Health - and - Beauty

Types Of Pimples.

Know thy enemy. There are various kinds of pimples, learn to tell them apart!

Whiteheads - Flesh colored and minute.

Blackheads - Often confused with dirt.

Cysts - Painful and contain pus.

Papules - Pink solid and round.

Nodules - Akin to papules but bigger.

Pustules - Visibly contain pus on top, red below.

Whether you choose to call it acne, zits, pimples or spots, know that you're not alone. Over 80% of teenagers will experience an outbreak of pimples at some point, which means science and reason have worked overtime to devise ways to treat them as quickly as possible (the demand is certainly right up there).

Before we begin looking at how best to deal with them, a few must-know facts are in order. Below the surface of our skin, the sebaceous glands produce