The Honest Truth of Fungal Acne

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What is fungal acne, how is it different from regular acne, and how should you treat it?

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What Is Fungal Acne?

Fungal Acne, also known as “Malassezia Folliculitis”, is a skin condition that shows through small bumps in different parts of your skin where there is a lot of oil. This oil then attracts yeast, known as Malassezia, which causes these bumps.

Fungal Acne Vs. Regular Acne

A lot of people get confused between regular Acne and Fungal Acne. In the chart below, it shows some differences between skin conditions.

Fungal Acne	Regular Acne
Scientific Name: Malassezia Folliculitis	Scientific Name: Acne Vulgaris
It’s not necessarily acne, rather, a skin condition caused a hair follicle infection	It is actually acne, and is clogged by oil and dead skin cells
Maybe causes itchiness	Little to no pain
Found in T-Zone (Forehead, Nose, and Chin)	Found in places other than T-Zone,
Looks like small with whiteheads bumps that may be red	It may have whiteheads, blackheads, red-pus filled bumps, etc.
It’s fungal, yeast (Malassezia)	Bacteria
Prone from hot climates, etc excessive sweating	May be caused from puberty, what you eat, etc.

Treating Fungal Acne

Treating Fungal Acne is not the same as treating Regular Acne. It’s not going to be productive and it may actually become worse. In order to treat fungal acne, you can first start with your day to day cleanser. A person suffering from Fungal Acne should look at ingredients such as Salicylic Acid.

A cleanser that I recommend is CeraVe Renewing SA’s face Cleanser. It is pretty incredible! In fact, many reviews stated that their skin condition was controlled after applying it.

However, if it doesn’t work out for you, dermatologists recommend putting anti-dandruff shampoo on your face. This is because Dandruff Shampoos are supposed to control fungus, and fungal acne is a type of fungus. A shampoo that I recommend is Nizoral and Selsun BlueHowever, if it doesn’t work out for you, dermatologists recommend putting anti-dandruff shampoo on your face. This is because Dandruff Shampoos are supposed to control fungus, and fungal acne is a type of fungus. A shampoo that I recommend is Nizoral and Selsun Blue

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Meghna Sudheer

Meghna Sudheer is a motivated sophomore in Ashburn, VA. She was raised and brought up in Boston, Massachusetts. She is described as being “extremely hardworking and helpful” according to her peers and teachers. She loves journalism and likes to write articles about what has to be said.

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