Clearing up acne myths for teens  “Pizza face!”  Most of us
cringe when we hear that term hurled at some poor suffering
teenager. As if adolescence weren’t challenging enough, nature
has chosen that time of life to raise the hormonal thermostat
and push pores and oil glands into overdrive, often with
unfortunate results.  Acne remains a major concern for teens and
they are often frantic to find a quick and permanent remedy.
Medical facts and folklore provide a confusing array of
information and fact is often hard to separate from fiction.
Fortunately, research advances in this field have provided
“myth-busting” information to deal with misconceptions such as
those listed below.  Myth #1: “Dirt” is the root of the problem
in acne and blackheads prove this point. Blackheads do not
represent dirt in pores; they instead consist of oil and skin
cells plugging pores. Oxygen turns these substances black. Acne
has very little to do with dirt and much more to do with
hormonal changes.  Scrubbing the skin too vigorousl