Acne Skin Care

If you have acne prone skin, then you know how bad does it feels to have acne. This secion of skin care city provides information on how you can avoid acne, how to do acne skin care and what are available treatments available today.

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Types of Acne

When hair follicles become plugged with oil and dead skin cells acne starts occuring. The are many types of acne. Folloing are the most common types of acne:

• Whiteheads
• Blackheads
• Papules
• Pustules
• Nodules
• Cystic

Whiteheads acne are acne that stay under the surface of the skin. They occur when the openings of hair follicles become clogged and blocked with oil secretions and dead skin

Blackheads acne rise to the skin's surface and look black.

Papules acne are small pink bumps that can be tender.

Pustules acne are pimples that are red at the bottom and have pus on top.

Nodules acne are large, painful, solid pimples that are deep in the skin.

Cystic acne are deep, painful and pus-filled pimples and can cause scars. They are formed by the buildup of secretions deep within hair follicles.