Acne vulgaris
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Outdoors? Whatever the weather:
• Stay in the shade
• Slip on long sleeves/trousers/skirt
• Slap on a broad-brimmed hat
• Slop on SPF50+ sunscreen, and
• Wrap-around sunglasses
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Most people with spots have a medical condition called acne vulgaris. Vulgaris is the medical term for "common". It is given this name to distinguish it from less common variants of acne (see all the acne types).
You may prefer to call acne "pimples", "spots" or "zits".