Distinguishing Between Acne and Folliculitis

Are you confused between acne and folliculitis?

Acne is caused by dead skin cells accumulating and clogging the pores, resulting in sebum clumping together.

As you can tell from the word 'inflammation,' folliculitis is when the pores are infected with bacteria.

When you squeeze acne, sebum comes out because it is accumulated sebum! And thick(?) pus comes out. With folliculitis, much thinner pus comes out. Also, folliculitis is accompanied by a bit more redness.

They say that boosting our body's immunity is also important to resolve folliculitis. So that the skin can fight off bacteria effectively!