You girls and guys in the teens having this idea are pretty mistaken because acne can appear throughout your body except a few regions. Generally leaving your palms, sole areas and feet, acnes can appear anywhere on your body.



When acnes emerge in your chest portion, back area and buttocks they are termed as body acne. In fact these are the dominant areas of your body apart from the face to be affected by acne development.

Growth of body acne

The cause behind acne growth both on your face and in your body is the same. The clogging up of follicle hair due to the flow of sebum is common. But there are two vital things that promote the growth of body acne and are responsible for severity.

The areas that perspire or sweat the most are more prone to acne growth. A common plight regarding body acne is the fair sex suffers from it the most. Why?

The tendency of women of putting skin tight garments and just fitting outfits is more. Automatically the portions of the body covered by these clothes are soaked under sweat and acnes love to hide within them. The athletes too face the same problem.

Curing process

Not much difference is there between the treatments of facial acne and the treatments of the body acne. But it is quite difficult to get over body acne due to several reasons.

-Applying ointments in the buttock area or the back is quite tough. This is the first hindrance in the curing process.

-The skin layer on your body is tough and thicker than that of the layer on your face. Thus removing acne becomes difficult

-Again as these regions are covered by clothes, the acnes often undergo friction when rubbed with the clothes as you move. The irritation and the itching sensation increase and your trouble to get rid of body acne is also intensified.

But you can get them treated with a little bit of care.

-Use salicylic acid-based body cleanser to wash these hidden areas regularly.

-Try to keep these portions as much dry as possible.

-Apply benzoyl peroxide directly on the acnes especially when you know you are not going to move anymore. This has to be also done daily.

-Retin A is a form of topical retinoid that are used on severe form of body acne.

-Tetracycline and erythromycin are the two important antibiotics to cure body acne.

Use them as necessary and even take the doctor's advice. Don't delay before body acnes turn worse.