August 16, 2008

Here’s Why Chocolate Does Not Cause Your Acne…

If you think your acne is just due to dirty skin or too much chocolate, you couldn’t be further from the truth…
The simple fact is acne only ever happens when
(a) Your pores block
AND
(b) Oil builds up
Chocolate categorically does not ’cause’ this to happen. An imbalanced diet might make acne more likely but it isn’t the ’cause’ (great news if you are chocolate lover).
There is no exact cause of acne. Your skin can happily go about its business shedding skin cells and producing sebum oil for years then suddenly your pores become blocked and acne appears.

There are however many situations in which your pores will have a higher tendency to block. To get rid of your acne and have a full treatment, you need to understand why and how this happens.
While trying to find the most likely reason your pores are blocking, it is very important to note that excess oil on your skin is not a ’cause’ of acne. Your face could be swimming in oil and no acne would occur if your pores were clear of blockages.
Suggested causes of blockages in pores are;
- Hormones
- Diet
- Genetics
- Vitamin deficiency
- Steroid use
- Stress
- Cosmetics
And so on… […]

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