One of the many trials of the teens is the adolescent affliction called acne, characterized by small pimples and blackheads particularly on the face, and at times on the chest and back. Although it appears most of the times during the teen years, young children and older people can equally become acne ridden.

Research has been done for many years in trying to find what really causes acne. Doctors and scientists believe that acne in teens is caused by the physiological change and development that is taking place during those early years.Although there is still relatively little known as to what causes acne, there is a bit more known about what aggravates it. People suffering from acne should avoid exposures to external irritants like oil and tars, and certain foods, like chocolate, greasy and fried food and nuts.

Generally speaking, acne is a chronic inflammation of the oil glands and skin hair follicles. Acne usually appears when the sebaceous/oil glands are clogged with dirt, or dead skin. Blackheads are the surface ends of those clogged pores darkened by exposure. Pimples associated with acne appear on the skin when the plugged glands become inflamed and infected.

Thus it is imperative that one keeps the skin clean, to prevent acne from forming. Particularly the affected area needs to be kept clean, using soap and warm water. Actually cleanness is one of the easiest and most overlooked acne natural treatments available.

Also it is important to remove the myth from people’s minds that acne is a necessary evil part of growing up, and thus them doing nothing about it. If not treated properly, naturally or otherwise, acne will leave scars, which will be much more difficult to remove later on in life.