acne is actually very simple, just because the sebaceous glands secrete too much oil and have no control.
Sebaceous gland is an important gland in human body protection system, which is located beside hair follicle in cortex. Oil secreted by sebaceous glands and sweat secreted by sweat glands combine on the skin surface to form a protective weak acid film, which can prevent the invasion of bacteria. Keep skin moist and make skin soft and smooth.
In adolescence, the secretory function of sebaceous glands is touched due to the large demand for growth hormone and sex hormone. As a result, a large amount of excess oil rushed to the skin surface, some of which reached the body surface smoothly, and some were blocked by traffic jams. Due to fate, these sealed oils developed into different forms under different circumstances:
1. Blackhead
Grease blocks the hole, and before it is discharged from the hole, it is mixed with air pollution, dust and residual makeup and falls into the pores. As a result of "vulcanization" with sulfur dioxide in the air, a black, sour and hard lump is formed, which blocks the pores and gradually expands. Blackhead acne mostly occurs on the forehead, both sides of the bridge of the nose and chin.
2. Whitehead acne
Dead keratinocytes that have fallen off, are falling off and have not yet fallen off gather on and around pores, so that the gushed oil cannot be discharged smoothly. Due to accumulation and extrusion, small white spots as big as small grains of rice will be formed on the skin surface. Whitehead acne is more likely to appear on cheeks and chin.
Step 3: acne
Sometimes, the crowded pores can no longer bear the saturated pressure, and the oil, bacteria, dead cells and dust gathered in the pores are ready to explode at any time. At this time, the blood circulation waiting for combat readiness at any time also sent a large number of white blood cells for reinforcement, so there was an inflammatory reaction of congestion, swelling and pain on the skin surface.
4. Cyst
If the components of oil, bacteria, dead cells and dust particles form a small group, go deep into the ground and are deliberately destroyed, this powerful team will wander between connective tissues of dermis, attack sebaceous glands that have not been blocked, and eventually cause infection in dermis, forming a large area of inflammation such as redness and swelling on the skin surface.
■ Things you must never do:
1. Don't wash your face often. Washing your face twice a day is a rule that you must abide by. Often washing your face will stimulate the secretion function of sebaceous glands, because once the oil on the skin surface is washed away, sebaceous glands must work overtime to play their natural protective function, so that sebaceous glands will become drier and more lively.
2. Don't over-stimulate the epidermis with scrub and astringent water scrub and astringent water, which will worsen the already inflamed skin condition and aggravate the secretion function of sebaceous glands, making the situation worse. In addition, astringent water can shrink pores, making the blocked pores smaller.
3. Never pick, squeeze or pick acne. Each life cycle of acne is only 3-4 days. It will naturally disappear or fester. If you squeeze with your hands or tools, it won't help. On the contrary, it will cause secondary infection due to bacteria on your hands, or blood stasis under your skin, leaving scars that will disappear for 4-6 weeks due to the strength of squeezing. In addition, the wounds caused by digging and squeezing, after repeated stimulation, skin hyperplasia, forming raised scars.
4. Never smoke. Nicotine in cigarettes will shrink the microvascular wall, accumulate toxins in blood and lymph, and reduce the reoxygenation rate of skin cells, thus weakening the healing ability of skin and easily forming cross infection of acne wounds.
5. Eat less spicy, fried and high-calorie foods, although these foods will not directly lead to the formation of acne. But it will "worsen" the condition of acne, because these foods will increase the load capacity of the heart, reduce the quality of vitamin K in the blood, and indirectly induce the formation of acne.
■ Possible causes of acne:
As we said before, the cause of acne is only excessive secretion of sebaceous glands. It stands to reason that acne should disappear after puberty. But in fact, nearly 30% of people still develop acne after puberty, which is most likely caused by the following reasons:
① Endocrine disorder has always been an important culprit in inducing acne. If the secondary parts of acne always stay in chin and temple, it is necessary to see Chinese medicine or western medicine to regulate endocrine. Solving this problem is an important task.
② Digestive system problems, such as constipation, habitual diarrhea, hyperacidity and ulcer. It will lead to the accumulation of toxins in the body and the waste will not be discharged normally. At this time, the reflective part of the digestive system-the mouth; Acne will also appear on both sides of the lines.
(3) Stress, such as moving to a new home, going abroad, changing jobs, getting married, having children, taking exams, etc., will also cause imbalance in physiological functions.
Lifestyle, eating habits, sleep quality, long-term fatigue, excessive alcohol and tobacco are also chronic reasons for the cessation and recurrence of acne, and the destructive power cannot be ignored.
⑤ When the climate changes and the temperature rises suddenly, the conduction code secreted by sebaceous glands will temporarily fail, which will also cause short hair acne. If handled properly, it will disappear in a few days.
8. Drugs that stimulate certain drugs, such as oral contraceptives, diet pills, menstrual drugs, or drugs containing bromide and iodide, will stimulate endocrine disorders or cause toxin accumulation, forming the so-called "toxic acne".
7 bad habits do not pay attention to the hygiene of hair and collar; Accustomed to holding your cheek and picking your face; Incomplete makeup removal, incomplete face washing and protective day cream are the external causes of acne formation, but they are also the most common reasons.
■ What you must do:
1. Find out the cause of acne and prescribe the right medicine.
Only by thoroughly improving the causes of recurrence can we effectively control the spread of acne. Therefore, please solve the improvement fundamentally according to the induced reasons listed above.
Attention to personal hygiene
Personal hygiene habits determine how long acne stays on the face. If you have acne around your chin and mouth, please don't wear clothes with collars. The collar is a hiding place, and constant friction with the chin can easily aggravate the disaster. In addition, you should always keep the habit of combing your hair behind your ears without leaving bangs, so as to avoid the deterioration of dust and oil stains on your hair and infection with acne.
3. Keep the habit of changing the pillow towel and pillowcase every week or even every day.
Most people don't know, in fact, pillowcases and sheets are the places where dead cells, mites, dust, dandruff and other dirty things are most likely to accumulate, and long-term sleep is more likely to breed bacteria. Therefore, dermatologists strongly advocate and maintain the good habit of changing pillow towels every day, especially those with severe acne, and pay more attention to this.
4. Use less hair gel and styling liquid. If you have to use it, please be careful to isolate it from your face.
Once the fixing components in hair gel and styling liquid are sprayed on the skin, it is easy to block pores and it is more difficult to clean grease and dirt. In addition, washing your hair every day and keeping your hair clean can also improve the acne situation and prevent infection.
5. Pay attention to whether the selected cosmetics contain oily hydrophilic formula.
Friends with acne, sometimes applying some foundation moderately, can have a considerable degree of "concealer" beautification effect, but when choosing foundation and lipstick, we should pay attention to avoid oil-soluble products to avoid acne deterioration. At present, professional makeup brands have developed gouache cream, which is very suitable for oily skin. The texture is refreshing and does not increase the burden of skin oil. Best of all, this dual-purpose powder cream has the functions of foundation and powder distribution at the same time. Don't make acne more obvious because of the use of powder.
6. Do a good job in sun protection.
Once the ultraviolet rays in the sun directly penetrate the epidermis through the wound of acne, they will form black spots like ice gouges on the wound, and even after the acne disappears, they will still leave burn marks like black spots. If you are worried that the sunscreen is too oily, you can use a facial tissue to absorb the excess oil after applying the sunscreen. This will not affect the function of sunscreen, but also prevent the burden of oil.
7. Use protective articles with oil control and fat cleaning functions.
Modern beauty technology has been concerned about the real problem of oily skin. In the past, most oily skin care products can only temporarily wash off excess oil on the face, but the oily skin care products listed last summer also emphasized the functions of "controlling oil" and "cleaning fat", that is, using biochemical or plant ingredients to penetrate deep into the skin. Control the secretion function of sebaceous glands, "absorb oil" on the skin surface, transform oil, and shrink pores at the same time, thus reducing the amount of oil secretion.
8. Be patient when acne breaks out and becomes inflamed.
It's not easy to control yourself from squeezing acne. You can buy a tube of youth gel with strong anti-inflammatory and acne-removing functions, and when acne has not occurred or has occurred, use a cotton swab to touch the youth gel on acne. This can help acne dry up and accelerate the end of life. But please note: youth gel can only be applied to acne, not to the whole face, so as not to excessively stimulate uninfected skin, but to cause redness and swelling.
9. Eat more vegetables and fruits with more vitamins to ensure adequate sleep and normal eating habits.
10. A happy mood is a good way to cure acne.
Don't think that you are the only one with acne in the world. Remember, acne is just an episode in life and will soon pass. As long as you handle it correctly and don't let it interfere with your emotions, you will find it fragile!
■ People who are prone to acne
People after the age of 30 rarely occur, so it is also called acne or youth bud. Who is prone to this disease? In any of the following situations, acne may occur.
1, a person who is developing in adolescence;
2. People with severe oily skin;
3. A thin, black and masculine person;
4. People who like sweets;
5. People who often stay up late;
6, due to the nature of work and environmental conditions and frequent contact with oil (such as gas stations, cooking, etc.). ).
The occurrence of acne is related to sebum. Sebaceous glands in hair follicles are open. If the sebaceous glands secrete too much sebum, the hair follicle will be keratinized by various external stimuli and endocrine hormones, and sebum will accumulate in the hair follicle to form small blisters. This process usually takes about three months. If bacteria grow and multiply in blisters, it will cause infection, thicken and form large blisters, and even leave scars on the face in severe cases. What simple and quick-acting method does acne have? Yes, the introduction is as follows:
●3-minute cleansing method: washing your face correctly is the most basic method to treat acne.
★ 1. Prepare a clean and soft dry towel and mild neutral soap;
★2. Rub the perfume in warm water (22-23 degrees) to make foam. The more bubbles the better. Hold the foam with both hands and wash your face 1 min. Don't push too hard. If you feel pain, stop.
★3. Then rinse with hot water (38-40 degrees) for 20 seconds, then rinse with warm water for 20 seconds, and so on for three times. Hey? It's better to take a bath. Punch your face away from the nozzle, spray your face (with hot water) and pat your face gently with your fingertips. Then spray water for 20 seconds.
★4. Dry the water on your face with a dry towel first, and then gently press your face to absorb water.
★5. Finally, apply astringent lotion. If it feels tight after application, you can apply it several times.
This method must be done once in the morning and once in the evening. It has obvious effect on early, middle and late acne. The following washing method is the extension and continuation of this law.
● Gauze washing method: After applying the 3-minute cleansing method 1 month, whether the acne is relieved or not, you can switch to this method, which belongs to the intermediate washing method.
1, prepare a towel, a soap and a gauze;
2. First fold the gauze into small pieces, dip it in soap bubbles, and clean the forehead, chin, nose, etc.
3. Wrap the gauze around the index finger and middle finger, dip it in soap bubbles, and gently wash the center of the cheeks and the whole face with gauze;
Finally, wrap gauze on the index finger, dip it in soap foam, and gently scrub the soft skin under the eyelid. If you feel irritation or pain, stop. If you still feel pain the next day, it's because you scrubbed too hard. At this time, at least 4 days of "emergency face washing method" should be implemented, and then 3 minutes of cleansing method should be used to wash your face after it does not hurt.
5, the intermediate face washing method is washed once every two days in the first week, once every other day in the second week, and once a day in the third week.
● Advanced face washing method: After the intermediate face washing method is carried out for one month, if it is effective, you can switch to this method.
1, prepare soap, towel and a cotton white glove (good quality), and cut it off to form three finger covers;
2. Soak the gloves with good hands in soap foam and gently scrub the whole face. People with delicate skin can put finger covers on the index finger and middle finger, dip them in foam and clean their whole face;
3. Then put finger covers on the index finger, middle finger and ring finger, and gently scrub cheeks, forehead and chin with soap bubbles;
4. Remove the finger sleeve, only keep the finger sleeve of the index finger, dip it in foam and gently scrub the soft skin under the eyelid, and finally wash it with water and dry it with a towel.
● Super face washing method: If the first three methods are used and acne still exists, you can use this method. More suitable for people with acne scars.
1, prepare soap, towel and a gentle toothbrush for children;
2. Soap soap in the palm of your hand and dip it with a toothbrush;
3. Gently scrub rough places such as forehead and chin with a toothbrush dipped in foam; Then wash off the foam on your face with clean water, and finally dry the water on your face with a clean dry towel.
● Emergency face washing method: This method can be used not only for acne, but also for people with more facial wrinkles. Generally speaking, the skin of acne patients is oily. If you use degreasing soap excessively, it will make your skin dry and sad. At this point, this law is used to deal with it.
1. Rub soap with warm water in the palm of your hand, and then carefully put the foam into the washbasin filled with warm water and gently stir it to form a whirlpool;
2. When the water in the basin is about to stop spinning, immerse your face in the water and let the natural flowing foam wash your face for 20 seconds. Then immerse your face in another washbasin filled with clean warm water, and then soak the foam for 20 seconds. Do this three times in a row, changing water and foam every time;
3. When washing with clear water for the third time, add a few drops of moisturizing oil to the warm water in the washbasin and soak for 20 seconds;
4. Finally, dry or press the moisture on your face repeatedly with a towel.