What is Acne?

At some point in life everyone will experience acne in some degree or another. Acne is a skin condition caused by overactive oil glands in the skin, which gather skin particles and bacteria, causing blackheads, whiteheads, and even pimples when the pore has become infected.

Although acne appears most commonly in teenagers, Acne can appear in many different forms, just about anywhere on the body, and can affect just about every age group.

Acne varies in it’s degrees of severity from person to person. Although acne itself is a non life-threatening condition, acne can cause severe depression, and can leave permanent scarring to the skin.

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