Monday, January 14, 2008

Zits

The past three days have been very difficult for me in the shaving department. I have two acne zits, one near the upper lip, another on my chin. I have had to maneuver my Mach3 turbo around these, thus taking me more time to shave. It's been said that lack of sleep causes acne breakout. Thing is, I have been sleeping enough. Diet, maybe? But diet's been the same.

Think it's global warming? Hah! It is.

Increased Temperature, Sebaceous Glands and Acne:
Human body maintains a temperature of around 98.2 degrees F, it is the ideal temperature for your body. Slight fluctuation in the scale of temperature may occur temporarily during exercise and other activities. Your body works efficiently at 98.2 degrees F. Sebaceous glands and sweat glands are heat sensitive and rapidly produce their secretions. Thus, persistent rise in temperature results in increased activity of sebaceous glands and overproduction of sebum. Overproduction of sebum mixes with dead skin cells and clogs the hair follicles and acne breakouts occurs.

Average temperature has considerably risen since 1940 affecting hundreds of biological and ecological system. The persistent rise in temperature greatly influences on your skin and its disorders.

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Global warming has affected various aspects of life. All organisms depend upon the ecosystem directly or indirectly. Increased temperature, damaged ozone layer and agriculture changes are all economical factors that profoundly impacts human life. Human skin is the most sensitive and most affected organ by these factors. Various skin disorders such as acne, scars are the result of global warming and climate change.


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