Category Types of Acne

Causes of Pigment Spots Pigment (melanin), and pigment spots, are produced in the skin (in melanocyte cells) as a natural result of skin injury. The injury could be a cut or a burn or an infection, such as acne. Pigment…

Characteristics of Acne Scars Acne scars are usually sharp-sided depressions or pits and should not be confused with pigment spots (brown spots) or infection spots (red spots), which are a temporary condition caused by the injury of the infection. For…

Characteristics of Body Acne In addition to the face, acne may develop as body acne on the neck, back, upper legs and buttock. Body acne is relatively easy to control. During the first two to three weeks of treating body…

Characteristics of Folliculitis Barbae Folliculitis, an infection of the hair follicles, can occur anywhere there is an injury or damage to the hair follicle caused by the rubbing of clothing or blockage of the follicle. Folliculitis occurs in males and…

Characteristics of whiteheads Whiteheads are a combination of oils, sebum and cellular fragments that produce firm to hard plugs within hair follicles. They are closed from the skin’s surface by cellular debris at the follicle opening. Because they are closed…

Characteristics of blackheads Blackheads are a combination of oils, sebum and cellular fragments that produce firm to hard plugs within hair follicles. Blackheads are open to the skin’s surface and become darkened at the surface by exposure to oxygen (oxidation).…

Characteristics of ACNE ROSACEA Acne rosacea is difficult to treat because it involves the treatment of two different conditions. Some of the ingredients used in many acne treatments are irritating and inflaming to the skin and may be especially irritating…

While adult acne and juvenile acne involve infections generated by the same bacteria, skin conditions can be very different requiring different forms of acne treatment. Factors that stimulate adult acne are frequently different than those involved with juvenile acne, acne…

Characteristics of Acne Vulgaris Acne Vulgaris is one of the most common skin disorders in youth, especially during puberty. It affects more than 85% of adolescents and young adults and 40% – 54% of individuals older than 25 years. Before…