Did you know that the average adult has almost 10 pounds of skin?
Furthermore, more than half of the dust in the world is just dead skin.
Cells, nerves, receptors, tissue - skin doesn’t just protect our delicate insides. It plays the biggest role in how we appear, and how we feel about our appearance. The skin can even tell us when something is wrong with our insides.
So what does it mean when our skin is bumpy, almost like chicken skin? Is it a breakout, an allergy, or is it a sign of imbalance in the body? Today, we’re talking about Fordyce spots.
Namely, what are they, and how long do Fordyce spots last? Will they harm us, and are there any natural treatments for them? Take a good look in the mirror, and get ready to find out. …show more content…
Usually, Fordyce spots are found on the lips and genitalia. They vary in color. They can be white, pink, red, yellowish, or the exact same color of your skin. Measuring just one or two millimeters in diameter, they’re extremely small.
On the face, you may notice them approximately where your cupid’s bow is located on the upper lip. There are often lots of them spreading further out to the vermilion border.
Some people can feel them inside of their mouths, too.
In men, Fordyce spots are frequently present on the scrotum and lower shaft of the penis. Meanwhile, woman may notice them on the vulva, the external portion of the vagina.
At first glance, a Fordyce spot resembles any other papule. If you read my blog on breakouts, you’ll remember papules. If you squeeze them, there’s nothing inside.
They’re just little bumps that have the potential to become pustules, a type of pimple. Typically, they only become inflamed when we pick at them, so that’s my first piece of advice:
Do not pick at or squeeze Fordyce
Furthermore, more than half of the dust in the world is just dead skin.
Cells, nerves, receptors, tissue - skin doesn’t just protect our delicate insides. It plays the biggest role in how we appear, and how we feel about our appearance. The skin can even tell us when something is wrong with our insides.
So what does it mean when our skin is bumpy, almost like chicken skin? Is it a breakout, an allergy, or is it a sign of imbalance in the body? Today, we’re talking about Fordyce spots.
Namely, what are they, and how long do Fordyce spots last? Will they harm us, and are there any natural treatments for them? Take a good look in the mirror, and get ready to find out. …show more content…
Usually, Fordyce spots are found on the lips and genitalia. They vary in color. They can be white, pink, red, yellowish, or the exact same color of your skin. Measuring just one or two millimeters in diameter, they’re extremely small.
On the face, you may notice them approximately where your cupid’s bow is located on the upper lip. There are often lots of them spreading further out to the vermilion border.
Some people can feel them inside of their mouths, too.
In men, Fordyce spots are frequently present on the scrotum and lower shaft of the penis. Meanwhile, woman may notice them on the vulva, the external portion of the vagina.
At first glance, a Fordyce spot resembles any other papule. If you read my blog on breakouts, you’ll remember papules. If you squeeze them, there’s nothing inside.
They’re just little bumps that have the potential to become pustules, a type of pimple. Typically, they only become inflamed when we pick at them, so that’s my first piece of advice:
Do not pick at or squeeze Fordyce