Acne - what is acne ?

Acne skin problems are common to people of age group 10 to 30, some people have it in their late forties too. Millions of people are affected by acne in United States and Australia.

Sometimes hormones produce surplus amount of oil which becomes the growth center for bacteria resulting in acne, pimples and blemishes.

Pimples form by clogging of hair follicles under the skin, below are some of the common types

•    Whiteheads
•    Blackheads
•    Papules
•    Pustules
•    Nodules
•    Cysts

Teenagers also have a practice of ignoring the pimples. To remove these spots from the skin teenagers break pimples or scrub hardly the blackheads without thinking of its latter effect. This ends in the development of chin acne and forehead acne.