Everything you need to know about acne.

Acne is one of the most common skin disorders in Australia and New Zealand, affecting tens of millions of people. Some people don't consider having just one or two pimples a month "acne", but acne is a general term for the different types of pimples, bumps, blackheads and whiteheads that most people have at some point in their lives.  Acne is especially common during the teen years, and it can appear as mild to moderate or severe in people of any age.  There is no cure for acne, and blemishes are almost impossible to prevent, but using ThermaClear on mild to moderate inflammatory acne may help prevent new pimples from maturing to full-growth.

Acne and your skin. Skin varies greatly from person to person, but everyone's contains sebum-producing sebaceous glands attached to hair follicles. The greatest concentration of these glands is found on the face, chest, back and scalp. Normally, the sebum produced by the sebaceous glands spreads over the skin's surface to keep your hair and skin moisturized. However, when excess sebum combines with dead skin cells it sometimes gets trapped in the hair follicle and clogs the pore, causing acne to form. Acne bacteria can thrive under these conditions, sometimes creating inflammation or what is commonly known as a pimple.

Hair follicle	Sebum in follicle	Debris clogs pore	Bacteria enter	Pimples form

Thermaclear targets blemishes with a unique two-second pulse of thermal energy that instantly penetrates below the skin's surface and triggers a highly effective "Dual Action" healing process, neutralizing acne-causing bacteria from above, while stimulating the body's own powerful acne fighting proteins from below.