You do not have to be a teenager to suffer from acne. While acne typically appears during puberty, over 50% of adult men and women 30 years of age or older, suffer from acne. So pharmacy shelves are overflowing with acne remedies, celebrities are promoting acne treatments on TV, and there are various supplements, diets and home remedies to wipe out those ugly blemishes dotting your skin. But most acne treatments only treat the symptoms of acne instead of its underlying cause, leaving many suffering with reoccurring acne.

It's the Hormones

Bacteria, clogged pores, chocolate and oily foods have all been claimed to cause acne, but new medical findings have proven that it is our hormones that are the underlying cause. Androgens, which are produced by both men and women, play an important role in the development of acne and the most important androgen in this process is a by-product of testosterone called DHT (Dihydro-Testosterone).

What comes after the Armchair Auction

You've bid on an item in the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's annual Armchair Auction -- now what? Here's what comes next:

Please call the number provided and arrange pickup (be sure to bring along your receipt). If you choose to have your item shipped to you, you will be responsible for shipping expenses. As a courtesy to donors, ASF asks that high bidders make arrangements to pickup items as soon as possible.