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Causes of Body Acne
Body acne is common in adults and teens, showing up mostly on the chest, back and buttocks. Like facial acne, stress and hormones can cause blemishes. However, other factors can induce acnelesionson the body.
The main cause of body acne is the over secretion of sebum by the sebaceous glands. Acne lesions occur in areas where the skin surface has a greater concentration of sebaceous glands. The most common sites for acne are, therefore, the face then the back and chest. While body pimples and acne are more prevalent in men, high-flying career women are among the first to develop body acne and facial acne later in life-clearly showing the relationship between stress and the appearance of acne.
Women and men that have active
physical lifestyles tend to suffer more with body acne due in part to
more frequent perspiration. While not considered a fool-proof body acne
cure, one body acne treatment that has been shown to help to prevent
skin problems is a simple shower following exercise. This will help to
wash away excess oils and allow the skin to breathe immediately
following your physical exertion thereby reducing the incidence of body
acne.
While young men commonly suffer from facial acne during adolescence, older males have more of a tendency to suffer with body acne and body pimples on the torso.
Body acne is prevalent and often harder to treat than facial acne. The back is made up of thousands of sebaceous glands that produce excess levels of oil making this area more susceptible to the formation of cysts and nodules.
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