Help - Bacne

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[quote]SirenSong61 wrote:
I don’t know where on your back your acne is located but a lot of acne (not of the cystic variety) is caused by dead skin cells trapping the new skin underneath. An exfoliant needs to be used to slough off the dead stuff on top so the new skin underneath can breathe. I use a back brush every day but every other day I wash all over with those awesome nubby-textured exfoliating shower gloves you can buy for about $4 in the bath/beauty aisle at Target. They’re kind of fun to use, get rid of all the dead skin cells (sorry if tmi), don’t clog up your drains (like scrubs), and leave your skin fresh and glowing. I always follow up with lotion but I’m careful about applying it to my back, where it isn’t really needed. During colder months there is no substitute for Curel unscented, which locks in moisture without irritation like nothing else.

But start with some form of exfoliant every couple of days and see if things don’t improve in a couple of weeks. BTW, posters who suggest you may be over-washing and drying out your skin may be right. That can get to be a vicious cycle.[/quote]
I think this may very well warrant a trip to Target or something of that sort here pretty quick.

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[quote]tommytoughnuts wrote:
Vicomte wrote:
I use soap and a washcloth pretty religiously (if I don’t I tend to break out) but still can never seem to shake the lingering acne. It’s nothing major, but still annoying. Any sort of acne product seems to really dry my skin and just makes everything go to hell, including salicylic acid, glycolic acid, benzoyl peroxide, and niacinamide.

This is pretty much how it is with my face. It’s nothing worth going to a dermo over, but annoying none the less. My back is much of the same except they go a lot deeper if that makes any sense[/quote]

For what it’s worth, an ex of mine used to get dermobrasian (sp?) on a regular basis and she had the smoothest/softest skin I’ve ever felt.