Natural Acne Treatments

Acne is a very annoying problem because it affects your self confidence and self esteem. Also because acne needs a lot of treatment and a long time to get rid of it but, it can be controlled if we know how to deal with it in the right way.

The first thing we need to know what is acne, and then we need to know how we to deal with it. Acne occurs to teen agers and adults of both sexes, it can also occur to children and babies.

But who are more perceptible to having acne are those with disturbance in their hormones. That’s why acne always takes place in teens and in women during pre or post menstrual cycle, menopause and pregnancy.

Also people with oily skin can develop acne easier than people with dry skin because the formation of the acne is based on the presence of dead cells and debris mixed with the oily secretion of the skin forming a plug; if this plug is lodged in a hair follicle then the acne takes place.

Acne is divided into four grades according to the degree of inflammation. The first grade is the simplest, where there is no inflammation at all. The second grade is when the plug inside the hair follicle is invaded with bacteria causing the hair follicle wall to inflame. In this stage of acne you can see some reddish spots on the skin along with the non inflamed black heads.

Reaching the third grade is entering the serious zone where you have to consult a dermatologist because during this stage the inflamed hair follicle tend to rupture and invade deeper layers of skin forming papules , macules and these may develop into pustules.

The last grade is the cystic stage where the inflammation is very sever and the skin is covered with a lot of inflamed acne. There are many ways to deal with acne and these ways depend mainly on the stage of your acne.

In the first and second acne grade you can use salicylic acid or benzoyl peroxide solution, these help reducing the bacterial content so consequently reducing the inflammation.

In the third and fourth stages, the previous medications are used in addition to topical and systemic antibiotics. But as a general precaution before getting acne you can reduce the percent of having it or at least reducing the occurrence time by the thorough cleaning of the skin with proper lotions.

Natural acne treatments will guide you to the right direction while taking treatment for your acne problems.