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What Is Acne Should You Wash Your Skin with Hot or Cold Water? Warm, Cool, or Cold Water Is Fine, but Avoid Hot Water 
About Acne Can Wearing a Face Mask Trigger or Worsen Acne? Yes. Choose a Lightweight, Soft Mask That Won't Rub Against Your Skin, Ideally in a Light Color to Limit Sweating. 
How To Pop A Pimple How to Pop a Pimple When You Must Pop, Do it Safely and Effectively Recommended Articles
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Does Physically Irritating the Skin Cause Acne? 
Shaving for Acne-Prone People 
Does Being Overweight or Obese Make You More Likely to Develop Acne or to Have More Severe Acne? 
What Is the Difference Between Inflamed and Non-inflamed Acne? 
Does the Sun Burn/Tan Your Lips, and Do You Need to Protect Them? 
What Is Cystic Acne? Acne Treatment Articles Show All
Scar Treatments How Trichloroacetic Acid (TCA) Reduces Acne Scars (and May Also Help with Acne) Trichloroacetic Acid Reduces Scars by Promoting the Production of Collagen (and May Help Acne by Exfoliating the Skin)
Light Therapy Photodynamic Therapy - PDT Levulan® (ALA) or Methyl Aminolevulinate (MAL) + Red and/or Blue Light 
Sulfur Sulfur for Acne Sulfur Is a Useful Aid in the Treatment of Acne, Especially When Combined With Other Medications 
Salicylic acid (BHAs) Salicylic Acid Salicylic Acid Is a Common Acne-Fighting Ingredient That Helps Unclog Pores and Reduce Inflammation, but It Only Works Partially to Clear the Skin Recommended Articles
Salicylic Acid 
Prescription Medications 
If You Use Retinoids, Will You Get Younger-looking Skin as You Treat Your Acne? 
Urea and Its Role in the Skin 
Can I Take Oral Antibiotics While I Use the Birth Control Pill? 
Topical Apple Cider Vinegar and Acne 
Can Milk of Magnesia Applied Topically Help with Acne?