The difference between acne and pimples is so obvious

Many people think that acne and pimples are the same common skin disease. Facts have proved that this is not the case. Acne is actually what we often call blackheads, which is directly related to incomplete cleaning and staying up late. Pimples are directly related to excessive secretion of sebaceous glands and hormonal imbalance in the body. In addition, their symptoms and treatments are also very different.

1. Different causes

acne:

1. Excessive secretion of sebaceous glands (wet and sticky skin is easily contaminated by dust and unclean substances)

2. Incomplete cleaning (improper makeup removal and cleaning lead to blocked hair follicles)

3. Heredity (related to genetic genes)

4. Staying up late (the endocrine and sympathetic nervous systems in the body do not get enough rest and thus change, affecting the abnormal secretion of sebaceous glands)

5. Climate (humidity and heat increase sebaceous gland secretion)

6. Others (including use of birth control pills, allergies, stress and eating too much junk food).

acne:

1. The skin is oily, the sebaceous glands are overdeveloped, and the sebum secretion is excessive. If the pores are clogged or oil cannot be discharged smoothly due to other reasons, the sebaceous glands will continue to secrete, and sebum will accumulate in the pores, causing bulges and pimples.

2. Imbalance of hormone secretion in the body causes acne on the skin. This cause is more common during adolescence. Imbalance in hormone secretion can also indirectly cause excessive sebum secretion, further aggravating the acne condition.

2. Different types and characteristics

acne:

1. Whiteheads:

It often occurs on the forehead and chin, and looks like a small white particle with some slight protrusions and no opening.

2. Blackheads:

It often occurs in the T-zone. The oil plugs stuck in the pores usually make the pores bigger and the openings are often black.

acne:

1. Red and swollen acne:

It often occurs on the face, chest, back and other areas with active sebaceous gland secretion. It is usually less than half a centimeter in diameter, red, swollen and slightly inflamed, and protrudes from the skin surface.

2. Cystic acne:

It often occurs on the face, chest, back and other parts of the body where sebaceous glands secrete vigorously. There is a pustule in the center of the pimple, which looks red and swollen. Sometimes the pus breaks through the epidermis and flows out.

3. Clustered acne:

It often occurs on the face, chest, back and other parts of the body where sebaceous glands secrete vigorously. Several pimples are squeezed together, and it looks like a large red patch, but it feels soft and rotten to the touch.

3. Different elimination methods

acne:

1. Whiteheads:

Pathological cause: Thick stratum corneum + Excessive sebum secretion = Whiteheads

Solution: oil control, proper exfoliation, and skin cleansing

2. Blackheads:

Pathological cause: Whiteheads + surface acidification/oxidation = Blackheads

Solution: Same as whiteheads, pay special attention to skin cleansing