Why does folliculitis occur? What is the reason

Folliculitis is a skin disease that troubles many women. Folliculitis greatly affects your beauty, so you must pay attention to care and conditioning. To treat folliculitis, you must know the cause. In addition to lifestyle habits, dietary factors should also be considered. Let’s take a look at why folliculitis occurs.

1. According to traditional Chinese medicine, the cause of folliculitis is mostly internal accumulation of dampness and heat, which is combined with external heat evil, fumigating the lung system and accumulating in the skin. The accumulation of dampness and heat over a long period of time turns into heat, and the flesh rots and turns into pus. The pus and toxins flow and penetrate each other, causing this disease. It may be caused by a weak constitution, weak defenses against external heat and toxins; or it may be caused by unclean skin, invasion of wind toxins, and a stagnation of wind.

2. Modern medicine believes that the pathogens that cause folliculitis are mainly Staphylococcus aureus, occasionally Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas and Escherichia coli. It mainly occurs in minors, people with weakened immune systems or diabetes. Hair pulling, scratching, skin immersion, local sealing bandages, skin damage, frequent contact with tar substances, or long-term use of tar ointments or corticosteroid drugs, as well as frequent skin friction and other stimulation are all triggering factors of this disease.

3. Not washing your face before going to bed

If you do not clean your face thoroughly before going to bed, the oil and sebum debris accumulated in the pores will become a natural culture dish for the reproduction of Staphylococcus aureus, which will rapidly worsen and aggravate folliculitis.

4. Staying up late often

Staying up late will stimulate the secretion of excessive skin oil and reduce the body's resistance, making the skin more susceptible to bacterial infection and causing folliculitis.

5. Not paying attention to your diet

A liking for spicy, stimulating, fatty and greasy food will increase the burden of skin detoxification, stimulate the skin to secrete excessive oil, and is also one of the causes of folliculitis.