If you struggle with acne and are looking for a natural acne treatment plan to help you feel your best, the “Beautiful Skin Solution for Acne” can help.
This is the first of a series of blog posts introducing my new “Beautiful Skin Care” programs for acne, rosacea and maturing skin issues. This first series of posts will be on acne. If this is not your issue, hang in there, I will be writing about the others in the coming weeks and months.
As a teenager and into my thirties, I struggled with acne. Like many of you with this condition, I sought help by going to dermatologists and being put on antibiotics and topical ointments. And like many of you, this didn’t help.
This set me on a holistic path that has shaped my life in so many ways. One of the main things I learned on this journey is how connected the skin and the gut are. This is what I am here to teach others. Before we get into that, let’s look at…
The Anatomy of a Pimple
The formation of the loathsome pimple. An increased flow of oil from the sebaceous (oil) gland becomes congested in the connecting hair follicle. As the skin rebuilds itself, cells from the walls of the narrow passageway shed and become trapped.
This material hardens and forms a plug, which clogs the follicle and prevents normal drainage of oil. When this hardened sebaceous material is exposed to air through an opening in the skin’s surface (pore), oxidation causes it to darken and form a blackhead.
Enlarged pores and increased oil production support the overproduction of normal skin bacteria, which feed on the sebaceous matter congested in the follicles. In the early stage of a pimple’s development, bacteria convert the excess oil to free fatty acids, which irritate the skin causing the soon-to-follow redness and discomfort. The resulting infection is called a pustule, the almost unmistakable and always unfortunate pimple.
Interesting stuff no?
In the next blog post, I will talk about why breakouts occur.
If you struggle with acne, you are not alone. I want to help. Please check out “The Beautiful Skin Solution for Acne” here.
