Since time immemorial, humans have suffered from the outrage of acne. Acne troubles them in many forms. Some people get mild outburst on their body. But many a times the spread could be colossal as well.

Besides this, acne affects many different areas of the body including your chest, whole back portion and the buttocks. But the most common part that is affected by acne is your face. This is called facial acne. But when acne persists all over the body parts, it is termed as body acne. The occurrence of body acne is not very common in human beings.

Body acne is generally characterized by small, red prominent spots, all over the body. These spots can be itchy and painful. These small spots can swell with time, making them more painful and unbearable.

Generally, body acne starts with a single portion of the body. If proper hygiene is not maintained, the infection spreads to the other parts, leading to a more aggravated form.

There are a lot many reasons attached with body acne. They are hormonal imbalance, excessive perspiration, hyper activity of the oil glands in the skin, allergy to certain synthetic fibers and prolonged wearing of tight clothes. Emergence of body acne is more common in teens than adults.

The treatment available to cure and prevent body acne is quite similar to that available for the facial acne. You can start your acne treatment by giving your body a wash with the soaps and shower foams containing Salicylic Acid. After taking a shower, gently wipe your body with a clean dry towel. But, do not rub your body. Rubbing will remove the dead skin, which will in turn clog your body pores (-which is the main cause of acne). After this, you can apply ointments having Benzoyl Peroxide content in them. When you are done with this, you can complete the process by applying moisturizer having a Hydroxyl acid-base.

This is a known fact that growth of certain bacteria on the skin is the main cause of the outburst of acne. Therefore, it becomes important for you to first deal with the incessant growth of bacteria over your skin. For this, you can use various antibiotics that will kill and further prevent bacterial growth over your body. The names of a few effective antibiotics are erythromycin and tetracycline. A combination of these antibiotics when taken orally can help you fight your acne problem.

Besides this, a new line of alternative treatment called as Phototherapy has also proved very affective in this direction. The principle attached with this treatment is very simple. Under this treatment your body parts are exposed to the rays of the sun. It is known that certain rays from the sun are very effective in killing the acne related bacteria.

All in all I would say, whatever mode you adopt to cure your body acne, you're your dermatologist.