When pores become blocked and bacteria form inside them, the result is a common skin disease called acne. It affects nearly everybody at some stage in their life, but is usually at its peak in the teenage years. The inflamed, red bumps that form sometimes can be painful, and white pimples are unsightly even though their painless.

Our skin is a vital part of our body, because it keeps out bacteria and other germs that could make us sick. But sometimes bacteria grow within the pores of our skin, and mixes with the sebum which comes from the sebaceous glands. We need this oil so our skin will remain soft and not dry.Normally, our skin cells will grow and die and are eliminated through bathing. At the same time, oil or sebum dribbles out the side and is distributed around the area, and our hair grows through the surface. Unfortunately, sometimes the process doesn’t work properly, and the bacteria get trapped inside the pore, the result is acne.

Acne can sometimes appear as a white pimple which contains dead skin cells, white blood cells, and bacteria. A postule can develop when the follicle wall in the cell breaks, and the white blood cells rush in as a healing process. A pimple also contains, ‘pus’, and forms a postule.

Acne can also develop as black heads, they’re referred to as black because of the color. Their black color is also associated with dirt. In contrast, the chemical reaction between the sebum and dead skin cells and the oxygen in the air is what turns them black.

The types we have mentioned so far are referred to by a medical term called ‘comedones.’ Whether the comedone is closed or open determines what type of comedone it is.

If your acne progresses, then it will take on one of these three forms. Here are the characteristics of each form. If the hair follicle breaks close to the surface, then you have a papule. They’re small, and don’t contain any pus. With a nodule, the break is at the base of the hair follicle, and there is a hard lump under the skin. A cyst is larger than a nodule, is soft, but painful.

I would venture to say that you are not here for a biology lesson, but are just looking for a way to effectively and affordably treat your problem as quick as possible. But, you now have an advantage because you are more knowledgeable about the problem, and will be able to tell if something is going to work for you. That way, you don’t spend money on stuff that doesn’t work.

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