You have thousands of oil glands in the skin on your face, chest, and back. In fact, there are as many as 2,000 oil glands per square inch in the middle part of your face. These oil glands serve to lubricate the skin by producing oil, or sebum. The oil from the glands flows through tiny ducts, or follicles, to the skin surface.
Sometimes, these oil ducts become plugged with sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells that are shed from the lining of the duct. That's acne. In this article, you will learn all about acne: the causes, prevention, and home remedies you can use to get rid of it more quickly.
For more information about acne and how to combat it, try the following links:
- To see all of our home remedies and the conditions they treat, go to our main Home Remedies page.
- To see all of our herbal remedies, visit our main Herbal Remedies page.
- Oily skin is a major cause of acne. To fix this problem, go to Home Remedies for Oily Skin.
- On the other hand, if your skin if feeling dry and painful, check out our Home Remedies for Dry Skin.
- Stress can be another cause of acne outbreaks. Our Home Remedies for Stress can help keep your mind relaxed.

