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Many people suffer from acne and they aren’t exactly sure how to treat it. It’s deeply agonizing and disturbing for many especially the adolescents.
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The Causes of
.ACNE!
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That’s pimples, folks
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Acne is a common skin condition that mainly appears during your teenage years, when hormone levels are
changing
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Acne is caused by:
• family/genetic history• oily cosmetics• stress• diet• hot weather• exposure to some chemicals• Vitamin A and Vitamin E deficiency• poor hygiene• use of anabolic steroids• puberty and menstrual cycles
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Other Causes…
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What is a follicle?
• Our skin is covered with very small holes, called follicles
• Each follicle has a fine hair growing out of it
• The follicle produces a special moisturiser for the skin, called sebum, that flows out along the hair
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Diagram of a hair follicle
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What goes wrong?
• Sometimes the follicle gets filled with dried out oil and dead skin
• Sebum builds up
• Blackheads form
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This is what blackheads look like
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So how do blackheads turn into acne?
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trapped sebum (blackhead)
infected with bacteria
red pus-filled spots of acne erupt
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Acne usually occurs on the
face, arms, chest, neck
and back
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The Shameful Condition
Many people tease those with acne
Hey, there’s Pizza-face! That is SO revolting:
You must be so embarrassed
Look at Katie! She’s never going to get a boyfriend.
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Tired of experimenting with your skinTired of experimenting with your skin
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Find Tips That Will Help You Defeat AcneFind Tips That Will Help You Defeat Acne
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What would you say/do to someone with acne?
Would you be their friend?
Why/why not?
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People with acne can:
• have very low self esteem• feel unattractive• be bullied by their peers• become depressed• consider suicide
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How would YOU help make their world more colourful?
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Sometimes acne can be cleared by regular washing
and special acne treatments.
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Most treatments aim to:
• Help clear dead skin
• Help clear blackheads
• This allows sebum to move freely again
• The spots heal
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Some treatments include: Pills
Creams
Dermatologists & GPs
Skin Centres
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And here’s some more…
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Heat
Clearasil
Laser treatment
Organic creams
Celebrity Endorsements
SulphurSulphur
Hormonal Treatments
Proactiv
FREE TRIAL!
Dermabrasion
Phototherapy
Surgical LancingSurgical Lancing
Detoxification
Zinc
Benzoyl Peroxide
Triclosan
Retinoids
Salicylic AcidSalicylic Acid
Antibiotics
Tetracycline
Erythromycin Erythromycin
Isotretinoin
Over-the-counter pills
Creams
LotionsSkin Centres
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But sometimes
none
of these
work.
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Sometimes it’s just a matter of time.
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Google the word ‘acne’ and see how many treatments come up
• Why do you think there are so many?
• Can you think of something else where there are many alternative products?
• Why might this be so?
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Summary
• There are many causes for acne, including family history and diet
• Our skin has tiny holes in it, that are called follicles
• The follicles produce sebum, to help moisturise the skin
• Acne is caused by sebum in the hair follicle becoming infected
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