4 Effective Home Treatments For Back Acne

Back acne is a problem among people with oily skin and those suffering from dandruff. Back acne can be quite as embarrassing as facial acne. If you have back acne you are restricted in the choice of clothes that you would like to wear. This can be especially distressing for young teenage girls.

Like facial acne, back acne is also caused due to clogging of skin pores. In case of back acne the pores are clogged with sebum (oil produced by the glands present in the skin), sweat and dead skin cells. The main reason for back acne is not maintaining proper hygiene; it can be difficult to clean the back properly so some people skip this step altogether by simply pouring water on their backs. Water is not enough to clean your skin. Just like the rest of the parts of your body, the skin on your back too requires proper cleansing.

Back acne is curable though it takes time; you must wait for at least six months to see your back absolutely clean and blemish free. Once your back is rid of acne it is important that you maintain a regular cleansing routine for the skin on the back to prevent any future outbreaks of acne.

In this section we will deal with taking care of acne with homemade organic products. Organic treatment for acne is not only effective but isn’t expensive as well.

Organic Treatments for Back Acne

1.    Treatment for Back Acne Using Turmeric

Buy turmeric sticks from any health food store and grind them in an electric mixer to make a fine powder. Take about two tablespoons of turmeric powder and add juice of one lemon and water to the turmeric to get a paste of spreadable consistency.

Ask your friend or partner to apply an even layer of the turmeric paste all over your back even covering the skin which doesn’t have acne. Make some more paste if the quantity isn’t enough to cover your entire back. Allow the paste to dry completely. Take a bath towel and use it to dust the dried paste from your back. This will leave your back yellow in color.

Do the turmeric paste treatment for back acne every night before going to bed. This will allow the turmeric to work its antiseptic properties on the acne for a longer time. In the morning scrub the yellowish tinge of the turmeric using loofah and water. The turmeric paste treatment should be used for at least a couple of months. This treatment will not only remove the acne from the back but also prevent them from leaving any scars behind.

2.    Treatment for Back Acne Using Oatmeal Scrub

It is important to exfoliate the skin on your back to get rid of dead skin cells, sebum and the dirt clogging the pores.

Prepare an oatmeal scrub by mixing two tablespoons oatmeal powder, one tablespoon fresh cream or one tablespoon glycerin. If fresh cream and glycerin aren’t there then use two tablespoons of any moisturizing cream.

Warm the oatmeal powder and cream mixture in the microwave for 10-15 seconds. Wet you back properly with lukewarm water. This will open the pores of your skin. Take help of another person to scrub your back with the oatmeal scrub. If you don’t have any help then take a long handled brush with a loofah attached in the front.

Apply the oatmeal scrub on the loofah and use this to exfoliate your back. Massage the back for at least 7-10 minutes taking care to cover the entire skin on the back. After the exfoliation wash the back using lukewarm water. Dry the back using a soft towel and apply talc to soothe the irritated skin.

Oatmeal scrub should be used for exfoliating the back every alternate day. If you are a physically active person and participate in sports activities then you must exfoliate your skin every day to get rid of the oil produced during sweating. Exfoliating the skin is very important in order to treat and prevent acne.

3.    Treatment for Back Acne Using Aloe Vera gel

Aloe vera is used in almost all the skin care products mainly because of its ability to soothe the skin. Aloe vera is excellent for the skin irrespective of your skin type. Fresh aloe vera gel is especially used for the treatment of acne.

Take a long leaf from aloe vera plant and peel off its green skin. Mash the gel-like substance found inside the leaf. Mix a little milk with the gel and apply it all over your cleaned back. Allow the aloe gel-milk mixture to dry up completely. Remove the mixture using cold water.

You can keep the aloe vera gel over your skin for longer. Don’t add milk to the gel and let it dry completely after applying it on your back. Once the gel dries up you can wear clothes. The gel will not irritate your skin in any way or even discolor your clothes. You can even sleep with the gel on at night and remove it in the morning with lukewarm water.

The aloe vera gel treatment can be done every day as many numbers of times as you want. However, once the back acne has gone completely don’t discontinue the use of aloe vera gel; restrict its application to six times a month.

4.    Treatment for Back Acne Using Indian Lilac

Indian lilac or ‘neem’ has antiseptic properties which makes it excellent for use during various skin infections. The bitter taste of Indian lilac is enough to drive the acne causing bacteria out from your body.

Prepare a paste of leaves of Indian lilac by grinding the leaves in an electric mixture with a little water. Clean your back with lukewarm water and apply the paste all over your back. Let the paste dry for 201-25 minutes. Once the paste dries completely remove it using cold water.

Alternatively, you can steep the leaves of Indian lilac in hot scalding water for 20 minutes. Strain the water and throw away the leaves. Use the Indian lilac infusion to clean your back. Do this treatment every day to quicken the healing of your back acne.