Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Key Takeaways Whiteheads form when pores get blocked by oil, dead skin cells, and ...

If you’ve ever stared into the mirror wondering why some clogged pores look dark while others look like tiny bumps under the ...

What are those light-colored bumps popping up around your forehead and chin? Whiteheads are part of the comedonal acne family, which also include blackheads. They're the skin-colored bumps that pop up ...

Comedones are a type of acne that occurs when hair follicles in the skin become clogged by oil, dead skin cells, and debris. This causes small bumps commonly known as blackheads (open comedones) or ...

I’ve struggled with acne, both whiteheads and cysts, for most of my life. But it wasn’t until a few years ago that I started experiencing a new kind of acne terror: closed comedones. Closed comedones ...