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Acne has different features according to different pathogenesis. Acne treatment and choice of medicine should base on etiology analysis and syndrome differentiation treatment according to different individual constitutions. The development of acne cosmetics should be guided by traditional medicine theory. The acne products should be designed according to the features of the different types: lung-heat type, accumulated dampness/heat type, phlegmstatic coagulation type, and disharmony of Chong and Conception Channels type. Composing prescriptions should follow the principle of "Principal, Assistant, Complement and Medating guide" and give full play of the advantages of the significant curative effect and less side effect of traditional Chinese medicine. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]