Back Acne Facts and Cure

No one factor causes back acne. As physicians understand it, back acne happens when oil (sebaceous) glands come to life around puberty, when these glands are stimulated by male hormones that are produced in the adrenal glands of both boys and girls. At some times, cells close to the openings of the oil glands block the pores. Bacteria normally living on the skin thrive on this oil, reproduce, and inflame surrounding tissues.

Heredity has little, or nothing, to do with it. Most people don't have the problem just the way their parents did except in very severe cases. Practically even human being experiences back acne at some point, whether their relatives have had it or not. Some people are just naturally oilier than others.

Parents from the US to the Far East tell their teenagers to stay away from pizza, chocolate, greasy and fried foods, and junk foods. Well, this is probably good advice, since they can affect overall health, but they certainly don't make back acne worse. Stress does not play much of a direct role in causing back acne. The good news is that to improve the back acne, people are not required to calm down and reduce stress, unless it is causing them to pick at their skin.

Since everyone gets back acne at some time, there is no "correct" time to treat it. It depends on how you’re reacting to it, and when you think it's out of control. It may be a sudden and severe breakout on your back that’s just plain ugly, a few pimples on your back that just never seem to go away, or that single whitehead that suddenly appears a few days before your wedding. It’s your decision and it’s usually common sense.

Articles on Back Acne:

• Prevention to Get Rid of Back Acne
• Back Acne Treatment
• Back Acne Medication
• Causes of Back Acne