SYMPTOMES AND TREATMENT OF BLACKHEADS

SYMPTOMES AND TREATMENT OF BLACKHEADS

Symptoms for Blackheads
People of all ages get blackheads, but it is most common in adolescents. Nearly 85 percent of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 24 develop the disorder.
Common Symptoms of Blackheads:
Coarse skin complexion may lead to the condition of blackheads.
If your skin pores get enlarged, they may inturns to blackheads.
Flaky skin shows the presence of blackheads.
Mouldy skin appearance
Makeup doesn't stay in the skin of peoples, who are suffering from blackheads.
Blackheads appear in areas of skin that have a large number of sebaceous glands.
Blackheads consists of several different types of 'spot', which can be roughly divided as follows:
Acne - In serious conditions, pimples and acnes become the symptoms of blackheads.
Whiteheads - Small, firm bumps with a white centre.
Pustules - Pus-filled spots with an obvious balloon of white pus, which may turn yellow as the spot begins to heal.
Nodules - Hard Lumps under the skin that can be very painful, go deep into the skin and often cause scars. These are the most common type of spot found in very severe acne, and they often run together in groups. When they heal, they may leave scars.
Treatment for Blackheads:
If you consult some beautician for the treatment of your blackheads, make sure, a sterilized implement is used for removing blackheads. A gadget, known as 'blackhead extractor' is available these days. It should be cleaned regularly and the gadget should be kept in hydrogen peroxide before use.
Some Effective Tips to Get Rid of Blackheads:
Use creams containing AHAs (Alpha Hydroxy Fruit acids) like glyco-creams that will clear away any dead skin cells and "expose" the blackhead.
Keep your hair away from your face. Greasy hair and skin go together, and hair can spread infection.
Avoid washing the face with soaps more than twice a day. Instead you may wash your face many a times in a day but with plain water.
A drug named " adapalene " does wonder in reducing the blackhead formation by stimulation of skin growth through modulation of cellular differentiation and keratinization of follicular epithelial cells, i.e. it encourages skin peeling.
Doctors usually recommend an OTC or prescription topical medication for people with mild signs of blackheads. Topical medicine is applied directly on the blackheads or on the entire area of affected skin. Medicines or Lotions include - Benzoyl Peroxide, Resorcinol, Salicylic Acid, and Sulfur are the most common topical OTC medicines used to treat blackheads.
Oral Antibiotics (tablets), such as tetracycline, can be prescribed for inflammatory blackheads.
Antibiotics - help stop or slow the growth of bacteria and reduce inflammation.
Apply an astringent. It helps reduce oiliness. If its a bit harsh mix a bit of rose water in it.
Gram Flour and Curd - Apply a paste of gram flour and curd on the affected area. When the mixture hardens and dries up, gently scrap off with your finger tips and wash the face.

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CAUSES OF BLACKHEADS

CAUSES OF BLACKHEADS

Their dark appearance is caused by the densely packed skin cells, which take on a dark color. A term used to describe the skin's pores clogged by natural oils and impurities. It is formed when oil and dead skin cells become trapped in a pore and mix with bacteria. They are called open comedones because blackheads are open to the skin's surface and become darkened at the surface by exposure to oxygen (oxidation).
Causes of blackheads:
Some Important Causes of Blackheads includes:
Blackheads are caused when sebum (the skin's natural oil) collects and hardens in the pores. The toxins that are being expelled through your skin from the blood and lymph fluid combines with sebum creating a pasty glue. A blackhead occurs when the trapped sebum and bacteria partially open to the surface and turn black due to melanin, the skin's pigment.
Use of ineffective cleanser or following a poor cleansing routine - results in accumulation of staled dead cells, hardened sebaceous secretion, salt (from sweat), waste, bacteria, dirt; as well as waxes, coloured pigments for those using makeup and/or fatty-based skin care products.
Acne, is another one of the main cause of blackheads. It is caused by the overactivity of the sebaceous glands that secrete oily substances onto the skin.
Other possible causes of blackheads are:
Genetics: If there is the history of blackheads in your family, then you are more prone to get affected by blackheads.
Hormones: The condition when hormones get imbalance, they may cause blackheads. Overactivity of testosterone in people prone to blackheads, triggers the sebaceous glands to produce an excess of sebum. At the same time, the dead skin cells lining the openings of the hair follicles are not shed properly and clog up the follicles.
Prescribed Medications: Some prescribed medications may also lead to formation of blackheads as a side effect , though this is a rare cause.
Oil Based Cosmetics : The oil based cosmetics may also induces blackheads due to allergic reactions.
Stress: Stress, is another factor - which may contribute to a person's lack of personal hygiene or caring, and physical irritations such as tight clothing rubbing on the same spot are also factors that can influence the formation of blackheads.
Physical irritation
Humidity and Environmental Pollutants: The weather, including humidity or environmental pollutants, which increase perspiration and can clog the pores with mini-particles also add to the factors that can cause blackheads.

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SKIN BLEACHING

SKIN BLEACHING

A skin bleaching pill could also be used for skin bleaching.
Strong winter winds and scorching summer heat are enemies of complexion. Beauty conscious women feel concerned over the ravages of weather and seek timely help of beauticians. Skin Bleaching is useful in regaining the original complexion and helps in revitalizing the paleness of skin due to heat of dryness. Skin Bleaching also prevents growth of facial hair. Generally, threading or waxing is advised as a remedial measure for removal of unwanted facial hair. Waxing produces wrinkles and threading hardens the roots of hair. Skin Bleaching, on the other hand, colours the thin and fine hair and keeps the complexion fair by hiding these tiny hair.
Often, I get clients with problems created by defective skin bleaching at home. In an attempt to bleach their face themselves, they have disfigured themselves. Skin Bleaching requires an efficient knowledge of the ratio and proportion of the powder and other ingredients used in a skin bleaching cream or pill. Separate mixture is required for different persons. Disproportionate mixture of ingredients in skin bleaching cream can harm skin and may cause allergy to skin bleaching or may scorch the skin making it stained. It is, therefore, better to get a first skin bleaching once done by an expert beautician. Later on, after learning the technique, one may do it herself or himself. But, it is better to use test a little mixture on sensitive skin on lower side of the neck to test its effect. If there is mirror irritation, you should not worry. But if the burning is sharp, discontinue the use of that skin bleaching pill.
Homemade Skin Bleaching Cream
A simple bleaching system consists of hydrogen peroxide containing ammonia to give a pH of 9 to 10.
Homemade Skin Bleaching Cream Recipe # 1 - Take one spoonful of bleaching powder, put it in a bottle and add a half spoon of hydrogen peroxide. Put two or four drops of ammonia in it, mix well using cotton swab or a brush. Close the lid immediately.
Homemade Skin Bleaching Cream Recipe # 2 - Take 2 teaspoons of fuller's earth mixed to a paste with one teaspoon of 20 volumes peroxide and six drops of ammonia. Apply the paste and leave it on for 5-10 minutes.
Fancy packages of cream bleaches are now available, making bleaching very simple.

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DIET FOR U SKIN

DIET FOR U SKIN

Some people have even come out with extraordinary claims, suggesting, for example, that salads will dramatically change your appearance and to develop a perfect skin you must take vitamin and mineal supplements. Although there is no harm in denying the fact that you must take a varied and a balanced diet, but it is equally important to remember, that the single most important factor in determining the beauty of your complexion is heredity and your eating habits play only a very small part in it.
However, if your diet is rudely deficient in certain main elements, then the skin can develop problems. In people taking normal balanced diets this does not happen. But after severe illness, surgery and in people who are on crash diets, problems might occur.
With complete nutritional deficiehcies, as occurs in severe illness of any type, the skin becomes dry and dark. The lips become sore, the hair falls, and the nails develop ridges and may even get discoloured. The feet become edematous.
Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamin A is very important for the health of your skin and eyes. The richest sources of this vitamin are cod liver oil, carrots, spinach, milk, and egg-yolk. If the diet is lacking in this vitamin, the skin becomes excessively dry and develops pimples. Vision at night becomes defective. But remember, you should also not overdose yourself with Vitamin A, because this also can cause dryness and roughness of the skin, falling of the hair and soreness of lips.
Cracking and soreness of lips also develop in vitamin B deficiencies. Meat, milk, green vegetables, pulses and cereals are rich sources of vitamin B.
Vitamin C is found in all citrus fruits. It is a very important constituent for the health of your skin.
Apart from vitamins, your diet should also include minerals. Iron makes the blood healthy - consequently it imparts a healthy pink glow to your skin. Iron is found in several green vegetables, in fruits and in meats. Zinc is also very important for the health of your skin
Beverages for beautiful skin
Many beverages can actually harm the skin. Alcohol and coffee cause the small blood vessels, under the skin surface to widen. This results in the familiar flushed look. Though, the effects of both alcohol and coffree are initially only temporary, excessive driking will cause permanent widening of blood vessels making them apparent as thread veins. There are also several other causes of thread veins: heredity, effects of the sun, a highly spiced diet and extremes of temperature. You can't help inheriting your genes, but you can certainly avoid the other factors to retard the appearence of thread veins.

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