How do you get rid of back acne?

[Beckwith]

Hey guys, I'm 21 and I don't really have a problem at all with facial acne, but I get it fairly bad on my shoulders and upper back. I work out, which I heard can be a source of the problem, but I'm good about showering afterwards and not using the same shirt etc. Any suggestions on products, techniques, etc. that will eliminate this gross problem? I'd rather not have to waste money on a dermitologist... Thanks!

 

[Unbridled_1]

yeah, good question, I for one am tired of trying to squeeze zits on my back.

 

[Templeton]

Salacylic acid.

Pantothenic acid (Vit B5 tabs) at up to 10 grams per day.

Assume you are showering regularly, esp after training.

 

[K56Connect]

Try squeezing a zit that's inside of your ear. Damn near impossible. I had to wear that zit for a month before it went down. Also, it seems like when I pop a zit on my face, it clears in a week, but when I pop one on my chest or shoulder, it takes a month before the red mark goes away.

 

[Trial Error]

Neutrogena Body Wash, i've heard it gets the job done

 

[jakethasnake]

I haven't looked in the mirror, but my back probably looks like a cratered bomb shelter.

 

[payaya]

i dont get pimples anywhere, but i get some on my butt! what causes this and how do you get rid of it?

 

[flava]

is it possible to get pimple on ur dik. thats gotta be painful

 

[Lt dan]

i go to the drmatologists and she just told me to wash my back and put the same cream that i put on my face on my back. just do the same thing to your back as you would your face

 

[payaya]

what cream you using?

cause its strange i only get pimples on my butt! is it from my boxer shorts or something???

 

[steveoo5]

beckwith, how firm is your mattress, if it is firm that couls be the cause, i fould that after sleeping mainly on my right side i got more pimples on the right side of my face, so now i try to stay on my back and change pillow cases often.

 

[lemieux66]

Originally posted by steveoo5
beckwith, how firm is your mattress, if it is firm that couls be the cause, i fould that after sleeping mainly on my right side i got more pimples on the right side of my face, so now i try to stay on my back and change pillow cases often.

you got pimples on your right side because of drooling, not how firm the mattress is.

 

[Charisma]

Something extreme would be Nizoral, daily, on your back. But that'd have to be a very last solution..

 

[Eternal]

Try washing with a loofah sponge and using the Neutrogena Body Scrub (notice: Scrub, not the wash) during your showers along with the B5. That helped me.