The tendency to slough dead skin cells changes through life. The rate your skin produces oil is determined by your hormones. That's why acne often affects teens when their hormones begin to kick in. For women who have adult acne, their hormones are constantly fluctuating. It is these changes that can cause acne.
Acne begins when oil collects at the base of the hair follicle.
It is trapped by dead skin cells forming a plug which swells beneath the skin. Every normal hair follicle is lined with cells and has its oil producing gland. Normal sloughing carries away the dead skin cells and oil. An affordable acne treatment that really works. It's a problem for just about every one of us, often into our 30s and 40s.