The first question you need answered is what acne is. Besides being the most common skin conditions that effects people between ages 11 to 30 it is a disorder of the skin’s oil glands. It is when our oil glands produce to much oil “sebum” it produces pustules, cysts and blackheads. Additionally, acne becomes more common when hormones are disturbed the most common of these times are puberty, pregnancy, menopause, and when birth control pills are discontinued.A second question adults have about acne is the difference between teenage acne and adult acne. Teenage acne tends to start on the forehead and around the nose while adult acne is usually around the chin, jaw and neck. Adults seem to deal with thee acne differently by addressing the issues concerning acne because they feel that adults are not supposed to have acne. Also, in adult acne hormones still play a part but are irritated by stress and environment.The third question that adults have about acne concerns the difference between acne rosacea and adult female-hormonal acne. The rosacea acne is often diagnosed as adult acne but is different. Rosacea acne is found most often in fair skinned and menopausal women. For people with rosacea they often suffer with redness of skin, pimples and dry sensitive skin all at one time. Also, rosacea can worsen with certain foods such as spicy foods, alcohol, extreme weather and exposure to the sun. Regular adult acne is not usually affected by these conditions.The last question that adults have about acne is how to know if you have it and not rosacea. It you have adult acne you will find that it gets worse the older you get and it often becomes worse during the premenstrual cycle and the acne usually appears on the chin, jaw line and neck.In addition, there are some things that make adult acne worse and they include: hereditary factors, increased male hormones that are found in females, stopping the use of birth control, stress, the oil and grease in cosmetics, and some medication. Adults have question about acne , as well as, teenagers and they should not be embarrassed to ask and become better informed about adult acne.