Hiking vs. Pimples
Most individual when they reached
puberty stage, a lot of changes happen in our body. Those changes may give a
good or bad effect to us, agree? But in my case, it was a bad effect A day
after my 21st birthday celebration in 2010, a nightmare appeared on
my face –> pimple. Akala ko nung una, okay lang, kasi isa lang naman, pero
habang tumatagal, lumalaki pa sya nang lumalaki, tumitigas at namumula-mula pa
(wag green minded.) At nang tumagal pa, dumarami pa sila hanggang halos
matabunan na ang left and right nang mukha ko. Yucky talaga, please see the
photo on the right.
Pimples are kind of comedo and
one of the many results of excess oil getting trapped in the pores on the skin.
They are also small pustules and papules, skin lesions, and inflammations of
the skin. Nosebleed no? Feeling ko naman alam nyo kung anu yang tinutukoy ko
no? Sinubukan ko lahat including diet and hygiene, but it was not working.
Sabi nang isa sa mga naging dermatologists
ko, the reasons why pimples develop on skin are: Stress, anxiety, depression, hormonal
changes, too much extraction of sebum by the sebaceous glands, sun exposure, poor
hygiene, clogging up of the pores (trapped oil, pollution, dust, dirt, make-up
and other cosmetic products) unhealthy lifestyle, and heredity. Sabi pa nya
nasa severe stage na raw ang mga pimples ko, kaya kailangan nang i-treat.
Syempre mayaman lola nyo, kaya ayun sige lang nang sige sa mga derma-procedures
na talagang madugo at kung anu-anong mga reseta ang pinagbibili ko sa kanya,
ma-stop lang ang problema ko. It’s been two months when I noticed na parang
walang nangyayari, parang gumagastos lang ako sa wala. So I stopped it, then
sabi ng friend ko, try kalamansi juice, kahit alam kong masama ito dahil it’s a
form of acid, sinubukan ko parin and hoping na gumana, pero wala paring
nangyari.
Naghanap nanaman ako ng bagong derma na maaaring makatulong sakin,
pero this time medyo mas madugo; dahil nga severe stage na, binigyan nya akong Benzoyl
Peroxide, isoTretinoin and other anti-acne creams. When those regimens did not
work, I tried laser and light therapy. Medyo nabawasan sila ng kaunti, then I
underwent to Chemical peels and microdermabrasion to remove the marks. Noong
una okay pa, pero nung tumagal na since irregular na akong magpa-derma dahil medyo
kulang na sa budget, bumalik yung mga pimples ko, at the same stage.
Two years din akong naghirap at nasa
proseso ng Science to stop my pimples, but when I was introduced to hiking, I
was hesitant because I was afraid that my pimples might get worst because of
the sun exposure and bacteria. But because I love nature, I tried it! It was
summer, and I was sweating the entire hike. I even noticed that I lost few
pounds during my first hike. I thought sweating might bring a bad impact to my
pimples, but there’s none. I tried searching some remedies online, and I found
out that sweating is good to pimples, as it brings out the trapped oils,
pollution, dust, dirt, make-up and other pollutants that cause pimple
breakouts. I also learned that, since I am enjoying being with the nature, there’s
no time for stress, anxiety and depression which are also considered as causes
of pimple. Diba? Check the photo above, I am wearing blue, that's my latest pic. Ilang taon akong nag-antay tapos hiking lang pala ang
kailangan to stop my problem. HIKING - It’s really More Fun in the Philippines!
Ikaw may pimple kaba?? Bakit hindi ka mag-hike.
