The banned drug for acne is Isotretinoin (commonly referred to by one of its brand names, Accutane, even though its manufacturer pulled it from the market in 2009).
Dehydration can cause acne as being dehydrated causes your skin to dry out and can lead to the skin producing more oil and cause you to break out with acne and skin blemishes.
Acne is a skin condition that occurs when hair follicles under your skin become clogged.
Sebum oil helps keep skin from drying out and dead skin cells plug the pores and leads to outbreaks of lesions that are commonly known as Zits or pimples.
Acne causes whiteheads, blackheads or pimples.
Acne is most common among teenagers, although acne also affects people of all ages.
Effective acne treatments are available, but acne can be persistent.
Acne effects around 90% of adolescents with the prime age across all genders being the teenage years of 14-19 years old.
For people who have widespread acne that is classed as moderate to severe, more intervention in the form of acne treatments is often required.
A person is more likely to have acne if your diet is full of foods and drinks like soda, white bread, white rice, and cake.
The sugar and carbohydrates in these foods tend to get into your blood really quickly.
That means they are high on the glycemic index, a measure of how foods affect blood sugar.
Washing your face several times a day can further irritate your skin, leading to more breakouts.
What to do instead: Wash your face twice a day when you wake up and before you go to bed.
You'll also want to wash your face when you finish an activity that makes you sweat.
Dry out your skin.