Skin Care

Everyone that has been alive long enough to go through his or her teenage years, has reached a time in their life that is known as puberty. Puberty, while different for everyone, is a time in life where the largest hormone changes and sexual growth occur. Common characterstics that occur during this time are the development of pubic hair, voice changes, breast development in females, etc.

One frequent ‘side effect’ during puberty is the more frequent occurance of pimples. Pimples are a commonly occuring lesion on the surface of the skin that are caused by swollen or otherwise blocked pores. Most often a result of acne, pimples may also be caused by other unrelated conditions such as smallpox or even some bug bites. In all cases, a ‘pimple’ is just a accumulation of puss located under the skin. This puss is a concentration of dead white blood cells (and other matter) that come from from the body’s own natural battle to ward off this irratation – whether it is acne, a disease or a bug bite.

Noone ‘wants’ to have pimples, mainly because of the negative stigma that most people have about them. This is most directly because of the direct affect that pimples have on one’s appearance and many people derive their sense of worth based on their looks. Even though they may not be, pimples have the affect of making one appear ‘dirty’.

It isn’t hard to eliminate or reduce a pimple, all it takes is to squeeze on the area surrounding the pimple. This action will cause the small section of the skin where the pimple is located to pop, allowing the pimple to loose it’s internal puss outwards. This is the most widely accepted method, however, it is usually discouraged by skin care authorities. It has been proven that the action of squeezing a pimple you can actually cause bacteria and puss to be pushed deeper into the skin. This will, in turn, cause further irritation to occur. Often times the person’s hands are dirty and this can also cause more or extended infection.

Proper treatment includes keeping the areas as clean as possible and keeping any known irritants away from the skin. In many cases, if the source of the irritation is removed, the pimples will clear up themselves. While figuring out the cause of the ‘irritation’ is during many cases of acne is difficult, it is worth trying. Often there are simple treatments that have produced very good results.

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