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Acne vulgaris is a common skin condition affecting both teenagers and adults and is usually due to hormonal causes linked to puberty. Pimples most often occurs on the face, particularly the cheeks and forehead, chest, back and shoulders. Secondary bacterial infections of a pimple causes large pustular eruptions commonly referred to as a ‘zit’.
Most commercial tea tree creams are in a 5% impregnation within the medium of choice, usually a cream, lotion, glycerin, base oil or saponin for shampoos. While this is a safe concentration for use on the skin, chronic infections may require a higher strength tea tree application, especially in chronic fungal infections and dandruff.