Daily Dos for Gorgeous
Skin
Gently cleanse once a day.
For normal skin types, washing with a creamy cleanser and lukewarm water is recommended. For oily skin the use of a gentle foaming cleanser twice daily is beneficial.
Apply sunscreen.
Applying sunscreen daily is one of the many ways to prevent your skin from aging. Reapplying sunscreen every few hours has also become the norm due to the fact that the ingredients protect you for about two hours.
Eat salmon, and lots of antioxidants.
Often hear people say you are what you eat, truth is it shows on your skin. Salmon's high omega-3 content and hydrate skin from the inside out. It also reduces the inflammation that causes skin redness. Antioxidant-rich foods and drinks—cherries, dark greens, green tea and coffee.
Exercise
Apart from all the weight you are likely to lose and the confidence booster, exercise improves your circulation and oxygen capacity; it improves your complexion and makes your skin glow.
Stress less & sleep at least 7 hours a night.
This is probably by far the most difficult thing on this list! We can’t help it we stress… a lot. But stress not only affects your frame of mind and sanity, it shows on your face. Cortisol, is a stress hormone, it ages the skin and can cause acne. Sleep reduces the cortisol level in your body. So it's a simple equation: Sleep = younger, clearer skin. So try speed walking or Zumba or even deep breathing exercises embrace the changes it brings.
What is acne?
Acne is a skin condition that occurs when the oil-secreting glands in the skin are clogged and become inflamed or infected.
How does it occur?
Acne is caused by inflammation or infection of the oil glands in the skin and at the base of hairs. In the teenage years, hormones stimulate the growth of body hair, and the oil glands secrete more oil. The skin pores become clogged and bacteria grow in the clogged pores. When the body works to kill the bacteria, whiteheads, blackheads, and pustules form in these areas. Stress, birth control pills, and too little rest can make acne worse.
What are the symptoms?
The symptoms of acne are:
• whiteheads, which are closed plugged oil glands
• blackheads, which are open plugged oil glands (the oil turns black when it's exposed to the air)
• pustules, which are red, inflamed, infected plugged oil glands, sometimes filled with pus.
Some pimples may be painful. In severe cases, cysts (large fluid-filled bumps) may develop under the skin.
How is it diagnosed?
Your health care provider will check your skin to see what type of problem you are having (such as blackheads or cysts). Your provider will look to see where you are having problems, for example, your face or back. Your provider will want to know how long you have had the problem and how you have been caring for your skin.
How is it treated?
Treatment is aimed at keeping oil and dirt out of the pores and reducing inflammation.
You and your health care provider will talk about how you are currently taking care of your skin. You will discuss which products, such as soaps and lotions, you should or should not use. If you have been using prescription medications for your acne, bring the medicine names or containers to your appointment. Several products may be used to help prevent pimples or blackheads. Treatment usually begins with putting products containing benzoyl peroxide on the areas of skin with acne. If benzoyl peroxide alone is not effective, then you may also need to put antibiotic medications on your skin, or your health care provider may prescribe antibiotics to be taken by mouth. You may also need to use a skin cream or gel containing tretinoin (Retin-A).
An oral medicine called isotretinoin (Accutane) is available for severe acne. However, women must use isotretinoin very carefully. It causes birth defects if a woman becomes pregnant while she is taking the drug or if she has taken it 1 or 2 months before becoming pregnant.
Your health care provider may inject large cysts with medicine so there will be less scarring.
How can I take care of myself?
Follow the full treatment prescribed by your health care provider. In addition you can:
• Wash your face 2 times a day with a gentle soap. Dermatologists often recommend Dove or Lever 2000.Change your washcloth every day (bacteria can grow on damp cloth). Wash as soon as possible after you exercise.
• Wash your hands more frequently and avoid touching your face unnecessarily. Don't squeeze, pick, scratch, or rub your skin. Scars may form if you squeeze pimples. Don't rest your face on your hands while you read, study, or watch TV.
• Shampoo your hair at least twice a week. Pull your hair away from your face when you sleep. Style it away from your face during the day.
• Although researchers have not been able to show that any foods cause acne, some people have found that certain foods seem to worsen their acne. Keep a record of the foods you eat and try to see if any foods appear to make your acne worse. Try avoiding those foods.
• Avoid working in hot kitchens where greasy foods are cooked.
• Try not to get sunburned.
• Avoid extreme stress if possible. Practice stress reduction strategies such as exercise, meditation, and counseling if stress is extreme.
• Get physical exercise regularly.
• Keep your follow-up appointments with your health care provider. Keep a record of the treatments you have tried and how they have worked. There are many alternatives for you and your provider to try, so don't give up!
Source:http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/student/health/pdf/A/Acne.pdf
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