The cause of acne and the best way to treat this disorder may depend on skin type. What are the means for skin care for acne right for your skin type? If all people were the same, the world would be a very boring place. Although hardly people who suffer from acne, rejoice that in their own way, "make diversity", it - a reality, and not the worst possible. This disorder is treatable, but its symptoms can be successfully controlled. Despite the common myth that acne is only for people with oily skin, acne and acne can occur in a person with any type of skin How to determine your skin type .

Oily skin

It is absolutely true that people with oily skin are more likely to face such a problem like acne. The reason for this is that the larger sebaceous glands produce oils, the more the pores are blocked, and the more favorable environment is created for bacteria which cause acne. Excessive production of sebum (the product of the sebaceous glands) often the result of hormonal changes. In general, oily skin is often a "harbinger" of acne, has mostly hormonal reasons. Along with rashes caused by acne, people with oily skin have to deal with on a daily basis greasy sheen caused by a large number of sebum on the skin surface.

How to care for oily skin prone to acne? Since itself acne and excessive activity of the sebaceous glands often have hormonal causes, the most effective is a holistic approach, which usually involves hormonal drugs and the use of special tools for skin care. The doctor may recommend a low-dose birth control pills or hormone receptor blockers androgens (male sex hormones) - with a very strong hormonal imbalance. Some experts prefer to treat the symptoms of acne, not the root cause (especially hormonal). In any case, you need to carefully care for your skin in the first place - to regularly clean the skin, remove dead skin cells, removes dirt from the pores, which breed bacteria that cause acne.

There are two most common mistakes that people make with oily skin prone to acne. First - it is too frequent and / or aggressive cleaning. When you have oily skin Oily skin: Natural and artificial care It may seem logical to wash it as often as possible and the strongest means (including those that contain large amounts of alcohol) to remove excess sebum. In fact, in this mode of care only increases the risk of skin irritation and dryness. Irritated skin more prone to acne, as well as her regular desiccate, sebaceous glands begin to work more actively to compensate for the lack of protective oils on the skin surface. Therefore, even very oily skin, and even with a very strong acne should be cleaned only twice a day - once in the morning and once - in the evening. If you need to remove excess fat from the skin at a different time, just attach to face a soft, clean paper towel - it will absorb the excess.

The second common mistake is that people with oily skin often choose an anti-acne, containing corrosive substances, which are highly dry skin .  They believe that it is necessary at all costs to remove the sebum causes acne, but in reality such care leads to the fact that blackheads and pimples becomes even more .  This is due, firstly, has increased activity of the sebaceous glands, and secondly, in that the overdried skin flakes, formed thereon more dead cells that block the pores, again creating the perfect breeding ground for bacteria .  Proper care of oily skin involves cleansing pores and reducing the number of bacteria, pathogens, but must remain on the skin it needs protective oil .  Regular over-drying the skin is not only useless in terms of the treatment of acne, but it can also give negative results in the long term - one of the consequences of such improper care may be premature signs of aging .

Dry skin

The fact that human skin is dry, does not mean that he or she will be aware of acne only in theory. In fact, people with dry skin is acne, and they have to deal with him more cautious ways than those who have oily or combination skin.

For dry skin type is characterized by a strong peeling, so - it produces a lot of dead skin cells that block the pores, as a result, as mentioned above, creates a very favorable environment for bacteria causative of acne. Generally, clogged pores will automatically increase the risk of acne, regardless of skin type. In addition, people with dry skin often also observed increased sensitivity of the skin. This means that they need to carefully select the products for the treatment of acne, so as not to worsen the condition of the skin. In addition, it is recommended to use an anti-acne that both soothe the skin, and these are relatively rare.

If you have dry skin Dry skin: care and treatment   and acne, you need to focus on the cause of acne Acne: facial trouble   acne and - dry and dead cells on the skin surface. Use a mild exfoliating products or cleaning agents, and avoid aggressive scrubs and peels, which can cause irritation. You also need to restore the balance of moisture in the skin, whereby precipitation will decrease, and the skin becomes healthier. To do this, use nekomedogennye moisturizers, and do not forget to drink enough water and eat healthy fats - is necessary to moisturize the skin both outside and inside.

Doxycycline is used for acne, but only on prescription. This is a very important condition for the observance of which ensures the effectiveness of the treatment, as antibiotics can bring not only benefit, but harm to the treatment of acne. For example, uncontrolled intake of doxycycline Doxycycline - penetrates into the tissue cells   It can lead to intestinal dysbiosis Intestinal dysbiosis - how dangerous it is?   and exacerbation of acne.

How and why pimples

The skin protects the body from a wide variety of effects, including infection control, one manifestation of which are pimples or acne. Under normal local immunity skin cope with this task. But in adolescence comes hormonal changes the body, which may cause a temporary depression of immunity, including the immunity of the skin. The reason for decrease in immunity is an intensive growth of the organism in which the desired number of immune cells just do not have time to be produced.

Skin immunity is also reduced due to a sharp increase in production of sebum under the influence of hormones. This changes the chemical properties of sebum - it becomes more viscous. All this contributes to the penetration into the skin pathogens often staphylococci often dwell on the surface of the skin of healthy people.

Infectious agents penetrate into the roots while vellus facial hair (hair follicles), in the ducts of the sebaceous glands and cause infectious inflammation. This contributes to blockage of sebaceous ducts viscous fat - to create a closed space, suitable for breeding bacteria and pyogenic abscesses formation in the hair follicle and the skin surface. Sometimes teenage acne (acne) are complicated by the formation of deeper purulent skin lesions - boils, carbuncles and abscesses, which culminates in the formation of scars on the face.

How to treat acne

Acne require complex treatment with preliminary inspection. The structure of the complex treatment includes hormonal correction (based on the results of a blood test for hormones), medicines, corrective immunity (according to immunogram), fortifying agents, including vitamins and minerals, food correction, moderate exercise. Locally applied various creams, ointments, lotions and other cosmetics.

Antibiotics for the treatment of acne Acne Treatment - proper care of inflamed skin   It does not always apply. Whether it is necessary to assign them, what kind, in what dosage and for how long can solve only by a doctor.

Will doxycycline for acne?

Doxycycline - bacteriostatic antibiotic is a semi-synthetic tetracycline with a wide spectrum of action. It violates the synthesis of proteins in the cell pathogen, thus suppressing the vital functions of bacteria. The sensitivity to this drug exhibit many disease-causing bacteria that live on the surface of the skin, including staphylococci - the main "culprits" of acne.

Therefore systemically (in the form of preparations for oral) doxycycline often used to treat acne Acne treatment: how to get rid of blackheads Especially severe when creating the threat of septic complications like abrasions or abscess formation. Locally appointed as tetracycline ointment - it is applied thinly to the most affected areas of the skin.

However, when the appointment of doxycycline acne - is a forced measure, which is not always applied. The problem is that the doxycycline can certainly suppress infections caused by acne, but also it can upset the balance between normal and pathogenic microflora in the gut and cause dysbiosis, impaired digestion and absorption of food in the intestines. And since it is synthesized in the intestinal walls substantially immune cells, goiter will reduce intestinal immune function and further reduce immunity.

In this regard, when doxycycline acne may appoint a doctor after the preliminary analysis - sowing the contents of pustules on the culture medium for the detection of the infectious agent and its sensitivity to antibiotics.

In addition, doxycycline, like all other tetracycline antibiotics has a number of contraindications for use. The doctor they must take into account in order to avoid complications. Doxycycline is not prescribed to pregnant women, nursing mothers, children up to 8 years, with hypersensitivity to the drug and to light, liver disease, porphyria, as well as reducing the number of leukocytes in the blood.

Doxycycline is widely used in cosmetics for the treatment of acne, however, its use should only be prescribed by a doctor with all the indications and contraindications.

Galina Romanenko