Video: Types of Acne

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Trying to stop embarrassing acne? The first step is knowing what kind you have. Get tips for understanding the types of acne in this free video clip from a professional beauty consultant.

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I'm going to talk to you about concealing acne today. Basically what causes acne is when dirt and bacteria and dead skin becomes trapped within a pore, it becomes effected by the Pacne bacteria which can lead to a couple of different forms of acne. You can get a blackhead which is basically when the dirt, the dead skin and oil is trapped or becomes oxidized and would see a little black spec on the skin. It can become a whitehead which is when you have a slightly raised bump with the puss that has actually come to the surface of the skin or it becomes a Cystic acne which becomes basically when the dirt, skin and oil is dead beneath the skin. A couple of main products that you can use to treat the acne is salicylic acid is a really great acne fighter for the blackheads or the whitehead and benzoyl peroxide is great product of the more acne.

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Types of Acne

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