Acne, also known as pimples or zits, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease involving the sebaceous glands of hair follicles. It occurs on the face, back, chest and other areas with more sebaceous glands. Clinical manifestations are acne, papules, pustules, nodules, cysts and scarring and other damaging rashes. The incidence of acne is higher during adolescence, and after puberty it usually heals itself or reduces.
Chinese medicine believes that acne is mostly caused by heat in the lung meridian or damp heat in the spleen and stomach. Excessive consumption of spicy and oily foods, emotional disorders or dry stools can aggravate the disease.
The causes of acne vary and there are many different types of acne, so you should not apply it indiscriminately.
The causes of acne are generally the following.
1. Excessive secretion of androgens and oil secretion, resulting in excessive sebum and sweat, dust, germs and mites that are not cleared in time to block the sebaceous gland opening.
2. Abnormal hyperkeratosis at the opening of hair follicle sebaceous glands.
3. Local inflammation.
4. Bacterial infection, cross-infection: the role of pathogenic microorganisms – Acinetobacter.
5. Immune antibody action.
6. Genetic factors.
7. Micronutrient deficiency, leading to hyperkeratosis.
8. Exposure to mineral oils, such as the use of iodide and bromide.
9. Eating more animal fat and sugar food, gastrointestinal disorders such as indigestion or constipation.
10, mental state is not calm, mental tension, irritability, lack of sleep.
11, water and soil, hot and humid climate, etc.
12, incomplete cleaning, pores too much dirt.
The reason for the “pimples” is mainly due to the elevated level of androgens in the body, sebum secretion, resulting in abnormal keratinization of the skin layer of the tube plug hair follicle empty, so that sebum accumulation, coupled with bacterial infection and make acne breeding. Although the disease does not affect the patient’s clothing, food, housing and transportation, the patient is prone to sores and infections, often causing the patient to become introverted, have low self-esteem, and gradually alienate friends and relatives. If left untreated, it can seriously affect the patient’s studies, work, and even love and marriage, causing a great deal of psychological stress to the patient.
With acne, in addition to actively seeking medical treatment, you should also maintain good habits.
1. Eight glasses of water every day. Be sure to drink a large glass of water early in the morning before eating, which can clear the stomach and intestines.
2.One stool per day. Adhere to good habits, detoxification, and if necessary, eat plantains to regulate.
3, do not stay up late. Staying up late is the biggest natural enemy of beautiful skin.
4, when washing the face, to wash thoroughly, do not have residual cosmetics.
5, less play computer, cell phones can not be turned on the bedside, there is radiation, the impact on the skin powerful.
6, not to squeeze the acne with your hands, let it fall off by itself, so it is not easy to leave marks.
7, the bed cover, pillow towels should be regularly cleaned, otherwise there will be a lot of mites breeding, sleep easily infected.
8, it is best to go to bed before eleven o’clock. Do not eat snacks before going to bed.
9, as little as possible to eat things on fire.
10, skin care products should not be used indiscriminately, it is best to use a range of products, to understand what kind of skin type they belong to.