Acne Treatment: Causes, Symptoms and Home Remedies for Acne

Acne and pimples are the most common skin problem, which usually appear in the teenage due to hormonal imbalance in the body. Oily skin is more prone to get pimples and acne on it. When the problem is severe acne can appear on the neck, face, back, shoulders, chest and arms.At the time of puberty girls and boys get major hormonal changes in their body which increases the oily substance in the body called sebum and it clogs the skin pores, which result in acne and pimples.

In medical terms acne is known as zits and in simple terms pimples and breakouts. Excess secretion of sebum in the body causes bacteria infection, which spreads the acne on the skin. The problem becomes serious when these acne starts spreading all over the body parts. One should be careful about the hygiene of the skin, should apply medicated soap and gels on face. One who suffers from acne and pimples should not touch them directly with their hands, should wash face regularly and wipe it off with clean cotton napkin. Use no one else's napkin to wipe your face, keep the hands clean and wash face with lukewarm water. Seek medical help and apply gels prescribed by the dermatologist. If the problem is uncontrollable than you might need oral medication too.

Acnes or pimples are of many types, which need different treatments and cause lots of pain.

Acne vulgaris: it's the most common type of acne, which appears in different shapes, colors and sizes. Many times they are very deep set and big, they cause extreme pain and swelling and leave mark on the face. They clog the hair follicle and close the pore of the skin which cause in a lump and forms into an acne or pimple. It leaves a cyst or lump when it forms the pus inside it and it doesn't get cleared properly. Acne which starts with a cyst or lump usually leave scar on the skin.

One should be careful about certain things to prevent the acnes from getting worse:

• Hormones are the main cause of acne and pimples. If there is imbalance in hormones one can get acne in any age. It cannot be stopped when one enters into the age of puberty but when one gets hormonal imbalance in any other age after adolescence than seeking medical help is necessary to prevent it from getting worse.
• Certain foods are known to affect the acne prone skin as oily or fried food, junk food and saturated food. Which should be avoided wheacnen one is already troubled with oily skin.
• Using wrong cosmetics and skin care products makes the skin worse because that skin is already oily and if one applies oily creams, lotions or scrubbers on the face, skin breaks out in more pimples. One with acne prone skin should use medicated skin care products, which should be oil free.
• Stress causes emotional imbalance which many times causes hormonal imbalance that breaks the skin in acne and pimples and worsen the problem.
• Menstruation changes female hormones very strongly and women are tending to get moreacne and pimples in this period of time.
• Some people have this skin problem in their genes, which comes to them hereditary.
• Squeezing or pinching the acne or pimple makes the situation worse. That's the worst thing one can do to one's skin. This leads to give them infection and leaves scars.
• Lack of hygiene increases the trouble so one who is already facing the problem should keep washing the hands and skin. Should not touch the pimples otherwise they will spread more and use medicated soaps and gels on skin.
  

Treatments for acne: if the problem is severe one should apply medicines prescribed by the dermatologist, which are usually gels. One should be careful while using such gels as most of them is not supposed to be applying in sun and they cause some irritation and burning sensation on the skin. If you are following a friend's or someone else's advice to cure your pimples ask recommendation from a chemist or doctor. Never experiment with your skin. You can buy established over to counter medicines from a drug store to cure your skin but take advice from a doctor. Never use more than one acne treatment at a time. Follow one treatment if you get no results than you opt for another one.

Home remedies for acne and pimples: wash your face often with medicated soap with lukewarm water. Apply face pack based on clay or sandalwood powder. Both are equally good for pimple prone skin.

Boil neem leaves in water, drain the leaves and splash this water on your face as many times on your face as you can. Neem have certain antibiotics agents in it which cure acnes and pimples and makes the skin clear and blemish free.