All You Need To Know About Acne Skin

Diet

There’s no direct link between eating chocolate or greasy
cheeseburgers and developing acne. Soft drinks do not increase the
odds. What is true is that diet plays a role in all the body’s systems,
and so has a minor part in whether acne is more or less likely.

For example, eating greasy foods doesn’t directly translate into
increased oil production from the sebaceous glands that contribute to
acne. But foods that do increase the oil production would. However,
excess iodized salt is the only food substance that has been shown to
have any substantial effect. It only worsens existing acne. It doesn’t
cause it.

Hygiene

Diet and hygiene are closely linked. But that’s more because people
tend to have habits. People who have a non-nutritious or unhealthy diet
tend to have poor hygiene habits as well. But even here the influence
on the development of acne is minor at best.

The odds of acne are increased when a pore gets plugged and bacteria are trapped inside. White blood cells rush to the area to combat the bacteria. Trapped dead skin cells contribute. The result can be inflammation and the creation of pus, a component of one type of acne.

So, hygiene habits that tend to close the pores can play a role. But
the effect is minimal. The dead skin cells and bacteria that get
trapped, and can’t make their way out of the pore to the surface, are
only somewhat influenced by whether a person washes the face regularly
and well. After acne occurs good skin care is particularly important, though.

A mild cleansing twice a day with soap and water, not heavy
scrubbing several times per day, is best. That helps encourage healthy
skin in general.

But acne is strongly influenced by excess sebum production (a natural skin oil), triggered primarily by hormones. Good hygiene
is a good idea for many reasons. But it helps more in treating acne
that has already occurred by providing a good surface for medications
to do their work most effectively.

Harsh cleansers applied roughly don’t just clear away the excess oil
that plays a role in acne formation. Rather, it weakens the skin’s
ability to deal with it. Also, contemporary makeup formulations will
rarely increase the odds of forming acne.

Stress

As a factor that weakens the immune system and influences hormones,
stress might be thought to play a role in the onset of acne. But no
clear correlation is found in major studies. Stress can have a small
effect on acne that has already formed, but as a possible cause it
ranks very low on the list.

Here again, though, people who experience excess or chronic stress
tend to be in the cluster of those who have other health problems.
Always a good thing to avoid. Keep in mind that stress and being
challenged by ordinary life events are not the same thing. Stress
occurs when someone thinks they’re not up to the task of dealing with
those challenges well.

Medication

Increasing the dosage of over the counter (or, worse, prescription)
medications to treat acne is harmful, not helpful. At best, it wastes
medication. At worst, it can actually harm the skin. Stick to the
recommendations on the instructions. If over the counter medications
don’t clear up the condition within a couple of weeks, seek the
guidance of a dermatologist for better treatments.

About Valentina

For the past 20 years, Valentina has dedicated her life to
perfecting the art of esthetics and sharing her skills with others.  As
a spa owner, technician and humanitarian, those who have the pleasure
of working alongside Valentina feel her meticulous professionalism in
everything she does.

Valentina Chistova NJ Skin Care Expert

Valentina is a world-renowned aesthetician and beauty expert.  She is also a proven entrepreneur and marketing specialist.

Valentina studied history and opera in college, as well as medicine as part of her military education requirement.

In 1991 Valentina and her family came to the United States.  She
earned her esthetic license in 1995 and began managing several small
spas for many years.  After a successful 7 year run as a spa manager in
NJ, Valentina was finally ready to make the leap from spa manager to
spa owner.

Valentina opened Aquatica Salon & Day Spa in Shrewsbury, New
Jersey, in 2001.  Continuing her success, she next opened Aquamedica
Salon & Day Spa in Long Branch in 2006. Eventually she sold
Aquatica to focus on her new business ventures.  Valentina credits her
tremendous success to her expertise in knowing how to properly and
effectively market her business.

Currently Valentina is the owner and director of skin care at Aquamedica Salon & Day Spa. She is also a partner in a consulting firm that provides marketing and management services for salons and spas.

Accreditations

Valentina Chistova
is a member of the National Cosmetology Association and a CIDESCO
candidate (Comite International Desthetique et de Cosmetologie
Desthetique), which is the highest degree of beauty therapy
certification available in the United States and worldwide. Valentina
has also trained with the Spanish organization Wontersaf, one of the
world’s leading centers for trichology, capillary diagnostics and scalp
and hair treatment to combat hair loss and other hair dysfunctions.
Valentina also holds a Registered Nursing Degree from Kharkov State
University and Cosmetology degrees from the Kharkov Medical Institute
in the Ukraine and the Capri Institute of Cosmetology in New Jersey.