Archive for the 'Acne:what is it?' Category

Are Blackheads black because of trapped dirt in the skin?

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

 
This is NOT TRUE!.
 
You can see blackheads dotting your nose. Dozens of little black specks of what?
 
It certainly looks like dirt trapped right at the surface of your skin.
 
Think back to when you learned that whiteheads and blackheads essentially are the same kind
of acne.
 
Whiteheads are clogged pores with bacteria trapped BENEATH the surface of the [...]

Role of inflammation

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Role of inflammation
What about inflammation and the relation with acne? 
Inflammation is your body’s response to injury. Healing begins with inflammation. So it’s a useful thing to have.
But, like all good things, too much of it is bad.
 
Inflammation was meant to last only a short time. It was meant to be acute and [...]