Severe body acne, nothing has worked?
I have had severe body acne for along time. Going on 15 years. It is only on my upper arms, chest and neck. Wearing a t-shirt you would never know I had it. The acne is very deep in the pore and not at all near the surface. My poors start to swell from within and a white discharge comes out if I squeez them. I must have hundreds of these nasty things.
Acne on other parts of my body has never been an issue. I have been to a few dermatologists that prescribe the equivelant of OXY ot Clearasil. I get fed up with these doctors fast and quit going because it gets too expensive. I have tried every over the counter remedy you can think of. All it does is dry me out like a lizzard on the surface. The acne stays where it is.
Who has any home grown treatments, vitamines, soaps, pills... ANYTHING that will work in deep rooted acne?
July 21st, 2010 - 05:48
Your opinions are correct about Oxy Clearasil, its nothing but good marketing and a bad product. To understand WHY it hasn’t been working, I found these two excellent pages for you. See http://www.squidoo.com/oxy_acne_medicine/ for how bad it is and more specifically http://www.squidoo.com/oxy_acne_cleanser/ which is the cleanser
To answer your question about body acne, I have found this lens http://www.squidoo.com/back_acne_treatments_that_work/ which talk about how body acne is related to hormonal disbalanced, allergic reactions to detergeant and cleansing.
To get to the root of your acne, you will need to figure out what the cause of your acne is. To find out the cause of your acne, I recommend you read over this page http://www.acneisdead.com/best_acne_treatment/causes-for-sudden-acne-breakouts.php
and determine what the cause is. If its related to hormones, you will be better off going with a home remedy hormone treatment.
These involve eliminating factors which disbalance your hormones and can include stress, lack of sleep, special foods in your diet, etc.
If your problem is related to sugar spikes & candida, you can follow easy regimens to normalize these and your acne will rapidely fade away. Most acne sufferers fall into this category.
Cleansing helps most people, a good place to start would be to start taking lemon water juice once a day to clean your body out. You should notice results within 3-5 days.
These are currently the best & most efficient home remedy treatments for acne and they are all very cheap to make at home.
Good luck!
July 21st, 2010 - 05:48
If nothing works then you should go to a dermatologist.
July 21st, 2010 - 05:48
The best thing for you would probably be laser surgery. but it differs for different people. it is quite expensive but works out cheaper in the long run. it wont hurt just to go for a consultation and see if its right for you.
July 21st, 2010 - 05:48
Go get a lufa, with a stick and one with a mit.
Use the nutragena body acne wash and try this.
Then use a sea salt scrub to get rid of dead cells and offer moisture.
Take some vitamin a, e and b 6
July 21st, 2010 - 05:48
Hi, i had the same problem a few decade’s ago, and it is a lot harder to control than facial acne. But i did find some help with wearing loose clothing and cutting out greasy, fatty foods, and sugary food, and a lot lighter in weight,lol.
Body rub
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 teaspoon calendula oil
1 teaspoon almond oil
2 drops tea tree oil
1 drop lavender oil
1 drop camomile oil
Mix the above in a dark bottle and use daily on the effected areas,once that has been absorbed by the skin freshen the skin with Aloe Vera
I am sure you can get these ingredients at your local drug or health store
It will take time, and like most thing it might work or have a limited effect. But good luck