What are those light-colored bumps popping up around your forehead and chin? Whiteheads are part of the comedonal acne family, which also include blackheads. They're the skin-colored bumps that pop up ...

Comedones are a type of acne that occurs when hair follicles in the skin become clogged by oil, dead skin cells, and debris. This causes small bumps commonly known as blackheads (open comedones) or ...

Acne — regardless of its cause — is the worst. But getting rid of stress-induced acne can feel impossible. That is, unless I ...

Welcome to Acne Files, a month-long series where we get real about whiteheads, blackheads, cysts, and every bump or blemish in between. From skin-soothing products R29 editors swear by to exclusive ...

The reality for most of us—myself included—is it that acne, like blackheads, whiteheads, bumps, and cysts, are a part of everyday life. Often, these types of pimples stem from things we can't ...

Your skin is covered with many tiny holes, commonly referred to as hair follicles or pores, which contain oil glands that help keep skin and hair moisturized. During puberty, hormones can cause the ...

Unfortunately for many men, acne long outstays its (relatively speaking) pubescent welcome. The sheer volume of acne treatment types makes the matter all the more difficult to deal with—as if the ...