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Keywords: Clogged, Pore, Comedones, Plug, Follicle

Related Terms: Acne, Dandruff, Erythema, Hickey, Melanin, Pimple, Pustule, Seborrhea, Wen, Comedogenic, Non-Comedogenic, Panthenol, Sebum, Comedones, Hyperpigmentation, Seborrhoea, Hypopigmentation, Papule, Propionibacterium Acnes, Sebaceous Cyst, Skin Patch, Acne Vulgaris, Milia, Plaque Psoriasis, Chemical Peels, Blackhead, Lichenification, Keratosis Pilaris, Seborrheic Keratosis, Depigmentation, Seborrheic Dermatitis, Emu Oil, Closed Comedo, Microdermabrasion, Comedone, Pityriasis Alba, Comedo, Seborrheic Keratoses, Papules, Pustules, Scale, Macule, Seborrhoeic Dermatitis, Concern Over Wrinkled Skin, Anthralin, Sebaceous Hyperplasia, Chemical Peel, Whitehead, Transdermal

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A mixture of dead skin cells, oil, and bacteria exposed to oxygen.

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Also known as open comedones, look like small dark or grayish dots. Blackheads are caused by excess oil that is oxidized which causes them to turn black in color.

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a type of clogged pore in the skin with a visible black plug

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formed when oil and dead skin cells become trapped in a pore and mix with bacteria.

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Clogged skin pore with a visible black plug

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(comedones) A small plug of sebum blocking the duct of the sebaceous gland.

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Blackheads are the primary lesions in acne. A small black spot caused by the plug clogging of the skin pores.

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A plugged follicle that reaches the skin's surface and ruptures, turning dark when the oil oxidizes in response to air exposure.

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small, dark spots (about the size of a pinhead) caused by discoloration of the surface of a small plug in the opening of a follicle (pore).

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dark formations on the skin due to an accumulated mixture of oil and cells in a blocked skin pore; the pore is clogged close to the surface of the skin.

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A term used to describe the skin's pores clogged by natural oils and impurities.

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