Body Scrub for Acne for all skin types
Body scrub for acne for all skin types
Clear skin seems to be a mere dream for some people. If you have had to deal with teenage acne and now have to deal with adult acne, it can be quite frustrating. It may be hormonal or due to stress but it sometimes doesn’t matter if you have oily skin, dry skin or normal skin. And, body acne (sometimes called “bacne”) is very embarrassing. If you also have sensitive skin on top of your other “skin type” (i.e. oily, dry, normal), it can be doubly frustrating because the skin products offered may irritate you more than your friends or neighbors who swear by the latest department store acne treatment. So, what do you do?
My suggestion is education. Learn about skin and the best way to care for it. Your skin is the largest and hardest working organ of your body so listen to what your skin is telling you. Everyone’s skin is different and reacts differently. Here is some fundamental information that is helpful to know.
Anywhere there is a hair follicle or a pore, you can get acne. This includes your back, neck, shoulders, chest, face, etc. Oil glands are larger on your face and chest and are more active at producing sebum (oil).
When there is too much sebum, you will get a pimple because the oil or dead skin can’t get out. This is where you can get blackheads, whiteheads, etc.
If you get blackheads (I always had blackheads on my nose), it’s recommended to discontinue using anything that has oil in it. This is because your pores will get clogged and your body will not be able to remove the dead skin naturally. Blackheads often occur in hair follicles and this is why it is recommended to exfoliate. Exfoliate about 3 times per week and do not wash your face more than 2 times per day.
Cool skin facts:
It has 19000 nerve cells, more than 1200 pain receptors, over 600 sweat glands, 19 yards of blood vessels, 60 hairs, 94 subaceous glands and about 19 million cells!
There are 3 layers to the skin:
Epidermis – the outside layer
Dermis – the middle layer
Subcutaneous layer – the inside layer
The cells will migrate to the top ofyour epidermis. This can take up to a month to do!!! As this happens, the old cells die and come to the outside layer. This dead skin will flake off naturally but sometimes needs help to do so. Every minute, we lose around 35000 dead cells frm the outer surface. In one year, that can total 9 pounds of dead skin cells!!
Your skin is always making new cells. This process is called “desquamation”. As we get older, this process will take longer and longer to complete – which is why it’s recommended to exfoliate your skin. If you skin is dry, you will start to look dull because the dead skin will settle in the dry, cracked areas. if your skin is oily, it could lead to breakouts because the dead skin has a hard time sloughing off on its own – this is because the oil is sticky and doesn’t allow the dead skin to be removed naturally. Bottom line, you need a good body scrub with a good skin exfoliator!
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