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"  Sometimes I wonder why I am nearly 29 years old and still have to battle with acne. Since I started getting monstrous forehead zits in eighth grade, I&amp;#039;ve tried every product out there and found that, when I don&amp;#039;t do anything but wash my face with soap and water, my skin actually kinda clears up a bit. What gives? Turns out that I just don&amp;#039;t have the right kind of bacteria on my face.  Scientists at UCLA, along with researchers at Washington University in St. Louis and the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute, have discovered that there are actually two kinds of acne-related bacteria. There&amp;#039;s the one many of us know all too well, the bad, zit-creating bacteria. But there&amp;#039;s also a mystifying &amp;quot;good&amp;quot; bacteria that fights off the stuff that clogs up your pores.  This pimple-fighting miracle bacteria is usually found on healthy, clear skin, typically on the faces the lucky 20 percent of people who only get a random zit here and there over the course of their lives. (Hate. You. Guys.) So, scientists want to use these findings to help prevent acne before it starts, perhaps with a probiotic cream or treatment that will eat away all that bad stuff on our skin. All I know is, I&amp;#039;ll definitely be first in line to try it.  Want more from Natasha? Follow her on Twitter or find her on Facebook. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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