Different types of pimples and how to treat thEm

Not all pimples are the same. The difference depends on what's happening below the surface. Here's a detailed look at the most common types of pimples. Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming, science, digital culture, and more.

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Whatโ€™s inside a pimple?

Pimples may be an intimate experience for you, but oftentimes what's inside is a foreign concept in itself. Tech Insider tells you all you need to know about tech: gadgets, how-to's, gaming, science, digital culture, and more.

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How to prevent ingrown hairs

While the average pimple should be left alone, ingrown hairs require immediate attention. If they go untreated, the irritating bumps can become painful and even dangerous. Science Insider tells you all you need to know about science: space, medicine, biotech, physiology, and more.

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How do scars form?

Itโ€™s hard to escape childhood without racking up a few scars. Why do these leftover reminders of a painful cut or crash look different from the rest of our skin? And why do they stick around for so long after the incident that caused them? Sarthak Sinha explains how scars form.

TED ED: Lesson by Sarthak Sinha, animation by Karrot Animation.

The Science of Skin

Between you and the rest of the world lies an interface that makes up 16% of your physical weight. This is your skin, the largest organ in your body: laid out flat, it would cover close to 1.7 square metres of ground. But besides keeping your organs in, what is its purpose? Emma Bryce takes us into the integumentary system to find out.

TED ED: Lesson by Emma Bryce, animation by Augenblick Studios.

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The Science of Skin Color

When ultraviolet sunlight hits our skin, it affects each of us differently. Depending on skin color, itโ€™ll take only minutes of exposure to turn one person beetroot-pink, while another requires hours to experience the slightest change. Whatโ€™s to account for that difference, and how did our skin come to take on so many different hues to begin with? Angela Koine Flynn describes the science of skin color.

TED ED: Lesson by Angela Koine Flynn, animation by Tomรกs Pichardo-Espaillat.

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How A Wound Heals Itself

Our skin is the largest organ in our bodies, with a surface area of about 20 square feet in adults. When we are cut or wounded, our skin begins to repair itself through a complex, well-coordinated process. Sarthak Sinha takes us past the epidermis and into the dermis to investigate this regenerative response.

TED ED: Lesson by Sarthak Sinha, animation by Karrot Animation.

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The Integumentary System (part 2)

Table of Contents: Protects Your Body 1:25 Senses the Outside World 1:42 Helps Excrete Waste 2:17 Stores Blood 2:43 Regulates Temperature 2:59 Makes Vitamin D 5:18 Indicates Signs of Poor Health 3:55 How Your Hair & Nails Grow 5:57 The Difference Between Eccrine and Apocrine Sweat Glands 7:07 Sebaceous (Oil) Glands 8:17

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