Acne

Acne can be a serious problem in our formative years as well as sometimes in later life. In general, we tend to think of it as a problem for teenagers as the adverts for acne lotion are pretty much exclusively aimed at youngsters. Acne is caused when the substance sebum, a natural moisturising oil, gets trapped in hair follicles. The natural 'good bacteria' which is supposed to be protecting the face, then causes the sebum to become irritating and inflamed. The production of this oil increases in puberty, and tends to slow as we leave our teenage years behind us.