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Can You Test for Cystic Acne?
Those of us who have that gene, we produce a ton more keratin protein than other people who just don't have the gene. Caratosis is the keratin production process. Retention means it gets stuck in your pores. So our pores get clogged a lot more easily naturally and then you add products to the mix and it creates a whole like a plug inside the pore. And then because our skin grows faster, the keratin protein just covers the plug and then boom, that's like cystic acne.