| Every individual in his or her lifetime gets acne. | | | | comedones are in turn made up of two types |
| There are many types for this condition and one | | | | which are referred to as blackheads and white |
| is a cystic type which upon bursting causes an | | | | heads. When a clump of bacteria and sebum is |
| ugly appearance. | | | | seen to be collected under the shin due to a |
| The cause of acne should be known first to fight | | | | damaged hair follicle then a white head is said to |
| with it. It develops from pores of hair follicles on | | | | be form. White heads are so small that often |
| the skin. It is seen around the hairs. Hair follicles | | | | they may be unnoticed. When the same collection |
| have glands in them called as sebaceous glands. | | | | of bacteria and sebum is seen on the surface of |
| These sebaceous glands produce a fluid called | | | | the skin then a black head is formed with the |
| sebum that is oily in consistency. The function of | | | | entrapment of melanin pigment. |
| sebum is to prevent the skin from drying. Sebum | | | | One should not pluck the blackheads and white |
| keeps the skin to be moist and in good condition. | | | | heads as it may infect them and can cause |
| Pores open into the hair follicles. The cause of | | | | bacteria to collect on top of it. The plucking of |
| acne is clumps of pores which produce sebum, an | | | | these blackheads and white heads not only cause |
| oily liquid. The collection of sebum at a particular | | | | the skin to get infected, but also can cause to an |
| site serves as a feast for the bacteria to act on. | | | | inflamed acne as a result of breakage of the |
| The bacteria increase in number. The human body | | | | inside of the hair follicle. As a result of breakage |
| reacts to a foreign microbe by producing an | | | | of follicle white blood cells migrate to that area |
| inflammatory reaction. All these combined | | | | leading to the development of a papule. |
| together will result in the production of acne. | | | | These blackheads and white heads heal as a |
| The above-mentioned mechanism by which acne | | | | result of leakage of sebum and bacteria on to the |
| is produced is zit or pimple type. It is an erupted | | | | surface of skin followed by healing of skin. In few |
| form of acne. Comedones are acne which does | | | | cases cysts and nodules may occur due to |
| not produce any inflammatory reaction. These | | | | increase in inflammation. |