Acne Toddler
Acne Toddler
All About Acne And You
Acne is a disorder of the hair follicles or pores. The common acne, Acne Vulgaris, is best described as a chronic inflammatory disease of the skin.
Acne is a common skin disorder characterized by skin blemishes, pimples, blackheads and whiteheads which are usually found in the face, neck, chest, upper arms and back. Very rarely is acne found in other parts of the body and it varies from the very mild to acute.
Who gets Acne?
At one time in our teen years we have, for sure, suffered, encountered and experienced having acne. Acne usually affects teens and preteens or right before or during puberty when hormonal changes take place. Both sexes are affected, with boys having longer and more severe encounters with acne.
But acne is a bane not just for teens. Although a lot people outgrow acne, there are people whose acne problems persists well into adulthood. Others continue to have acne breakouts beyond their teen years.
Acne can also occur in children, toddlers and even babies.
How Acne Forms On Our Skin
Acne happens when pores become clogged by oil and dead skin cells that are caught in the hair follicles. When pores become plugged, the result is called a comedone or an acne blemish. There are several types of comedones that can afflict our skin:
– Blackheads are open comedones because the hair follicle is open
– Whiteheads are closed or almost closed comedones, both are non-inflamed comedones
– Microcomedones or acne pustules that are so small that they are invisible to the naked eye
– Solar comedone affects only the elderly and are either black or blends with the color of the skin but are slightly protruded but not inflamed. This happens as a result of prolonged exposure to the sun
– Inflamed acne develops when bacteria come in and the follicle wall ruptures within the dermis, the layer of skin beneath the epidermis, and creates inflammation and redness. The inflamed blemishes or acne can be very mild or severe depending on the amount of infection and the severity of the damage to the follicle wall. Some cases of acne may develop into deep wounds or cysts causing scarring of the skin.
Who Are At Risk For Acne?
People with oily skin are more prone to acne breakouts than those with average or normal skin because the excess oil in the skin can be trapped within the pore.
Acne prone skin usually have more dead skin cells than the normal and combine with an oily skin creates the plugs or comedones which when attacked by bacteria (that’s always present in the skin) turn into acne.
There are old beliefs that excessive eating of nuts or peanuts causes our skin to become oily and produce acne. Although this has not been scientifically proven, we do know that some foods can cause our skin to become more prone to acne.
Heredity is also another factor that can increase your chances of acne. If your parents are prone to acne, then there’s a good chance that you will also be prone to acne outbreaks, too.
What Can Be Done?
Proper care of the skin is necessary to prevent acne, and treat it if you already have it. Be selective with the products you put on your skin. Test skin products because when the wrong products are used, they can worsen acne.
A good place to start finding a solution is to know more about your particular skin type and what kind of treatments will work for your specific acne. One book that can help is “Clear Skin Magic: Zap Acne Away for Good!”
This book talks about how you can identify your particular skin type and the type of acne you have, and then prescribes a skin care regimen to help you get rid of acne and keep it away for good. Solutions mentioned in the book ranges from off the shelf products to natural methods to achieve and maintain clear skin.
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Help with Toddler acne?
My 2 year old is so beautiful! Only she inherited her father”s oily skin and has little pimples around her chin. How do I help her clear her acne?
She’s only two and you shouldn’t put anything commercial on her face. If it bothers you that much, keep her face clean with a gentle cleanser (baby wash is fine or an unscented and unmedicated cream cleanser) and dab neat lavender over her chin. Make sure you use pure lavender oil and only use a drop at most one or two times a day.
brief over view of baby acne
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