Acne

Acne is the most common skin disease and affects around 650 million people worldwide. People of all ethnicities and ages have acne:

• 85% of the adolescent population.
• 30 -40 % around the age of 35-44. During this period, women are doubly affected by acne (Acne tarda) compared to men, due to hormonal alterations but also to the use of inappropriate cosmetics. Acne in adult women has different pathological characteristics in comparison with acne vulgaris in the young, and a specific treatment may be required.
• About 5% of population around 45 years of age still suffer from some form of acne.

Acne is considered an inflammatory chronic disease due to its long duration and is a disorder resulting from the action of hormones and other substances on the skin’s sebaceous glands and hair follicles, which give rise to what is commonly called pimples or forunculus (papules, pustules, nodules). It also occurs with non-inflammatory lesions, such as comedones (black spots and white spots). Acne occurs most prominently at skin sites with a high density of pilosebaceous glands such as the face, back and chest. There are several forms of acne lesions; depending on the combination of these types of lesions and the area affected, acne may be classified into mild, moderate and severe. Low adherence to systemic and topical acne treatments is observed in 50% of patients and it is a key factor that reduces clinical efficacy. Good adherence to adjuvant treatment is associated with improved effectiveeness and better treatment outcomes in acne patients. Acne skin needs specific daily attention to help purify and normalize the excess of sebum that blocks the hair follicles. For this reason, in addition to always having a healthy lifestyle, starting with eating, and avoiding accumulation of occlusive substances on the skin, you can help counteract acne with products specifically formulated for skin with acne tendency: from cleansing, which must be delicate and with a sebum-normalizing effect, to peeling that helps to counter hypercheratinization; from daily hydration with a normalizing and opaque sebum activity, to the use of a specific product to help counteract blemishes.