When I was younger I was plagued with bad acne and fought it daily, my grandma my aunt and other relatives all used to tell me , you have to many pimples because of the chocolate and greasy food you eat,  so I would think about it and give up chocolate, and all those other things I loved to eat, that maybe were not so healthy, but  sometimes not eating certain foods seemed to help and some times it did not.

So what actually causes acne?

A bacteria called Propionibacterium acnes resides in the skin and it uses sebum as a formal nutrient for growth but it increases folicle density during puberty, people who are plagued by acne generally have more of Propionibacterium than people without acne. So in short the presence of bacteria starts attracting white blood cells to these follicles.

Other causes of acne begin with obstructed follicles which trap sebum inside the hair follicles so once the sebum is trapped inside the  follicle is when it produces blackheads and pimples.

What I do know now is that there are many products available on the market that can help relieve moderate to severe acne , but besides these products first and most importantly keeping your skin clean during the teen age years and during puberty will help tremendoulsy with outbreaks.

Time is of the esence, as I mentioned before keeping skin clean when you are young sometimes it seems hard or we are juts lazy and dont want to spend the time it takes to cleanse our skin in the morning and at night so for some people a regimented skin care product such as proactiv acnezine or other acne products available might be a better alternative because they include a structured method of use on a daily bassis which if used correctly will help you achive acne free skin with a great looking complexion.

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