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Know Your Skin
By Nitin kumar | Published  08/10/2007 | Entertainment | Unrated
Nitin kumar

When dryness doesn't improve despite following the appropriate basic skin care plan for dry skin that follows or it gets worse, see your physician for a checkup. Dry skin can be a warning sign of a health problem such as a thyroid condition, take help of cosmeticians .

What's Oily? Your pores are noticeable, your skin looks shiny at times, and it feels oily, especially along the nose and across the forehead and chin. Your overall skin tone is likely to be sallow. When it comes to aging, you are lucky. You have far fewer lines than your friends with dry or even normal skin. As you age, deeper lines, rather than fine wrinkles, will predominate.

Your skin tolerates cold and wind very well, but hot, humid weather may make it glisten with oil. Foundation disappears after about an hour or two, and moisturizing lotions and creams absorb slowly.

It's generally assumed that people with oily skin are more prone to acne. I find that in adults acne happens in all skin types. But if you are troubled with breakouts, use Facial .

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Regardless of skin type, breakouts may occur and some people's skin is easily irritated. Three of the most common problems are acne, environmentally stressed skin (which I call city skin), and disease.
Acne. You may have noticed a tiny pale dot of oil in your pores. Nearly everyone can see this along the sides of the nose, for instance. When that trapped sebum is exposed to the air, it turns black.

Blackheads, or comedowns, and whiteheads surface in areas where there are more oil glands, such as the sides of the nose and the middle of the chin. These breakouts can occur at any time,  but they are especially common in women in the days before menstruation begins when estrogen levels are low and there is more male hormone, or androgen, in circulation.

When that oil mixes with dead skin cells and harbors bacte¬ria, you get red, inflamed breakouts. That is acne. And despite what you have heard, oil or sebum alone doesn't cause it. Nor is acne a "teenage" problem.

Adults who never had trouble with breakouts during their teenage years can still develop acne later in life. When you're under stress, your body is producing more adrenaline or epineprine. The same glands that produce these hormones also produce dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), which stimulates the sebaceous glands in the skin to produce more sebum. Women going through menopause sometimes develop acne because of the hormonal imbalance that occurs as a result of the decrease in estrogen. There is more of the male hormone androgen circulating than the female hormone, and androgen stimulates sebaceous gland activity. Excess sebum is one of the conditions that contribute to acne.

The typical acne lesion is raised, red, and sometimes even feels lumpy. In extreme cases, a cyst is formed that can lead to scarring. Most manufacturers of makeup and skin treatment products avoid ingredients known to be comedogenic, or known to cause comedowns, but still some products can contribute to acne, as can certain drugs. If you are troubled with persistent or severe breakouts, see a dermatologist, who can do the necessary evaluation to determine the cause and prescribe the appropriate medications. An esthetician may also be of help to you with deep cleansing treatments and facials and alert you to any change for the worse that might require a dermatologist's care.

But sebum alone doesn't cause acne, so modifying oil production alone won't cure it. Therefore, I suggest following the regimen that addresses your skin type and then adding to it products  that address the acne. They may be an antibacterial agent to destroy the acne-causing bacteria, a more powerful exfoliating agent to help shed the accumulated skin cells in the pore or follicle, and a drying agent to remove the excess sebum. Fighting inflammation, which is part of every regimen, is especially important for people prone to breakouts, because the combination of bacteria, oil, and skin cells can trigger a destructive inflammatory response. This is an inclusive approach because it not only involves caring for your skin to accomplish all the wrinkle fighting goals we've discussed, it also addresses each of the factors causing your breakouts.



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