Red Pimple With White Head

Red Pimple With White Head. Pustules are inflammatory pimples they look swollen and red and feel tender and painful. Shaving friction from clothing or existing skin conditions such as acne can lead to folliculitis 4.

Pustules are your typical pimplered and inflamed with an obvious head. This is the comedonal core or plug of debris within the pore. They are larger than whiteheads and blackheads.

You may get the same from a non-infected sebaceous cyst.

These spots are very itchy and they vary in size although none is bigger than about a quarter. Keratin is a strong protein that is naturally present hair and nail cells. Acne is common in teenagers and it is often marked with red pimples on the face. The condition can however start at any point.