Right from time, there had been this common understanding that acne develops in teenagers who are approaching puberty and disappears as the teenager grows into an adult.
But recent findings had shown that it is not only teenagers that end up with acne.
There had been the situation of acne appearing in adults too.
There are also some times that the acne doesn't end in kids, it also advances to adulthood.
It is however very important to note that acne in teenagers are caused in the same way that acne is caused in adults.
Stress had been implicated to be able to cause acne in adults.
It is normal for an adult to be under stress; probably while trying to make ends meet and while trying to keep the home together.
There are some of them too that are subjected to either emotional stress or psychological stress.
Stress had been discovered to be able to cause the enlargement of the sebaceous gland and this enlargement leads to the production of more oil from the sebaceous gland.
It had been discovered that this enlargement of the sebaceous gland is caused by some form of hormonal abnormalities in the human body.
Uncleanness too can be responsible for causing adult acne.
Once the oil is produced on the human skin, dirt on the unclean skin will mix with it and make available a very fertile place for the growth of the bacteria that promotes the formation of acne.
One way to keep adult acne under control is to try as much as possible to keep the skin very clean.
A clean skin will of course make it very difficult for the oil and dirt to stay on the skin.
It is however important not to make the mistake of washing the skin too roughly or too frequently.
You should have sufficient cleanliness simply by washing the skin only twice in a day.
This can give the skin all the cleanliness that is required to control adult acne.
The cleaning procedure should never be too harsh.
It is therefore important to make sure that the skin is washed only gently.
This will ensure that the acne is not turned to scars after it had been cured.
The use of oil based cosmetics too had been found to be responsible for causing adult acne.
It is therefore important for adults to try as much as possible to avoid the use of such cosmetics.
Any sunscreen that is oil based too needs to be carefully avoided to prevent the aggravation of the acne.
Once this is done, there will be better chances of preventing the escalation of the acne problem.
The use of these cosmetics can cause the pores in the skin to become laden with bacteria.
In case you don't know that the use of birth control pills too can lead to acne, you should think again.
The use of any form of birth control pill that contains androgen is very capable of causing adult acne.