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Teenagers Facing Problems With Acne, Boils On Their Faces

Acne is a common problem among all teenagers, it occurs between the age of 13 to 24 years, and it’s a kind of skin disease. It is caused due to imbalance in the oil glands in the skin. This problem is faced not only by teenagers; some people really have to fight acne throughout their lives. Acne type of boils can pop up on their faces at any age as it occurs only due to oily skin, dead cells and fungal problems, which can never vanish totally from the skin. Here are some points to consider about how this problem occurs

How It Pops Up?

The pores which are connected to the facial hair have oil glands. These glands produce a type of lubricant which is useful for the skin and hairs. When this gland secretes excessive lubricant it makes the skin very oily (this lubricant is called sebum), then it blocks the pores so that the bacteria goes active and swellings appear which turn to acne, whiteheads or pimples. Another acne type is called black heads; the dark color is not only because of dirt and pollution, but it also gets the color from skin melanin. Due to these reasons this problem continues to occur on the face. Moreover, if the old ones begin to vanish at the same time new acne type boils pop up on the face. Nobody knows the exact reason for acne, but some of the causes of acne are

• Hormonal imbalance

• Lack of nutrition

• Stressful life

• Lack of vitamins

• Very oily skin

Why Acne Occurs On The Face?

Acne is concerned as a skin disease because the layer of the skin is full of pores, which are connected to hair and oil glands in the human body. A large number of active oil and hair glands are present on the face and sometimes on the neck, so too much oil flow of the glands blocks the pores of the cheek, nose forehead and chin; where bacteria gets active to make the skin swell, reddish and acne type boils pop out. Moreover, the skin of the face is a very sensitive part where hormonal glands secrete too much oil to block the pores, although acne also occurs on the neck, shoulders and on the chest also.

No doubts, acne occurs due to disorder in the oil and hair glands, but there are plenty of things available in the market to get rid of acne type boils so all you need to do is always consult a dermatologist.

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