Acne is caused by damage inflicted to the cells lining the sebum canals within the hair follicles whenever the pores (which are openings of the sebum canals that you see on the surface of the skin) get filled with too much sebum (oil) or blocked by the oily substance that our body normally secretes to lubricate and protect the skin from pathogens.
These lesions become larger or more abundant when bacteria starts proliferating in the trapped sebum because bacteria breaks down the sebum into chemicals that further damage the already injured cells or injure a higher number of cells.
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willow bark extract, a natural form of salicylic acid that has none of the irritating side effects of the synthetic forms. Salicylic acid is comedolytic and opens up the infected pores to allow oxygen in and also the healing serum and the licorice extract that is in the formulation
licorice extract is anti-inflammatory, anti-irritant, anti-microbial, antioxidant & has a sebum regulation activity.
Acne left untreated or treated ineffectively may cause stress and anxiety in daily life
Waking every day to a new lesion or mark usually causes an inordinate amount of stress. And even though acne affects the skin and we are not going to let it alter our self image, no one feels comfortable with ugly, pus filled lesions marking their face.
Anyone who has had a breakout knows the pain involved with each and every acne lesion. Unfortunately, stress triggers the production of cortisone which increases the levels of sebum output; so if not addressed in a calm and proficient manner, acne can become a vicious cycle of breakouts, stress, and more breakouts.
Root Causes of Acne
The only effective way to prevent acne is by addressing the root causes, before lesions start to form and your body responds by inflamming its immune system.
A root cause is an initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest. Commonly, root cause is used to describe the depth in the causal chain where an intervention could reasonably be implemented to change performance and prevent an undesirable outcome.
So lets start discerning where intervention may be most effective by clarifying some of the acne skincare issues at stake.
Inflammation a Response of Your Body to Acne Culprits
First “inflammation” is a word derived from the Latin and it literally means “to set on fire”. Inflammation is actually a safeguarding attempt by the body to expel hazardous bacteria, virus or foreign substances and to trigger the healing cascade of events that eventually leads to the repair of cell lesions or damaged tissues.
When inflammation occurs, toxic compounds from the body’s white blood cells are released into the blood or tissues in an attempt to rid the body of foreign substances. This release of chemicals increases the blood flow to the area and may result in redness and warmth. Some of the chemicals cause leakage of fluid into the tissues, resulting in swelling.
So your body is actually trying to help but may end up injuring itself and killing part of your cells and tissues with its lethal "effector" immune cells before you manage to apply an acne solution or reach a Doctor with a medication that might quell the fire.
Phagocytes are some of the first immune responders to appear at a site and they are cells that possess a large number of lysosomes that enable them to consume foreign matters. The word phagocyte actually means “cell that eats”, and that’s exactly what they arrive to do: to “eat” the bacteria or whatever substance initiated the inflammatory response. Phagocytes eat not only pathogens but also debris, dead or dying cells and extracellular matrix elements.
What is dangerous for your skin and complexion is that the inflammatory reaction produces the chemical oxidant hydrogen peroxide -best known as the foamy formulation used for first-aid- and other chemicals which cause damage to the body’s tissues. Hydrogen peroxide is lethal to bacterial cells because it pokes holes in their cell walls, bursting the cells and killing them, but it also leaves you with depressed acne scars and holes in your complexion.
Bacteria may trigger this overwrought response more often than not, but the culprit is acne lesions inflicted by the shear forces of sebum output during adolescence or by blocked pores. Your body reacts to those lesions with a strong inflammatory reaction.
Inflammation is a crucial protective self-defence response. It is recognizable by redness, swelling, infection, and often a pulsating pain. Yes, acne, if not controlled, can be this painful. And when the inflammatory knee jerk reaction is out of control, the skin becomes marked by ugly, white, pus filled lesions which eventually heal leaving behind those ice-pick or indented scars.
How can we possible regulate a biological response that is triggered inside ourselves and is meant to help us?
The first thing to get to control acne is to keep pores uncloged, second regulate the immune response of the body to foreign matters and third keep bacteria at bay.
The human body innately dispatches white blood cells like if they were an army of fire gunners with chemicals to pores engrossed by dry sebum mixed with dead keratinized cells and/or bacteria.
It's like sending fire-fighters with extinguishers to a flaming building.
It is our body’s biological way of putting out fires. It can be positive if everything works correctly. The harsh reality is that almost no one’s body does this perfectly and the result is a painful acne lesion.
It's very much like sending too many fire-fighters and causing a backup of trucks and ambulances or having too many chemical extinguishers throwing their charge onto one and the same place. The chemicals end up destroying the surrounding healthy cells and making things worse.
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