Saturday, September 27, 2008

Is hormones causing cyst acne and what can i do

« ...The skin contains sebaceous glands, which have receptors, like most organs and cells in the body. Just as the muscle cells respond to steroids by growing, the sebaceous glands respond to steroids (particularly the androgen Dihydrotestosterone which the body produces as a byproduct of increased testosterone) with increased secretion. Just as the teenager with high testosterone levels suffers from acne, the 40-year old man with artificially high testosterone levels will suffer from acne for the same reason. The higher the dose, the higher the testosterone level in the body, which results in worse cases of acne. ...
...What I found was that by changing my diet to one that produces more hormonal balance, my acne cleared up in days, and didn't cost me a thing. The best diet change to make is to avoid vegetable oils. They are most commonly consumed by using cooking oils like sunflower oil....»
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«...A simple Acne care routine would generally start with washing the skin. At this point, it would be necessary to point out that it is very important to know your skin type. Your choice of what to use for washing your skin would be influenced by your skin type as you would need something that would be mild on your skin type and would not irritate your skin. In washing your face, use lukewarm water and wash the whole face not excluding the jaw line and hair line. At most, wash twice a day ( morning and evening)....»
Full Text: http://acne-types.blogspot.com

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