What Causes Acne

Acne is a condition that affects the skin and is common and often occur during the hormonal changes in adolescence experienced by young people and girls, and can occur at any age, which is spread among adolescents, about 80%, so that it became normal during the period of growth.

The youngest age of onset of acne is between 16-18 for women and between 18 and 19 for men. Acne is usually cured on its own at the last teens or early twenties in men. Women may be delayed and vary Acne from one person to another, there are some people suffer only a small amount of acne scattering white heads or black, and others may be worse and scattered on the skin a lot and has caused the excavation of ugly scenery in the skin.

Causes of acne

1 – During adolescence due to the increase of hormones androgen, which increases the proportion of skin oils and cause the emergence of acne.

2 – worse acne with the presence of hormonal changes are in the days before the menstruation in women, and women get acne during pregnancy or through the use of pills containing the hormone estrogen female that leads to the emergence of acne and female hormone Progesterone, which increases, and during Menopause in 5% of women and 1% of men.

3 – may be caused by acne bacteria called “Propobio”.

4 – taking some drugs and drugs may cause the emergence of acne, namely:

– Doping for muscles used by bodybuilders.

– Use of some creams and oils used in cosmetics.

– the drug “phenytoin” used for cases of epilepsy.

– The drug “rifampicin” used for TB patients may cause acne.

– Taking vitamin B12 for anemia.

– A lithium drug that is used for mental disorders may cause acne.

Exposure to chemicals such as synthetic oils may cause acne.

6. High temperature in addition with wet environment increase the appearance of acne.
7. Acne may be caused by stress and anxiety.

Eat some foods that contain a large proportion of fats cause the appearance of acne.