WHAT IS ACNE? HOW DOES IT WORK?

Acne is a problem that plagues practically everyone on the planet at one point in their life. Even people who are perceived to have amazing skin still suffer from blackheads, whiteheads, and occasional pimples or zits from time to time. Acne varies in severity and can be extremely light to extremely severe.

Acne can cause damage to a person physically and psychologically, sometimes simultaneously. Severe acne causes deep scarring and tissue damage that is usually irreversable. Moderate acne can cause scarring but to a smaller degree. Light acne can usually cause blemishes that fade over time.

So what is acne exactly? To sum it up, it's basically clogged pores. These pores can be deep clogs or minor clogs. Cystic acne is large painful acne and is deep in the skin. The alternative to this is blackheads and whiteheads which aren't nearly as deep.

A more complicated explanation of acne involves a greasy clog from the sebaceous gland which plugs up the hole for the hair follicle. Larger holes form blackheads and smaller holes turn into whiteheads. Cysts are swollen glands that are extremely painful and inflamed.