Germophobes: Why Being Afraid of Germs Could be a Good Thing

Germophobes: Why Being Afraid of Germs Could be a Good Thing

We all know someone who has a serious problem with germs. All of us can think of at least one person they know that carries hand sanitizer with them wherever they go. In worse cases, people avoid touching random objects or sometimes even avoid greeting people in order to stay away from germs. On the surface, this is a very weird thing to do, however, it can actually be saving their lives (or at least their skins). We think them to be Germophobes but being Germophobes is a good thing.

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Every day, we come in contact with a lot of things around us that have been in contact with bacteria previously. The bacteria then travel from said things onto us. Granted, a lot of these bacteria do nothing to us and some are even helpful, but there are more than a few bacteria that when touched, cause problems. Even though germophobes aren’t consciously trying to avoid such bacteria, they are, as an outcome of their precautionary behavior, safe from such bacteria for the most part.
We often don’t realize just how prone we are to pathogen attacks, leading us to conclude that we are among the lucky few who are safe from the wrath of the bacteria, but the truth is far from it. Bacteria can travel from a sick person to a healthy person by a lot of ways. We never consciously realize this but there are a lot of foreign surfaces we touch every day that have the potential to harbor a lot of harmful bacteria. These bacteria can in turn cause serious problems for our skin.
The surface of your mobile phone, even though it is almost always protected by your pockets or your bags or some other layer, may also have a lot of bacteria stuck to it. Constantly using our phones and then making phone calls is a very convenient way of transferring all the bacteria from your hands to your face. Obviously, since we use phones almost constantly to stay in touch with everyone, the bacteria that our hands acquired from touching all the pathogen-ridden surfaces are transferred from your hands to your phones and then from your phones to your face. These bacteria can then cling to your face and cause outbursts of acne.
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Of course, this information is of little or no help to you if you are already going through an outburst and have come here to find a solution. What do you do when your face is predominantly spotted with white or red devils? There are a number of things you could do to counter that, such as going to a dermatologist. This is always a first choice because, quite frankly, it is the single best choice to make for your skin in that situation. A dermatologist can analyze your ailment best and take the necessary steps to overcome said ailment. To learn more about handling your acne outburst click this link.
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However, there are other steps you could take by yourself that would help you get through this. Firstly, what you should do is to isolate the cause of the outburst and then try to counter that. There are a number of factors causing this, a few of those have been discussed above but there are a lot more to go through. For example, there might be genetic causes such as hair follicles blocking the oil pores in your skin which could lead to fluid filling up inside the pores which could give rise to bacteria that could then cause acne.
Another cause for your acne outburst could be the fact that you have a thin layer of dead cells on your epidermis and it is growing exponentially day by day. It is fairly easy to overcome this particular problem, as there are a lot of exfoliating techniques you could try to keep the layer of dead cells from accumulating on top of your skin. The most efficient way of doing this is by washing your face, however washing your face too much could potentially dry out your face and leave it devoid of essential oils.

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However, it is highly recommended that you see a dermatologist to get a good idea of what would work best for your skin. Skin care can be hard sometimes, but it surely pays off in the long run.

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