Tweet On CNN, I watched a piece of their “Health Minute”, which focused on adult acne, specifically on a 51 year old African American woman’s sudden onset of adult acne which happened to be fairly severe. The woman featured in their segment actually ended up opting to go on the serious acne medication accutane to get her beautiful skin back, but often times adult onset acne can be treated through topical means or even by herbal acne supplements, which you know is what we endorse here. The dermatologist featured on the segment said that adult acne can be caused...
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Adult Acne
Adult acne is more and more prevalent nowadays. It is estimated that about 25% of the adult population suffers from varying degrees of adult acne. Because adult skin requires a little different approach to treating and eliminating acne than teen or adolescent skin does, this category focuses specifically on adult acne and what adults can do to treat and eradicate acne vulgaris, without sacrificing the health, moisture balance, or care of their aging skin.
Women Do Have More Adult Acne
Tweet Well, a study has confirmed what many have suspected and much inconclusive data has supports, and that is that women have more adult acne than men do. Yeah- lucky us! The age group for women that were included in this obervational data were 20 years old and older, and this age group of women has substantially more indcidence of adult acne than men in this same age group. People that fall into this category are having what’s considered post adolescent acne, and there are a couple of theories, many of which we’ve discussed in detail here on this...
Adult Acne Almost Always Hormone Related
Tweet In studies on the ever increasing incidence of adult acne, something that unfortunately us adults also have to deal with now, most fingers are pointed at hormones as the culprit, not cosmetics or other environmental or external factors. As far as I’m concerned, you all know that stress and anxiety most definitely affects my skin, and that has never changed for me, even into adulthood. I also find that certain caffeinated beverages and foods can trigger a breakout, but that is almost assuredly related to the fact that caffeine makes me overly nervous and anxious, which still in...
Stimulants and Acne : Ephedra
Tweet Some may think I’m crazy for the way I harp on the fact that stimulants and my skin do not agree, and whenever I ingest an abundance of stimulants – we’re talking more than one half cup of strong coffee, my skin almost certainly will be paying the acne piper the next day. Well, yet another story of how a stimulant made me break out today. This time the culprit is the now banned substance called ephedra, which is actually a naturally derived stimulant that was popular in diet and weightloss supplements, but was banned by the FDA...
Phew, It’s Just a Comedone
Tweet Funny heading, I know, but my mom had a case of the “phew” when she recently went to see a dermatologist about a worrying hard, black bump that had appeared about a month ago on the bridge of her nose, where her glasses rested. She thought for a while that it might just be some sort of irritation bump or something, but was alarmed when it did not go away. She was thinking it might be the big “C” word, so she booked an appointment with a dermatologist. My mother is in her fifties, so that last thing on...
PMS Acne : The Worst!
Tweet Speaking as a woman, I have to say that PMS is bad enough, it’s even worse when you add a fresh zit or two of full fledged acne breakout to the mix. PMS, or premenstrual syndrome is a controversial syndrome which some believe may not actually exist except for in the woman’s mind, although I will refute that statement! PMS is the week or two before a woman’s period when her hormones (arguably) fluctuate, in preparation for the shedding of the uterine wall, hence the period or bleeding that occurs during menses, or menstruation. Many women report a...
Acne in Women
Tweet Men and women are very different creatures when it comes to hormonal ups and downs, coupled with the effects it has on our skin and the entire system, both mentally and psychologically. A prime example of this is the way acne manifests in men vs. women. The accelerated hormonal development in pubescent and teenage boys almost always results in acne, but this is not the necessarily the case for girls. Women often develop acne for the first time in their twenties or even later -as I did when I kept getting acne past my college years and on into my...
Oh Yeah, and Midlife Adult Acne is More Prevalent in Women!
Tweet As a side note that I was thinking about after I posted that last post, there is a statistically higher amount of women affected by chronic acne in their midlife – about 8% higher than men. In other words, women in midlife (and actually even menopausal women) are more than twice as likely to suffer from acne in their older years, and also suffer more severe acne. I think this is probably due to the natural hormonal fluctuations in women as they age. Their estrogen drops, and they become more susceptible to hormonal irregularities, such as hot flashes,...
Acne Hitting More People in Midlife Now
Tweet I read an interesting article recently about how the occurrence of acne in people in midlife – meaning late forties and fifties, is increasing at a noticeable rate. While we may think that this is easily treatable, adult acne is a little trickier, because you are dealing with aging skin that is a little thinner and not as “tough” against the common acne treatments that tend to dry out the skin, as commonly used by teens, the most affected age group when it comes to acne. And it’s not just treating the acne itself that becomes a harder...
Survey Shows Adults with Acne or Acne Scarring are Viewed Differently
Tweet There was a recent study and survey performed on how adults with acne and severe acne scarring are viewed at work and outside of work. The findings were fairly disappointing, leading to the conclusion that these adults were viewed significantly differently than if they had pristine faces with no signs of past acne. The findings of the survey were presented at the 26th annual scientific meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS) in Boston Massachusetts. The survey’s findings also pointed to more troubling facts outside of work, in these people’s personal lives. It showed...
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