13 years ago
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
So this morning, woke up, saw a zit on my face, makes me gloomy, i guess coz' these few days, i've been eating lots of peanuts, u know peanuts are oily, so is chocolate....
i got these from http://www.askjanice.com/letters/causeofpimples.asp
Q: What causes pimples?
A: Fundamentally, this is how a pimple occurs. When things are going well, the sebum smoothly leaves the pore and imperceptibly melts on the skin's surface, helping to keep the skin surface moist and smooth. When things aren't going well, as when the pore becomes plugged with sebum (oil) and dead skin cells and bacteria run amok, a blemish is the outcome. Surplus sebum is generated primarily by hormonal activity (stress, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, birth control pills, or certain medications such as corticosteriods and lithium can act as a trigger). When too much oil is produced, it can become mixed with dead skin cells from the skin's surface, with poorly sloughed skin cells from the pore's lining, and with small pieces of hair debris from the follicle. This combination of sebum, dead skin cells, and small pieces of hair can clog the pathway out of the hair follicle/oil gland, creating quite a backup. Now, you've got problems.
When your body produces too much oil, and dead skin cells on the surface of the skin or inside the pore aren't shed normally, they can join together in blocking the exit from a pore. All this excess oil and dead skin cells solidify as a soft, white substance that plugs the pore. If the surface of the pore is covered by skin, it is called a whitehead. If the pore is open, without any skin covering, the top of the plug is exposed to air and darkens, causing a blackhead.
Whiteheads and blackheads become pimples when bacteria begins growing inside the plug, causing irritation and inflammation. This inflammation and excess oil causes the wall of the oil gland to rupture, spilling the contents (oil, cell debris, bacteria, and all) into the surrounding skin tissue. The body's immune system then responds to the inflamed area to help with repair (and causing swelling), and you now have a pimple.
Gentle cleansing is the first place to start. Once you stop using drying, irritating, pore-clogging soaps or bar cleansers, and you realize how nice your skin feels when it is no longer dry and irritated, you will never go back to the old way again.
So maybe this site can help u guys.......
i got these from http://www.askjanice.com/letters/causeofpimples.asp
Q: What causes pimples?
A: Fundamentally, this is how a pimple occurs. When things are going well, the sebum smoothly leaves the pore and imperceptibly melts on the skin's surface, helping to keep the skin surface moist and smooth. When things aren't going well, as when the pore becomes plugged with sebum (oil) and dead skin cells and bacteria run amok, a blemish is the outcome. Surplus sebum is generated primarily by hormonal activity (stress, the menstrual cycle, pregnancy, birth control pills, or certain medications such as corticosteriods and lithium can act as a trigger). When too much oil is produced, it can become mixed with dead skin cells from the skin's surface, with poorly sloughed skin cells from the pore's lining, and with small pieces of hair debris from the follicle. This combination of sebum, dead skin cells, and small pieces of hair can clog the pathway out of the hair follicle/oil gland, creating quite a backup. Now, you've got problems.
When your body produces too much oil, and dead skin cells on the surface of the skin or inside the pore aren't shed normally, they can join together in blocking the exit from a pore. All this excess oil and dead skin cells solidify as a soft, white substance that plugs the pore. If the surface of the pore is covered by skin, it is called a whitehead. If the pore is open, without any skin covering, the top of the plug is exposed to air and darkens, causing a blackhead.
Whiteheads and blackheads become pimples when bacteria begins growing inside the plug, causing irritation and inflammation. This inflammation and excess oil causes the wall of the oil gland to rupture, spilling the contents (oil, cell debris, bacteria, and all) into the surrounding skin tissue. The body's immune system then responds to the inflamed area to help with repair (and causing swelling), and you now have a pimple.
Gentle cleansing is the first place to start. Once you stop using drying, irritating, pore-clogging soaps or bar cleansers, and you realize how nice your skin feels when it is no longer dry and irritated, you will never go back to the old way again.
So maybe this site can help u guys.......
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