Acne in adults [acne and inflammation in 20-35 years] – what is it, how to deal with rashes in women and men

Causes of adult acne

Acne occurs due to increased activity of the sebaceous glands and often characterizes the skin of adolescents. But today the problem of the so-called adult acne is no less relevant.

25% of women aged 20 to 50 complain of periodic inflammation on the face. The reason is a hormonal imbalance or an increase in the sensitivity of skin receptors to androgens.

The mechanism of acne development is the same at any age, but if in adolescents the process of acne formation is directly related to sex hormones, then in adults other factors become triggers.

  • Stress. It has been established that the hormone cortisol, released during stress, increases the greasiness of the skin.
  • Food. Some foods, in particular, sugar, fast carbohydrates, whole milk stimulate the production of sebum and provoke the formation of acne in oily skin owners after 20 years.

Features and signs of adult acne

Adult acne develops in the same way as teenage acne.

  1. Enhanced sebum production.
  2. Hyperkeratosis (thickening of the stratum corneum), leading to blockage of the sebaceous glands.
  3. Reproduction in the ducts of the sebaceous glands of the bacterium Propionibacterium acnes.
  4. Inflammatory process – acne.

However, later acne has its own characteristics that distinguish it from teenage pimples:

  • localized not in the T-zone, but on the chin and cheeks;
  • more deeply located;
  • manifests itself in the form of more painful and vivid inflammation;
  • dissolves worse;
  • difficult to clean;
  • often leaves behind scars.

Post-acne phenomena are typical for adult skin with rashes, since with age its ability to regenerate decreases.

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