How To Treat Back Acne - Beat Those Pesky Pimples With These Tips!

Growing up, most of us have had to face that horrible stage in our lives where we would get an outbreak of pimples on our faces every now and then. While this is an uncomfortable and natural part of a teenager's life, what is even worse is when we see the same pimples on our backs. These pimples aren't harmful but they do make things uncomfortable for us. Taking your shirt off at a beach in front of strangers or in front of your friends may be your worst nightmare come true. What makes things even worse is that these pimples make you want to itch your back all the time. Apart from the "Why me!?" question, one of the many questions you may ponder over would probably be regarding how to treat back acne.

For starters do not worry about back acne. It is totally natural and many people do have acne on their backs. Some of us get these on our faces and others get it on their backs. Don't let this get to you because the more you stress out over this, the worse you are likely to feel. You are wonderful as you are and there is nothing wrong with your skin or with you. Make this your mantra. In order to look or feel great you really have to be confident about yourself. Have you ever noticed that positive people rarely ever have health issues? Compare such people with people who are stressed out all the time. You would see that the latter group always gets pimples and bad skin. So, if you tell your body you love it, it would love you back and cure itself. The saying "as you do, so shall you reap" cannot be any truer in such instances.

Now, look at your lifestyle. Are you someone who drinks booze and eats junk food all the time? Are their times when you do not eat anything at all? If yes, you are likely to suffer from back acne due to this reason. Those of you that it into this category need to stop pondering over how to treat back acne and face the obvious: you may have pimples of the sort on your face, too, and that is entirely due to poor food choices. Cleaning up your diet and incorporating exercise, proteins (in the form of chicken, fish and beef) and healthy carbohydrates (in the form of bran bread, milk, healthy fruits and vegetables) would help.

Sometimes people with healthy lifestyles get back acne too. This is usually due to pollution. Our skin's pores get blocked due to smoke, smog and sweat. If you live in a city where pollution levels are high take care of your skin by cleaning it thoroughly. Use a loofah to scrub your back thoroughly, but gently. If you go to the gym (or even if you don't) make use of a sauna. Saunas really help open up your pores and showering right after you go to the shower would be a great idea. Such thorough cleansing of the skin would greatly minimize your chances of getting back acne.

Many people like to show off their bodies in the spring or the summers and so, they wear tight shirts and such like. While there's nothing wrong with wanting to show off your hard work, one of the reasons because of which you may have back acne is that you wear tight shirts too often. Like us, Our skin needs to 'breathe' too but tight clothes block the skin's pores which leads to back acne. Don't make it a habit to wear tight clothes and if you really want to show off your body wear tank-tops because they look great and you are less likely to get pimples on the back.

Most people look for answers regarding how to treat back acne but they do not understand one simple factor: to get where they want to physically, they must love their bodies. Think of it this way: if you have a job that you don't really like, no matter how much you are getting paid, you are going to face a difficult time doing your job and you'd be negative about everything. This would have a negative impact upon your life as a whole, right? You'd be cranky, annoyed and irritable all the time and that would show in various aspects of your life (relationships, friendships, your financial situation and such like).

Similarly, when you find faults in your body, your mind would convince your body that there is something wrong with it. Your body would release hormones (stress hormones) that would actually cause back acne (and other issues). Hence, always love your skin and appearance and you are likely to see positive changes too.