Shoulder Acne...Need Some Advise!?

Question

I am 32 years old and about 1 year ago I had a condition called folliculitis located on my upper back and shoulders(before this, my body was acne free). I used prescription body washes, creams, and even erythromycin. The problem would lessen but never completely go away. After 1 year the doctor took a culture sample and he said I did not have folliculitis but probably just body acne. I was told to stop using anti-bacterial soap and use Dove. This has helped a little but not enough. Also, for the past 2 months my skin has becom irritated and itchy all over. My questions are...1) Do you think all of these prescriptions have eliminated the natural bacterias on my skin causin the itching? and...2) What advise can you give me concerning eliminating the acne and itchy skin? Thanks for all of your help!!!

Answer 1

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2 CAUSES OF ACNE
2.1 MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT CAUSES
3 TREATMENTS
3.1 TIMELINE OF ACNE TREATMENT
3.2 AVAILABLE TREATMENTS
3.2.1 Exfoliating the skin
3.2.2 Topical Bactericidals
3.2.3 Topical antibiotics
3.2.4 Oral antibiotics
3.2.5 Hormonal treatments
3.2.6 External retinoids
3.2.7 Oral retinoids
3.2.8 Phototherapy
3.2.8.1 Blue and red light
3.2.8.2 Photodynamic therapy
3.3 Less widely used treatments
3.4 FUTURE TREATMENTS
3.5 Preferred treatments by types of acne vulgaris
4 ACNE SCARS
5 See also
6 References
7 Footnotes
8 External links



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Answer 2

Dry and/or greasy skin due to poor oil composition of the skin. Thick greasy oils clog pores, lack of oil leads to dryness and irritation. You need thin oils to moisturize while dissolving and clearing gunk in your poors. Try fish oil or seafood. 2 tsp fish oil a day or 4 servings of seafood a week. Stick it out for at least 2 months; it will take a long time to replace all your oil. Any effect after 1-2 days is temporary or random; so even if it makes you break out a little at first, you haven't given it a full try yet.

In the short term you can wash and moisturize well, but that will only go so far. Plus excessive washing can be drying and excessive moisturizing can be clogging. Use a small amount of a light moisturizer, made with oil not jelly or grease. Often that means soybean oil or mineral oil. Mineral oil means mined from the ground. So soybean oil is usually better, though mineral oil won't cause too much harm. Clean with soap and water, not a harsh acne cleanser. Even then they only work so well. So you really need the seafood.

Antibiotics aren't really good for bacteria long term, they'll come back in force after. Short term they may help. After you get off them find some kefir with acidophilus listed first or 2nd to replace the friendly bacteria they destroyed. Studies show less illness when you have these bacteria, even outside the stomach in places such as the lungs and elsewhere. You want friendly bacteria to fill the void when the antibiotics stop, not harmful ones.

In the short term you might also try 100,000+ iu retinol vitamin A (a megadose, and too much for normal use) or one of the acne drugs that is similar to retinol vitamin A. It's some minor harm to your organs, but it helps against bacteria on your skin. At least it doesn't have the other long term drawbacks to your skin that antibiotics and many scrubs do.

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Answer 3

I bought every possible product and what I found was that no single product has the ability to completely clear acne, since it comes from so many sources. Acne is caused by genes, stress, diet, excercize and several other factors, and no one change, be it in diet or cream, can address all of those issues.
I read a book http://bambiberg.acnefree.hop.clickbank.net/ that really made me understand this, and when I finally used the correct combination of lifestyle changes, my acne disappeared in just a few days. However, do not get this book, if you are not willing to follow through. Change is hard, I am the first to admit, but the payoff is awesome, because I am acne free.

Sometimes, other conditions can set off the latent acne, and it takes a lot of work to get rid of it. Good luck!

Answer 4

ProActiv works great for acne. I'm 31 and I get acne on my back and shoulders as well. Its really hard to reach your back and clean it with the proactiv but I do the best I can and its better then it was before. It worked wonders for my face and cleared up my complexion.

Answer 5

are you showering or bathing? a bath can make your back break out cause you lay against the tub which may have bacteria.
maybe you should try a really natural shampoo that has no oils or conditioners in it.
what about your laundry detergent? maybe it's irritating your skin? do you wash your clothes frequently enough? sheets?
did you go to a dermatologist?

Answer 6

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