As a teenager life can certainly be a big challenge.
This is a time when you are expected to get your head down and prepare for exams in preparation of your future, but there are other areas that can seem to be more problematic than any other.
This one thing is known as puberty and this can lead to an onslaught of skin problems mainly that of acne, which can appear on the face, chest and also the back.
There is a great deal of myth that surrounds acne and it should not be considered for a moment that acne only appears in teenagers because this is not true.
There are just as many adults that are suffering from acne, and some will have had this condition since they have been teenagers.
One of the main reasons for the appearance of acne is the build up of bacteria on the skin or in the pores of the skin.
When there is just too much sebum on the surface of the skin, this can become trapped in the pores with dead skin cells.
Bacteria then feeds on this and quite often a blockage then occurs.
This then results in the skin becoming inflamed, red and also very sore.
A lot of people do give people with a acne harsh looks as though they have done something wrong or that they are not washing their skin.
Again this is one of the myths that surrounds acne, and it needs to be stressed again that hygiene is not a factor for a person developing acne.