What Causes Acne? There are a million theories about the real causes of acne and I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of them. So many rules of dos and don’ts to prevent those dreaded pimples from forming. I am not going to dictate my own ideas to you, adding to your list of acne causes confusion, rather I will illustrate a different way of thinking about your acne problem so that you can find your unique acne trigger.

Have you ever had a mosquito bite? It itches and itches and that’s why you scratch it, which makes it swell and itch even more. It’s enough to drive you crazy! So you frantically rummage through your bathroom drawer, scoop out some After Bite, and ahhhh, finally some relief. You hate those mosquito bites, but no matter how much After Bite you put on your skin, it always seems like you put on more! Treating the bites once they have formed is obviously not the answer.

Okay, okay, so you’re saying to me, “Obviously, to stop mosquito bites, you have to stop mosquitoes. And what do bugs have to do with acne anyway?” Well, it is a matter of cause and effect. Mosquitoes cause the bites, so you must get rid of the mosquitoes to stop the bites. The same goes for acne.

What is the first thing you do when you have acne? Going out and buying a local treatment or face wash to clear up pimples? That’s fine, that is, if you’re happy to keep buying those treatments that deal with “bites” and not “mosquitoes.”

Think of acne as the symptom of a problem, not the problem itself. You are now light years ahead of most of the population and a giant step closer to stopping your acne before it starts.

Today, with modern medicine, we tend to think that diseases, ailments and problems of bodily disorders are isolated from the affected area. You have acne on your skin, so you treat your skin. But it is more complex than that. The body is a very connected organism. What happens in one place on your body can sometimes manifest as symptoms in another place, as is the case with acne.

So what is the problem within your body that causes acne as a symptom? Unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all answer on this one. Several problems can present as the same symptom: acne, making it difficult to diagnose them quickly. You must play the role of investigator to find out what your unique triggers are. But know that it is something internal within you that is out of balance. Here are some of the possible causes of acne that you should research on yourself:

• Food allergies
• Lack of vitamins and minerals.
• Liver or other organs that are over-cleaned
• Hormonal imbalance
• Candida overgrowth
• Stress

You need to find the “bugs” to squash them, so start looking. Shift your focus from “bites” to “bugs” and the single cause of your acne will be revealed.