There is nothing worse than waking up in the morning, looking in the mirror, and there it is in all its glory. A groundbreaking new shiny pimple stuck on your face. It’s a never ending battle, no sooner do you get one cleared away then a new pimple pops up in a different spot. No matter what you do or the latest treatment you try your pimples just keep coming back. So what causes these embarrassing outbreaks? Propionibacterium acnes; otherwise known as bacteria. This bacteria, which normally lives on the skin, is able to grow in plugged hair follicles or pores. Normally sebum, and oily substance that flows to the skins surface, keeps the bacteria from entering the follicle. Pimples develop when the sebum, cells called keratinocytes that line the follicle and the hair itself form a plug allowing the bacteria to enter and grow in the plugged follicle. The body reacts to this invasion by sending white blood cells that cause inflammation. Eventually the wall of the plugged follicle disintegrates and the infection spreads into the surrounding skin leading to lesions and pimples. There are several factors which lead to these outbreaks of pimples and for some people make an already terrible condition worse. • Hormones – Th&... Continue reading ...