What causes acne/greasy skin to eventually go away?
Monday, March 1st, 2010 at
8:40 am
I find that everywhere you look online, they talk about how acne is caused by increased sebum production. But eventually acne just goes away. What happens? How does your body cope with all the sebum? When I look at articles they usually say something like, “Usually acne goes away after some time.” Yet there is never an explanation. I don’t have any real acne issues, I’m just curious about how it goes away.
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Various reasons including body chemistry, dietary habits, stress and physical modifiers such as detergents and other irritators.
Check the linkl below for an interesting story where horrible chronic acne healed in one week simply by sleeping on a clean pillowcase.
1. Wash your face every day. You can use regular soap, but they sell special kinds of soap to get rid of the oil in your pores. Here’s some examples:
http://www.nextag.com/acne-soap/products-html
More info on acne face soaps here: http://teenadvice.about.com/library/weekly/aatp102301g.htm
Make your own acne soap… http://www.naturalpuresoap.com/soap-therapy/natural-acne-soap-19/
2. Use an astringent after washing. That will help remove the reside and oil that the soap leaves behind. It also removes a lot of the redness from swollen pustules. Put a reasonable amount of the astringent onto a cotton ball (you don’t need to soak it). Rub it in small circles all over your face and let it dry.
More info: http://www.divinecaroline.com/22100/42648-see-later-acne–natural-astringent
http://ezinearticles.com/?Astringent-and-Acne&id=2469646
3. Apply a substantial amount of honey to your face every few weeks and let it sit for about 10 minutes. Honey is a natural antibacterial that will get rid of blemishes, sore spots, and scars.
More info: http://thebeautybrains.com/2007/10/08/how-honey-helps-acne
http://www.articlealley.com/article_920022_17.html
4. Having long hair will contribute greatly to your acne. If you can, keep your hair out of your face and the number of zits near your hairline will decrease. I personally let my hair grow out to about 3-4 inches, my acne near my hairline was terrible. Then I got a buzz cut, and now I get zits near my hairline about as often as anywhere else on my face.
More info: http://www.acnemythsetc.com/if_you_suffer_from_acne_wash_your_hair_the_right_way_1.html
5. Change your pillowcase often. Think about it; your face is pressed against it for a little less that half of your life, so lots of oil builds up on your pillow.
http://blog.worldvillage.com/family/change_your_pillowcase_to_stop_acne.html
http://jrapaport.com/blog/?p=368
Good luck!