Health Articles | December 12, 2008 Some quick information on what acne is and what kind of action you may have to take to clear your acne.� This article is the first in a series of articles that will give you information on how to clear your acne or other skin disorders. Acne is the most common skin disorder.� Over 10% of Americans age 25 - 44 have acne.� Over 85% Americans age 12 - 25 will have acne at one time or the other. If ignored, acne can become infected, create scars, and pockmarks that become permanent on your face. I don't want this to happen to you, so I have written a series of articles on how to clear your acne.�� Acne Is a Disease Acne is a disease called seborrhea or seborrheic dermatitis.� It occurs when the sebaceous glands, under your skin, become contaminated with oily toxic matter, which contains, ��dirt ��dead skin ��excess sebum oil ��acid waste ��bacteria ��toxic matter Under normal conditions the sebaceous glands release oil that comes up through your pore...