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Clearing Body Acne For Good
By Acne Free | August 17, 2007
When you mention acne, most of the time you associate it with the type of acne which is commonly found on the face. However, there is another type of acne which is extremely common and that is body acne.
Affecting thousands of people, body acne can be just as frustrating as facial acne and if anything, it can be even harder to treat. As with all types of acne, body acne can range in severity and you will know if you have a severe problem if the spots are fairly large.
What Causes Body Acne?
As of yet, the cause of any acne is currently unknown and that means that it is hard to prevent it from occurring. However, there are some factors which are known to cause acne to flare up and one of these things is sweat.
Now sweat can be more of a problem for body acne as your body is almost permanently covered up. Your face on the other hand is in the open air and so it does not often feel sweaty. If you do notice that you have a problem with sweat on your body, it would be a good idea to look at what clothing you are wearing. Tight, Lycra style clothing is definitely something you should stay away from if you do suffer from body acne. It can really cause problems with sweat and that in turn will cause the body acne to become inflamed and irritable.
It doesn’t really matter what is causing your body acne, but it would help to know so that you can try to limit the irritation caused by the condition. The main thing that you need to know is how to treat body acne.
Treating Body Acne
Usually it is a good idea to go to your doctors before you consider any treatment. They will be able to assess you and tell you just how bad the problem is. The severity of the body acne will determine which treatments you should use, so always get a consultation before rushing out and trying treatments which may not work.
Mild acne can usually be controlled by limiting the tightness of your clothing, keeping the back as clean as possible and by using over the counter medications. Medium acne may need slightly stronger treatments and usually purchasing a treatment over the counter with the ingredient Benzoyl Peroxide. Severe back acne on the other hand, will need to be treated with a much higher dose of Benzoyl Peroxide and so your doctor will have to prescribe you with something.
All medications for body acne tend to take at least a few months to work. This means that you really do have to be patient and give the medication the right amount of time to work. Always check with your doctor before you take any medications and in order to control it properly, always wear loose, cotton clothing. Do not use any harsh products on your body either as this can cause the acne to flare up.
Overall body acne is different to facial acne in the fact that the skin is slightly different in both areas. The facial skin is thinner and more sensitive but the skin on the back contains more sebum which causes the acne to affect a much larger area. Overall back acne is usually worse than facial acne and it is really difficult to treat in comparison too.
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