Your skin is your body’s largest organ. It covers and protects your body. Your skin
- Holds body fluids in, preventing dehydration
- Keeps harmful microbes out, preventing infections
- Helps you feel things like heat, cold, and pain
- Keeps your body temperature even
- Makes vitamin D when the sun shines on it
Acne is one of the most researched skin topics. When you have acne, you have clogged pores. To clear acne, you want to unclog those pores. If you apply anything that contains oil, you’ll likely clog your pores again. Clogged pores can lead to more breakouts. Acne can last a long time. Most teenage boys who have acne will continue to have breakouts until they are 20 to 25 years old. A teenage girl can expect her acne to last into her 20s or longer. About 5% of women continue to have acne in their 40s.
Anything that irritates, clogs, or inflames your skin can cause symptoms such as redness, swelling, burning, and itching. Allergies, irritants, your genetic makeup, and certain diseases and immune system problems can cause rashes, hives, and other conditions. Many of these problems, such as acne, also affect your appearance.
Do you try to scrub away blemishes and excess oil? Have you ever popped a pimple to get rid of it quickly? While it may seem that you’ll get clearer skin, what you’re doing is irritating it.
Years of research have proven that any time you irritate your skin, you can get more breakouts. Gentle care care works best.