What causes acne?
Acne is a skin disease that produces spots or pimples on the face, chest, neck and back. It’s caused when the small glands beside the hair follicles that normally produce a natural skin oil (sebum) become clogged with dead skin cells, excess sebum or bacteria and become infected.
Acne usually begins around puberty, particularly in males and peaks at 18 years. In some cases it can start much later in life and in women during times of hormonal change when the level of androgens in the blood rise.
Acne can be mild, moderate or severe. At it’s worst, it can last for years and leave scarring. Although not medically serious, it can cause embarrassment, extreme anxiety and have other profound psychosocial effects.
Thankfully, there is something you can do to treat acne and your nearest salon providing Totalcare treatments will show you how they can deal with reducing the excess amounts of sebum, preventing the development of blocked pores and killing the bacteria that causes the infection. Before you know it, you’ll have your old life back again.
The experts recommend:
This is a treatment for acne that uses photo rejuvenation light to purify the acne bacteria in the skin. It’s safe, painless and quick but only really suitable when the acne infection is present. Once the infection has been wiped out, it can very slowly come back and you might need another treatment or two before you’re fully in the clear.
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Vital O2 treatment is a natural therapy that features Gala Enzyderm, an enzymatic peel that biologically digests dead skin cells. This helps to prepare the skin before Gala’s purifying endocosmetic serum (containing Vitamins A, C and E for greater antioxidant power) is applied using Vital O2 oxygen to purify your skin, clearing out the clogged pores and blackheads and restoring your skin’s normal oil secretions.
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This treatment involves the deep skin infusion of Gala products to cleanse, soothe and provide anti bacterial care right down into your pores. It also restores the skin’s natural pH level, relieves redness, inflammation and irritation while soothing the infection and killing germs. In light therapy mode it produces a blue light that kills p acne bacteria while also stimulating the growth of new cells.
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Our top tips to preventing acne:
- Always keep your skin hydrated.
- Don’t try to clean your face aggressively but use an effective cleansing regime.
- Make sure you visit your professional therapist regularly and stick to their recommended home care programme.
Talk to your skincare therapist and always make sure you follow their specific recommendations for care before and after your treatment.
