Acne, as defined by the Merriam Webster dictionary is “a disorder of the skin caused by inflammation of the skin glands and hair follicles ; specifically : a form found chiefly in adolescents and marked by pimples especially on the face.” Its etymology is Greek, that means eruption of the face. Easy to understand, right? Should be, and it can be. Acne is known by other names, blackheads, pimples, pustules, rosacea, skin inflammation, whiteheads, and the unflattering “pizza-face and zits.”

To learn about acne, you can read books, surf the internet, and medical publications, you will get varying descriptions, but in the end, they say the same thing. Acne is a skin condition where there is an increase in oil production by the oil glands in your skin. The oil the human body produces for the skin was designed for different purposes, lubrication, excretion, and so on. These get caught and obstructs the oil ducts, the effect are the conditions earlier described, blackheads, pimples, whiteheads, etc…There are times these conditions can become more serious causing skin lesions.

A combination of too much skin oil, fat (sebum), and blood toxins that plug up the skin pores provide conditions in and on the skin. This gives way for acne to thrive, and in time you have redness on your skin, inflammation, clogged pores, leading to acne.

Consider these facts:
• Twenty percent (60 million) of Americans have active acne, 6-1/2 % have acne bad enough that results in scars
• For a majority of people, usually through puberty, acne may last three to four years
• 15% of these, 8-12 years, 5% may continue to experience acne through age 25 to 40
• Acne may not occur, specifically for women, till age 25
• Diet, or the foods you eat do not contribute to the production of acne
• Stress does not cause acne
• Although treatable, more than 40% won’t act to find a remedy for their acne

Treatment

What can you do to treat acne? Many acne treatments flood the market with quick fixes, but few produce the results Acnezine does.