What Helps Counteract Acne & Rosacea Triggers?
The evidence shows acne is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by superficial skin eruptions. And those may or may not become infected with the acne bacteria living inside our hair follicles. Did you know that acne Propionibacteria live in symbiosis with our body, feeding on dead cells, helping the sebaceous glands transform them into sebum, and metabolizing components of sebum into fatty acids with antimicrobial properties? The fact is when sebum flows through the hair follicles to the surface of the skin it helps to lubricate our skin and protects our skin as it contains lactic acid and fatty acids, both of which inhibit the growth of some pathogenic bacteria and fungi, which always ready to thrive especially whenever our immune system becomes impaired. Fact is also that when sebum does not flow properly and gets trapped by either clog pores or pinched-off sebum glands — OUCH! — it disrupts or destroys some of the lining cells of the sebum ducts. And guess what? Our body rea
