| You may have seen the infomercials featuring | | | | lesions below the surface of the skin, or |
| stars like Jessica Simpson and Vanessa Williams, | | | | blackheads, formed when the trapped oil and |
| but is the science behind the acne treatment | | | | bacteria come to the surface of the skin. Both |
| Proactiv Solution solid? Is it all sales pitch or does | | | | the whitehead and blackhead are considered |
| this product really work?With over one half of | | | | non-inflammatory acne. Inflammatory acne can |
| adult women and one fourth of adult men | | | | take the form of papules, pustules or cysts. |
| experiencing some form of adult acne, it is no | | | | These are more serious forms of acne and may |
| longer just a problem associated with | | | | cause scarring.Acne can occur on the face, neck, |
| adolescence.Acne occurs when a pore or hair | | | | shoulders, chest and back. Although your teenager |
| follicle gets clogged with oil and bacteria. As more | | | | may not believe it, acne is not life threatening, but |
| and more oil enters the follicle from the skin, the | | | | it can lead to scarring, embarrassment and lack of |
| pore eventually becomes inflamed and turns into a | | | | self confidence. |
| pimple. Pimples can be whiteheads, or small white | | | | |