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Here’s your guide to identifying, and treating, every type of acne out there. Dr. Sonya Abdulla, a Toronto based dermatologist and skincare expert, helps explain how to identify different kinds of acne, including blackheads, whiteheads and cystic pimples.

When it comes to acne, blackheads are one of the milder forms. Unlike other kinds of acne, blackheads aren’t red or inflamed, but they certainly are persistent.

Many acne sufferers don’t protect themselves daily from sun exposure because they’ve fallen victim to a pretty dangerous myth: thinking that the sun cures acne.