Acne occurs when dirt is trapped with the excess oil on your skin.
This could happen on the neck or the back, but the most common acne appears on the face.
This happens mostly during the early adolescent years but some adults get it again sometimes.
The best way to battle acne is to care for the skin properly and to watch one's health too.
So what is proper skin care? Choose water-based makeup if you have to wear cosmetics all the time.
Oil-based products could aggravate the acne since the oil from these products is more potent than the body's own fatty acids.
If you have acne it is best not to wear makeup at all.
If you need to cover your acne with makeup, learn to read the labels of the cosmetics.
Check for contents that can harm your skin further - lanolin, isopropyl myristate, sodium lauryl sulphate, laureth-4, and red dyes.
These substances, like the makeup oil are too potent.
Wash the makeup off every night before you sleep.
Use mild soap and make sure your face is washed up thoroughly.
Never give in to the temptation of squeezing the whiteheads or pimples.
Let them be because they will disappear on their own after some weeks.
If you touch these pimples with dirty hands and you squeeze them, the infection can worsen.
If undergoing care for acne, avoid the sun if you can but, if you're not under treatment, 10 to 20 minutes under healthy rays of the sun can be good.