

"Other things resembling acne, but technically different include: Milia (small, white, hard bumps that stay on top the skin for months and love to be near the eyelids), sebaceous hyperplasia (large oil glands), dermatitis (inflammation from an allergic or irritant reaction), keratosis pilaris (bumps in seasonally allergic-prone people that love the triceps area of the upper arm and sometimes the lateral cheeks), and folliculitis (an infection of the hair follicle from bacteria overgrowth that is not normally present in the pore)." Explains Dr. Swann tells me over email, that it's important to make sure your pimples are a type of acne, not a similar looking condition. Michael Swann, board-certified dermatologist and Mohs expert, about a variety of different types of pimples and what they mean about your skin. There are likely a handful of pimples you're familiar with, but for the ones you've yet to be acquainted with, you might want to know your enemy in advance. There are actually many different types of pimple, from the modest blackhead, to the ferociously glowing, big, bright spot that you predict will unleash a gorgeously gooey surprise for you, later down the line. There are tons of explanations as to why your skin might have erupted with a familiar looking pimple or a breed you've never encountered before. However random your skin's outbursts may seem, believe it or not, they actually all happen for a reason. Sometimes it's hard to tell exactly what you're going to get.

Because your body can drive you insane by doing the exact opposite of what you want, only to then suddenly be super normal and predictable.

When your body feels like your frenemy, information about different types of pimples and what they mean about your skin could really help you out. One day your body and mind get along just fine, and the next you they're pitted against each other.
