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Find the Power of 3 to Reduce Acne in Papulex

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I was very happy to attend Papulex Media Workshop and Beauty Class two weeks ago.  Papulex also invited dr. Tina Wardhani Wisesa, SpKK as one of the speakers.  Dr. Tina explained that everyone may experience acne at young age (ages 9 to 18) until  adulthood (ages 30 to  40).

Without further ado, let’s see what I’ve learned from the event.

What causes acne?  Acne could be caused by the following:

  • Increased production of sebum (oil glands)
  • Inflammation
  • Increased amount of Propionibacterium acnes.  Basically, all of us have this bacteria, but at the right amount won’t harm our skin. However, an increased production of P. acnes will cause the production of acne
  • Increased level of androgen hormone which increases the sebum production
  • Stress
  • Age, race, family, food, season

Of course you can also read our Skincare 101 article on acne for more information.

Usually, we find acne on our face, shoulder, upper chest and upper back.  But, dr. Tina told us there are other cases when she found acne on the neck, upper arm and this is the most surprising one for me, on the butt.

Acne is not just the red one which pops like a volcano.  Blackheads and whiteheads (beruntusan) are also considered acne.  So if someone says “I don’t have acne” but has blackheads or whiteheads, you’re not free yet, my friend.

You can see the very left picture is just a whitehead, and the very right picture is the severe acne

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