Understand your breakouts
Plain-language, cited definitions for the breakout types ClearSkin can identify from a photo.
Whiteheads (closed comedones)
Plugged hair follicles that stay beneath the skin as dome-shaped, skin-coloured to whitish…
Blackheads (open comedones)
Plugged follicles open at the surface; the dark colour is oxidised sebum and keratin, not …
Papules
Small (≤5 mm) pink-to-red inflamed bumps, tender to touch, without a visible pus head.…
Pustules
Inflamed papules topped with white or yellow pus, often on a red base.…
Nodules / cystic acne
Large (>5 mm), deep, painful inflammatory lesions; the most severe form, with a high tende…
Possible fungal acne (malassezia folliculitis)
Small, uniform, itchy papules and pustules with NO comedones — driven by Malassezia yeast,…
Hormonal-pattern distribution
Inflammatory acne concentrated on the lower face (jawline and chin), often flaring with th…