What's a blemish?

Question

On the back of skin stuff it's always says like gets rid of blemishes and stuff. I probebly already know, but I'm just being sure.

Answer 1

A blemish is a general word. It means any skin imperfection like a pimple, zit, blackhead, etc. Anything people don't want on their skin other than a freckle/scar, it's a blemish.

Answer 2

A blemish is a imperfection that mars or impairs. A flaw or defect.

Answer 3

Acne vulgaris is an inflammatory disease of the skin, caused by changes in the pilosebaceous units (skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland). Acne lesions are commonly referred to as pimples, spots or zits.

The condition is most common in puberty. It is considered an abnormal response to normal levels of the male hormone testosterone. The response for most people diminishes over time and acne thus tends to disappear, or at least decrease, after one reaches his or her early twenties. There is, however, no way to predict how long it will take for it to disappear entirely, and some individuals will continue to suffer from acne decades later, into their thirties and forties and even beyond.[citation needed] Acne affects a large percentage of humans at some stage in life.

The term acne comes from a corruption of the Greek άκμή (acme in the sense of a skin eruption) in the writings of Aëtius Amidenus. The vernacular term bacne or backne is often used to indicate acne found specifically on one's back.

The most common form of acne is known as "acne vulgaris", meaning "common acne." Excessive secretion of oils from the sebaceous glands accompanies the plugging of the pores with naturally occurring dead skin cells (corneocytes) blocking hair follicles. The accumulation of these corneocytes in the duct appears to be due to a failure of the normal keratinization process in the skin which usually leads to shedding of skin cells lining the pores. Oil secretions are said to build up beneath the blocked pore, providing a perfect environment for the skin bacteria Propionibacterium acnes and the lipophilic (oil/lipid-loving) yeast Malassezia[citation needed] to multiply uncontrollably. Under the microscope, however, there is no evidence of pooled trapped sebum. Indeed the oil percolates through the plugged duct onto the surface. In response to the bacterial and yeast populations, the skin inflames, producing the visible lesion. The face, chest, back, shoulders and upper arms are especially affected. The typical acne lesions are: comedones, papules, pustules, nodules and inflammatory cysts. These are the more inflamed form of pus-filled or reddish bumps, even boil-like tender swellings. Non-inflamed 'sebaceous cysts', more properly called epidermoid cysts, occur either in association with acne or alone but are not a constant feature. After resolution of acne lesions, prominent unsightly scars may remain.

Aside from scarring, its main effects are psychological, such as reduced self-esteem[1] and depression or suicide.[2] Acne usually appears during adolescence, when people already tend to be most socially insecure. Early and aggressive treatment is therefore advocated to lessen the overall impact to individuals.[1]

Answer 4

A pimple or a zit! Every1 noes tht silly.

Answer 5

a blemish is an imperfection on your face. it could also be a zit

Answer 6

a bump on the skin that is a clogged pore but not yet a zit

Answer 7

Pimples, red spots, brown spots, spots, marks that don't go away, rashes...
And basically stuff that your skin isn't born with!

Answer 8

An imperfection that mars or impairs; a flaw or defect.

Answer 9

a skin discoloration that may result from acne, sun, burns, etc.

Answer 10

It's an acne-like skin disease. Sorry, I mean it is acne, lol