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Puberty's way of making sure your diary has visual proof too.
means A skin condition, most common around adolescence, where hair follicles get clogged with oil and dead skin, producing pimples, blackheads, and inflammation.
from Traces back to Greek 'akme,' meaning 'point' or 'peak' (the same root behind 'acme,' the summit of perfection). The leading theory is that 'acne' arose from a medieval misreading or miscopying of 'akme' — scribes transcribing Greek medical texts turned the 'm' into an 'n,' and the error stuck, eventually settling into English by the 18th-19th century to name the skin's own unwanted 'high points.'
- peak timing
- worst exactly when school photos are scheduled
- real cause
- clogged pores plus bacteria, not chocolate
- touching rule
- popping spreads bacteria, makes it worse
- lifelong myth
- adults get it too, hormones don't retire