Bad acne on my back and shoulders.?!
Question: Like a year ago I started to get bad acne on my upper back, shoulders and some on my chest. I have tried several body washes, but none of them work. Everything I try just seems to make my skin feel more irritated. What is something that might actually work for my skin?
Answers: Like a year ago I started to get bad acne on my upper back, shoulders and some on my chest. I have tried several body washes, but none of them work. Everything I try just seems to make my skin feel more irritated. What is something that might actually work for my skin?
I had this problem last year. The problem for me was that I was talking extremely warm showers. Maybe thats the problem with you? Other than that, i put down the the temperature of the water and i began to apply PROACTIVE on the designated area. && NOW IM FINE! =]
try something ment for your face, like Apricot Scrub. Also, don't use a loofa. They get bacteria stuck inside them that actually causes acne.
Try tea tree oil. It is an antiseptic and natural. It is quite expenisive but you don't need much. It is good for all sorts of skin problems.
u could scrub the juicy inside part of a lemon while ur on the shower on ur back it actually really works!!! and after that u could moisturize it with acne lotion
Have you tried astringent? That will really dry it out....also try the simple stuff like dial soap...it's anti-bacterial and it will get rid of the smaller bumps that are caused by bacteria. = D hope i helped!
Is it acne or just bumpy skin? My son has had this condition since he was little and I took him to a dermotologist this year and she told us it is just dry skin. Take short cool showers, not hot, and apply moisturizer immediately afterwards. She gave him Eucerin cream. Use soap with no fragrance (Dove for sensitive skin) and laundry soap too (All Free) Hope you see some improvement.
A back brush and any "over the counter" bar soap like Dial which contains an antibacterial ingredient in it.
i had the same problem use proactive but you have to wash it twice a day once in moring and once at night that is very important and you have to use the three diffrent bottles u cants just use one or two u have to use all!!!!!! But if u do that it will all go away in a week :)
Hi Crazy4myDoice
Here are some ideas to heal the issue.
Quick Action Plan for Acne
1. Massage your skin, where needed, with bergamot, camphor, geranium, juniper, lavender, or neroli essential oils.
2. Ayurvedic practitioners recommend making a paste of ? tsp each of turmeric and sandalwood paste with enough water, and applying to pimples. Also, drink half a cup of aloe vera juice twice daily until acne clears.
3. Eat an organic whole foods diet, with plenty of organic cooked and raw vegetables, and whole fruits. Reduce animal fats and stressor foods such as caffeine, refined sugars, and alcohol, as well as colas, candies, and frozen and processed foods. Include more high fiber foods.
4. Drink eight glasses of pure, filtered water daily. Also, daily have two glasses of raw juice, combining carrot, beet, and celery juice, or, carrot, cucumber, and lettuce (not iceberg), and spinach, with carrot predominating.
5. Add 3-5 drops of crab apple flower essence to pure water and drink during the day. Rescue Remedy? is good for stress.
6. Combine the tinctures of herbs such as sarsaparilla, burdock, and cleavers in equal parts, taking ? tsp three times a day. Drink an infusion of nettle several times a day and apply tea tree oil topically. An infusion of calendula mixed with equal parts of distilled witch hazel can be used as a cleansing wash. Steam sauna your face with red clover, lavender, and strawberry leaves.
7. Useful homeopathy remedies are Pulsatilla, Silicea, Berberis, Ledum, Sulfur, Arsen alb., Belladonna, and/or Carbo veg.
8. Enjoy full body immersion hydrotherapy treatments such as steam baths, saunas, sitz baths, colonic irrigation, hot and/or cold compresses, and steam sauna your face with red clover, lavender, and strawberry leaves.
9. Useful supplements are vitamin A, beta carotene, vitamin B complex, vitamin B6, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc. Also include omega-3 fatty acids, brewer's yeast, chlorophyll, and pancreatic enzymes with meals.
10. Expose your face to sun and air at least 30 minutes a day, and exercise daily. Keep your skin clean by washing your face three times a day with soap made from the herb calendula officinalis, or using other alternatives to soap. Rinse with warm water and pat dry. Squeezing pimples or whiteheads may cause infection. Keep the skin free of oil and use water-based products. Get sufficient sleep.
11. Make facial masks from natural products; leave on overnight to help dry the skin if acne is caused by excess oil.
12. For long term relief and health be sure to do a colon cleanse. This clears out the toxins in the blood and excess waste in the body. Colon cleansing will healp clear up a lot of issue, expecially acne.
Cause
Acne may be worsened at adolescence, during the pre-menstrual and/or mid-menstrual cycle due to hormonal action, and when under stress, on contraceptives, eating a poor diet that causes an over acidic system, or taking prescription and non-prescription drugs.
Blackheads can form when the oil combines with skin pigments and gets trapped. Blackheads may suggest the need for better hygiene, or magnesium and vitamin A. Chronic, numerous whiteheads can also form during acne outbreaks, suggesting vitamin B1 deficiency or absorption problems. Consistent raised spots on the outside of the arms and sometimes even the thighs, resembling "chicken skin," may suggest need for magnesium, vitamin A, or essential fatty acids or the need to avoid foods that inhibit the absorption of these nutrients, such as trans-fatty acids found in margarine and hydrogenated oils, such as cottonseed oil and palm kernel oil.
Food allergies, allergies to facial creams, soaps, shampoos, makeup, and excess intake of refined sugars, can all cause or contribute to acne. Certain foods can also aggravate acne conditions because of their high-acid forming effects on the body, especially fried foods, trans fats, iodized salt, alcohol, hot and spicy foods, all processed foods, chocolate, fruit juices, carbonated beverages, caffeinated beverages, and dairy products. Excessive long-term intake of seafood or other high iodine foods may also cause acne in some people.
Coexisting gum problems suggest the need for folic acid. A separate acne condition may occur in women 30-40 years old due to physical exercising or working all day with face makeup, lowered resistance due to stress, or hyper-response to bacteria or hormone problems. Another acne problem, acne rosacea (reddish spots in a pattern over nose and cheeks), may be a sign of low B vitamins or low hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Best of health to you
perspiration and tight-fitting clothing are two of the most common culprits, which explains why many physically active people are plagued by back acne.Log on to http://tipsfromruby-acne.blogspot.com/ for a few home made tips to heal acne .