 Dry skin cause
acne?
How does dry
skin cause acne would be easier to understand, once we
know what dry skin is and what causes its dryness. Dry
skin is a condition relating to the appearance and feel
of skin. Dry skin appears dull and tight and feels rough
and leathery or parched. On account it’s being too tight
around the skeletal contours, some wrinkles in the
vicinity of tight areas appear. Not only
the dry
skin looks dull
and unattractive but also it feels too tight and itchy at
times
What are the causes of dry
skin?
Insufficient
supply of sebum (oil), deficiency of some vitamins,
particularly vitamin A and inappropriate humectants or
the ability to retain water, climatic factors and
negligence in skin care are the common causes. A few
diseases, use of some medicines and hereditary factors
also cause dry skin. Alcohol containing hand lotions
dissolve fats not only from the exterior but also from
the interior of skin, rendering it dry. It is therefore
very important to know prior to use, if such lotion
contains suitable emollient.
An important assignable cause of dry
skin
An important
cause of dry skin is the loss of moisture from skin to
the atmosphere. As a rule of thumb, things (including
skin) loose moisture when the atmospheric relative
humidity is more than that of the object and vice versa.
There is no tendency to loose or gain when the
atmospheric humidity is in equilibrium with that of the
object.
Can dry skin cause
acne?
When skin
starts to dry for any reason, demand for increased supply
of sebum is initiated through nervous system and it is
materialized through hormonal activation. Sebaceous
glands expand as a result and sebum is supplied
generously through hair
follicle.
Dry skin on the
other hand already contains lots of cell fragments and
extraneous matter in the crevices of parched skin. Uneven
surfaces always become seat of germs and
bacteria.
The
causativemicrobe; Propionibacterium
acnes which is a commensal or a normal resident on human
skin, make way to the sebum and debris mix. Growing fast,
they cause typical lesions ,known as acne by us and as
‘folliculitis’ by
dermatologists.
Corrective and
preventive
action
Beauty without
beautiful skin can be ill conceived. Dry skin or acne are
of course no recommendations. Secret of soft and silky
smooth skin lies not in expensive cosmetics but in due
skincare. Just keep your skin clean and moist, using some
neutral (pH7 is neutral) and mild cleanser. Use of
essential oils, emollients and humectants to moisturize
the skin are time tested practices. To keep the skin soft
and smooth they should be relied
upon.
Alovera is a
succulent and perhaps one of the oldest known plants used
in beauty care on account of its extraordinary softening,
moisturizing, and healing properties. Not only that it
can heal acne lesions but also it can heal burns without
leaving scars. A mixture of equal parts of lemon extract,
glycerin and rose water is an oriental, standard
emollient.
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