What's the difference between pimples and acne?

Question

I got rid of most of my acne using St.Ive's apricot scrub thingy. Now I'm using it for my pimples, and it's working, but much slower than the acne. What is the difference between pimples and acne, and is there a way to get rid of pimples faster?

Answer 1

Pimples are just one infection of a single pore.

Acne is numerous infections in multiple pores.

Because pimples are a single infection, they are worse infections than acne itself which is why it takes long to rid yourself of them.

Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll look great!
And whatever you do, DON'T pick you pimples......it will leave a scar.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.

The secret is never to touch the spots

Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?

Answer 4

Every Acne is a pimple but every pimple is not an Acne.

Answer 5

there is no difference between pimples and acne because there both the same. acne is just alot of pimples together. but to get rid of them use proactiv, face mask scrub, or clean and clear. either of those would probably work. if they dont, ask a doctor to recommend something for u

Answer 6

There's no difference between acne, pimples, zits, etc. They're different words but they're the same thing!
What you might be thinking of is acne versus nodular or cystic. They're the ones that hurt or just don't go away as easy.
For more serious acne, which is nodular or cystic, you should see a dermatologist. (see webmd link)
I see one every month. You'll get antibiotics and creams. If you're really special, you'll get microdermabrassions or laser treatment.
I recommend that you use tea tree oil. Check out the following community: http://community.livejournal.com/bepimpled/profile

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Answer 8

Pimples are little red puffy things. Acne is a plethora of pimples.

Answer 9

Pimples are periodic, and acne is a cronic condition. If you just break out every so often, then It is pimples, but if you STAY broke out it is considered acne. hope this helps.

Answer 10

pimples are created when the oil gets into the pores and creates a bump or pimple acne is the all over pimples oils splotches etc.