Blackhead Vs Whitehead Vs Pimple. Whereas pimples tend to be inflammatory active lesions filled with white cells white heads ten. Comedones are the skin-colored bumps that form when you have a pimple.
What Is A Blackhead. The blackhead is formed by air getting into the pore which combines with bacteria sebum and dirt and turns black says Michele Green MD a cosmetic dermatologist in New York City. Together they form clogs.
Thats when a breakout occurs.
Whiteheads are a closed comedone. The chemical inside melanin has been oxidized by the air and turned the dead skin and natural oil inside black. But whether its a blackhead a whitehead or a pimple depends on what else is going on inside your pores. The difference is that the blackhead is in an open pore and the whitehead is in a closed pore.
