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The real reason behind why you get acne bumps is not known. There are many co-relations that have been found though such as hormones, diet and stress. There is speculation that genetics may be a factor but most times a person who experiences these pimples find that they may have a mixture of any of the above going on in their lives as well as none at all. The known factors related to pimples are how they develop and the various ways of trying to treat and prevent them.

Let me give you a brief description of the mechanism by which a pimple forms. Follicles can be found all over your skin and thus all over your body. They are small ducts of the skin out of which hairs grow and as such they are called hair follicles. Beneath this duct you can find glands (one under each follicle) that make skin oil which is known as sebum. It is this oil that gives your skin and hair a healthy glow. When the skin around these follicles shed, the body instructs the cells to replicate to make more skin to replace the skin that it lost. If, however, the skin that is lost is not totally removed and the new skin comes then you will have an excess of dead skin lying on top of your healthy skin and will thus cause a blockage of sorts since your sebum won’t be able to come through. When this happens, it clogs the pores and then you will see a pimple arise. There are different types of pimples that may come up on ones skin and each forms in the same general sense with some little differences, let me tell you about these.
• The whitehead – this is referred to as a comedo or a clogged up pore. This happens when the dead skin cells and the sebum mix and plug the pore beneath the skin. In an effort to make space for the ever secreting sebum the area will form into a raised portion that appears white or to have white matter inside and this is why it is called a white head.

• The Blackhead – this is pretty much the same as the above with the only difference being that the area is not elevated and sometimes may actually sink in. it has a black center due to the plugged area opening up and oxygen mixing with the constituents.
If a bump becomes infected then it will be filled with pus that may be either a pale yellow or a deeper yellow depending on the severity of the infection. A pimple can become infected if one picks at it or tries to pop it. Once it is infected with bacteria it will swell more and be more obvious than just a simple whitehead.
Although there is no real known cause of pimples, the actions that bring them about are known. We know what happens to cause your skin pores to clog but we don’t know why this happens so it is up to you to take good care of your skin in an attempt to lessen or reduce pimples.