If you suffer from acne,
you know it's more than just a few pimples. Its emotional impact is beyond skin
deep. Even as the most common skin condition in the world, acne can make you feel
isolated, unattractive, and depressed. But now for some good news - as a
medical condition we can help you bring it under control with the right
combination of active ingredients, allowing you to enjoy life free from this
burden.
Fortunately, your skin
has remarkable resilience. It’s the body's largest organ and has amazing
capabilities including regulating your temperature and fighting infections. And
your skin can clear when you are treating it with the Proactiv+ system.
So how does acne start?
There are four steps that create the red bump, whitehead or blackhead you see
on your skin. It begins with a clogged pore. Skin cells are in a constant state
of renewal. As old cells die, they are sloughed off to reveal fresh skin every
thirty days. But if you are acne prone, these dead cells mix with oil becoming
sticky. Instead of sloughing off, they clog your pores, trapping oil and
bacteria inside.
The next step involves
the overproduction of oil, or sebum. Your androgen hormones stimulate the
release of oil from the sebaceous glands attached to your pores. During puberty
or times of emotional stress, androgen activity increases, causing greater oil
production and more clogged pores. As oil continues to be produced, it is
trapped behind the plug, collecting and building pressure inside the pore.
With a plentiful supply
of oil, the p.acnes bacteria naturally growing on your skin starts to
feed and breed, which is the third step of the acne process.
Finally, as the bacteria
digest the oil, they release inflammatory byproducts that leak out of the
follicle. Your body recognizes these byproducts as foreign and mounts an immune
reaction. Red and white blood cells hightail it to this
"infection,"causing swelling, redness and inflammation. The end
result is the throbbing, red, tender bump you know as a pimple.
The four-step acne
process doesn't happen overnight. Hidden from sight, it slowly occurs over the
course of several weeks, long before a breakout becomes visible on your face.
Fortunately with Proactiv + you have a chance to stop mild to moderate acne
breakouts before they surface. Even though nothing, including prescription
medicine, can cure acne, with daily use of Proactiv +, you can treat and help
prevent your acne. Starting now.
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