Acne During the Teenage Years

There are a number of reasons why we developBlackheads happen when our sebum or oil combines
acne at puberty. Actually, teenagers are not the onlywith bacteria and becomes partly trapped in our skin.
ones having this problem, even adults do. Acne can beBecause of skin pigmentation, the surface thus
due to our genetics, hormones, stress, and our diet.becomes dark. Whiteheads are somewhat similar to
Another reason is that our hair follicles or poresblackheads, only that the oil and bacteria are fully
become clogged. Scientists don't exactly know whytrapped inside the pores. When this happens, we can
the pores clog, although there are some theories andthen see a white thingy on the acne. The worst kind of
partial explanations.acne and which some of us have never heard of are
A lesser known factor for pimples is dead skin cells.nodules. These are located deeper in the skin and
When our body fails to get rid of the dead skin cellslooks like an injury caused by a boil. When none of this
properly, this can cause complications which are acnes.fits the description, then it is most probably pimples. We
Reasons for this can be external or internal. Tropicalalways confuse acne and pimple, not knowing that a
climates, for example, can cause acne when thepimple is a type of acne.
person isn't used to the weather. The opposite thingLevels of acne can be differentiated into mild,
happens though, for colder climate. Some people losemoderate, and severe. Mild cases include everything
their acne when going to a place with cool weatherexcept nodules. For the moderate cases, acne are
conditions. Internally, our bodies sometimesmore plenty and can also be found in other areas of
overproduce hormones. For females, before theythe skin, aside from the face. Unfortunately for the
have their period, a breakout usually happens.severe cases, nodules are large and hurt the person a
Four types of acne during the puberty are known tolittle. Aside from that, it can lead to scars which have
most of us, namely blackhead, whitehead, nodules, andto be treated to lose.
of course pimples.