Although not everybody will suffer from acne the simple truth is that the vast majority of us will have acne to a greater or lesser degree at some point in our lives and a look at just who gets acne and why makes interesting reading.
Acne occurs when a skin pore gets clogged because of an excess of skin oil (sebum) and a build-up of dead skin cells. This then leads to the growth of bacteria and other circumstances which promote acne.