Our face isn’t all white and radiant as always but sometimes it annoys us to see something black on our face. Sometimes we also can see something which is in white color instate of black. So what are these two things that are on our face? One thing I can tell you that it is called blackhead and whitehead.

Blackhead is named black due to its appearance on your face which is black but it is not dirt stuck to our face. It composes of melanin, skin particle and excess skin debris that is accumulated which also can be called dark pigments; blackhead is also one of the types of acne. Generally, blackhead is formed due to excess sebum produced by glands that are trapped in the pores of out skin. A plug is formed when sebum oxidize and hardens close to the upper layer of the skin which clogs the pores.

Whitehead is formed when the hair follicle does not open to air, so it’s clogged with sebum and dead skin cells. Due to its lack exposure to air, the air does not oxidize the melanin thus leaving it white in color. Whitehead plugs are embedded deeper than blackhead which makes it hard to be removed.

An infection on the plug starts when the white blood cells overproduce to battle against bacteria that are destroying our skin. Propionibacterium acnes or P. acnes bacteria can cause inflammation of acne formed then it becomes reddish in color.

Removing acne, blackhead or whitehead needs time, patient and the right medium. Some people speculate that it might be the cause by food intake and some are not. Therefore, we don’t need to go on a diet to remove it but just avoid any food that can cause inflammation of acne. Blackhead doesn’t mean our face is dirty and constantly washing it. The more hard you scrub and more frequent you wash, it will definitely do more damage to the face. Thus, the advice is to wash twice a day with facial scrub or suitable soap to reduce the amount of oil contained on the skin.

Also, antibacterial products that contain benzoyl peroxide and tretinoin can be used to treat blackhead and whitehead. Benzoyl peroxide usually works with mild cases of acne cases to none where it acts to reduce clogging by treating hair follicle. Trentinion acts the opposite way from benzoyl peroxide where it forces whitehead to open up and easily plugged out.

In conclusion, removing blackheads and whitehead manually is not a wise choice to do and it’s better to rely on facial wash or cream to remove it.



Thanks to Charley Hwang for contributing this article to our Acne blog:

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I tried every beauty product from natural to high end products to remove it, followed every exfoliation, scrubbing and toning, I tried pore strips to remove it. It does remove some, but whiteheads grow back again the next day. I’m tired of coslty salon facials. And the procedure really hurts. I’m pissed with all these huge pores .What should I do?

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Do we need to treat back acne at all? That is the question many ask because they say that since the back is hidden under the clothing and the acne goes away by itself, what is the point is seeking treatment? After all, they say, back acne does not get exposed. But have you considered what would happen at the gym or at the beach where you have to take the shirt off - and the back acne would be very much there for all to see. And it can cause a lot of embarrassment.

But there is some good news for all back acne sufferers who have wanted to get a permanent cure for so long. Care to listen about me for a while? I have myself suffered from acne on the face and the back and have tried to get rid of it - but it did not work. And so I started my own research and after 7 years of dedicated experimentation, I have finally been able to find the long cherished permanent solution. I am glad to say that my acne, including those at the back are now gone.

This report reveals here all my findings. I have discussed here the causes of acne and also gone on to differentiate between acne on the face and back acne. And finally I will show you the solution that really works.

Everything you need to know about back acne

Back acne makes it presence felt in various ways. There is the big cystic acne that goes deep into the skin and then there are the simpler blackheads and whiteheads. It can be annoying and painful - but the problem is, cases of back acne are more than those in other parts of the body. They can also be more difficult to treat.

Why does back acne happen? Many believe that the toughness of the skin on the backside has something to do with this. The presence of a high number of sebaceous glands may also play a role - this is because the gland makes excess oil and this oil in turn causes back acne. This leads to the large nodules that can be quite painful.

So what is it that causes back acne?

There seems to be as many theories as there are people. Some say that acne on the back gets formed when there is an over exposure to the sun that dries up the skin and when the sebum tries to compensate this, it leads to acne as the hair follicles get blocked. Lack of nutrients is yet another factor that has been blamed. However the fact is, the real causes are all internal.

Every kind of acne including acne on the face, back, neck, cystic acne or that on the shoulder begins to appear when either there is an imbalance in the hormones in the body or when there are too many toxins in the lymph and the blood.

The factors that many believe such as the toughness of the skin or the presence of all these innumerable sebaceous glands do not matter at all for back acne. At the most they can make the symptoms worse. So do not make the same mistake that so many do of applying loads of moisturizer on the back and not taking off that shirt at the beach fearing sun exposure. While it is true that these measures might reduce the symptoms, but the back acne itself will not be cured.

How is back acne different than the ones in other parts of the body?

The way the back looks and the fact that it is different to the face is not really the reason why back acne and facial acne is not the same. The external difference has nothing to do with it, and so the number of sebaceous glands or the toughness of the skin does not matter. As mentioned before, there might be a slight difference on the symptom of the back acne, but that is it - the cause of the acne remains.

The basic difference is on the inside. While back acne happens mostly due to the high level of toxins in the body that cannot get out, body acne and facial acne on the other hand can be accounted more to the hormonal levels and their imbalances.

Thus obviously, the level of toxins is more crucial in back acne than in facial acne. Yes, hormonal balance still plays some part (because this is a factor in all kinds of acne), but this is mostly restricted in back acne. It is much less dominant here.

The only back acne cure

Since the causes are all internal - the cure is also to fix all these internal factors that are causing the acne to form. And this is the case with any type of acne. The internal root causes need to be identified and neutralized for any cure to happen.

And since the level of toxicity plays a key role in back acne, the focus should also be to bring it down because this is a more crucial factor for back acne than hormonal imbalance.

The holistic approach is the best solution because it can take on all the causes of acne effectively. The holistic approach can solve both the external (that worsen the condition) as well as the internal factors. The lifestyle changes help too. Back acne is gone quickly and you are sure to love your healthy skin.



Thanks to Mike H. Walden for contributing this article to our Acne blog:

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Please help. I have a whitehead near the point og my eye and I cannot pop it. A prior occasion I had one near my eye so I popped it but my whole eye swelled up for three days. Does anyone know any home remedies of creams that could rid whiteheads without popping?
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