Even in this modern day and age, many people think that pimples belong to the young and that acne is something that you just grow out of. All the marketing seems geared to the younger generation and finding an adult acne treatment can prove difficult.
The millions afflicted with constant and chronic adult acne would of course disagree that it is a “teen” problem, as they are all to aware that hitting a certain age does not guarantee that pimples will go away or that they will never again have to deal with acne. If you are someone that suffers with adult acne to any severity, what can you do? Does having acne into your adulthood mean that you’re just cursed with it forever and is there an adult treatment?
While it is true that your hormones and other adjustments that the body makes during the teenaged years can help bring out an acne attack, the problems that cause acne can happen to anyone regardless of their age. Adult acne is actually much more common than most people would think and this is because of the root cause of acne itself.
Bacteria, oil and dirt collect on your face regardless of your age, who you are or where you live and of your facial cleansing habits. For most adults, these elements of modern life get washed away in the shower or bath, even if you don’t use cleansers. But for those suffering with adult acne, the particles of dirt get caught or trapped in hair follicles and pores and there is a covering of skin that forms over it so that this collection of “gunk” builds up into what we call a pimple.
This is very important for anyone with pimples to understand, whether during their teen years or whether as an adult. It’s not the dirt and oil itself that’s a problem, but rather it’s that defect of the skin that forms over it that actually causes the pimple. If you think about it, anyone can have that type of skin condition that leads to acne; this is not something that is directly connected to the changes a body goes through during puberty or teen years.
It is true that there are probably more cases of teen acne than there are cases of adult acne, no doubt due in part to the fact that a teenager’s body is going through bursts of hormones and the oil glands, along with every other part of the body, aren’t always functioning properly as the child grows into adulthood.
They may have a lot more oil on their face than grownups do, but this doesn’t mean that teen acne is really any different in cause than adult acne. Some research seems to suggest that people who eat a lot of fried and greasy foods are sometimes more prone to adult acne, and some have found that things that regulate their hormones, such as birth control pills, actually clear up their skin as well.
Rather than just accept your adult acne as part of your overall look and think that you’re somehow cursed, try a mild adult acne treatment that focuses on prevention via skincare or failing that, visit your dermatologist. They will have quite a few options for adult acne treatment that can help your acne regardless of how severe it is or how long you have been suffering with it.
