Causes of Acne or Risk factors (an overview)

Many kids get this disease during their body development according to age, this is alll due to harmonical changes which comes according to growth .It is a normal process as skin is covered with tiny holes called hair follicles, or pores. Pores contain sebaceous gland which makes your hair and skin become moist sometimes a pore gets clogged up with too much sebum, dead skin cells, and germs called bacteria. This can cause acne.

The main causes of acne are

• Irregular shedding of dead skin cells resulting in irritation of the hair follicles of your skin
• Buildup of bacteria
• At puberty, the oil glands of the skin start producing an oily material called sebum. Sebum lubricates the skin. Sometimes the wall of the oil gland breaks and spills the sebum within the skin which causes redness, swelling, and pus - in other words a pimple. Plugged oil glands may form blackheads and whiteheads. Blackheads are not caused by dirt.
• Overproduction of oil (sebum)
• There is a bacteria that normally lives on the skin called Propionibacterium acnes. This bacteria lives on the sebum produced by the skin oil glands. Sometimes, this bacteria multiplies and causes inflammation and acne.
• Family inheritance
• Menstruation time for females

Note : Foods do not cause acne. In some people, certain foods will make acne worse. The most common ones are chocolate, nuts, carbonated beverages, and milk. Most people's acne is not aggravated by these foods.