Know More About the Different Kinds of Acne

by John

Anyone is familiar with pimples and has probably heard about terms such as rosacea and vulgaris but do you know that there are different kinds of acne?

To treat your skin condition, you need to know first about the different kinds of acne. This way, you can find an effective remedy. Treatments can only be made by knowing the root cause of acne.

These are the different kinds of acne and the reasons behind their emergence:

Adult acne is the type of acne that occurs to people in their thirties and above. This is, usually, brought about by hormonal changes in the body, stress related reasons, reaction to certain types of medications or pollutants in the environment.

Acne cosmetic, as its name connotes, is acne that is caused by cosmetics that are not suitable to the user. Using certain brands of makeup may result to skin irritation and other skin reactions. So, it would deem wise to switch to another brand of cosmetics that are appropriate for acne prone skin.

Acne Congoblata is the type of acne that is inherited from previous generations. Either one of your parents may have had lots of pimples in their teens. This is severe and it is visible on the face and the back. There is no effective treatment for this kind of skin condition.

Acne Detergens is acne that is acquired from irritants that are present in soaps and detergents. To prevent acne from resurfacing, you need to change to a milder brand of detergent.

Acne Excoriee is a result of picking one’s pimples. This is, actually, avoidable. Most people, however, have the habit of pricking their pimples not thinking that they may get infected and leave dark marks of the skin.

Acne Fulminans is a serious condition of acne erruption wherein the sufferer may have fever, experience body aches, loss of appetite, deep scarring and even increase in count of white blood cells.

Acne Keloidalis is acne concentrated on the area of the neck which is typically visible in African people.

Acne Mallorca is brought about over exposure to the sun’s harmful rays.

Acne Mechanica results from friction between the skin and certain types of clothing and leather goods.

Acne Medicametosa is caused by one’s reaction to some forms of drugs and medications such as oral contraceptives.

Acne Neonatorium is another name for Baby Acne and this is brought about by the baby’s reaction to his/her mother’s hormones. This stimulates the production of oil in the skin of baby. This may occur within the first month after baby’s birth and just disappears even if not treated.

Acne Pomade is caused by the oil in hair products that touches the skin of the face and, therefore, causes acne to appear.

Whenever you acquire acne, whatever type it is, you should not self medicate so the condition of your skin would not get worse. You can, always, ask the advice of a dermatologist.

Now that you familiar with the different kinds of acne, you can deal with them in the most effective way.

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