How To Get Rid of Back Acne with 8 Tips

Bacne, a combination of "back" and "acne," is almost as common as it is annoying. Pre-pubescent teens and adults alike who suffer from bacne understand that it's a whole different can of worms to deal with than pimples that show up on your face. Still, because bacne is caused by overactive sebaceous glands on the back, it shares some treatment similarities with other forms of acne vulgaris.

 1. Wear a clean bra

  If you wear a bra, it is extremely important it should be clean. Try to wear a fresh one each day. Your straps should be tight enough so as they do not rub against the acne when you move, which irritates it. If possible, wear a strapless bra as this reduces redness on your shoulder blades.

2. Wear breathable, clean, loose clothes

 Ensure any material touching your back is clean and, if possible, made of primarily natural fibers such as cotton. Try to avoid tight-fitting clothing. Finally, the clothes should be laundered regularly--preferably after each wearing.

• Try to wash clothes in a gentle detergent with minimal or no scent. Acne can be caused or worsened by overly harsh or highly perfumed detergents.
• If possible, bleach your whites. Bleach kills any lingering bacteria on your clothing and impedes acne growth. Be sure to rinse completely to prevent the bleach from irritating your skin chemically.

3. Use Sea Salt to Cure Back Acne

While diet high on sodium (read salt) may aggravate your acne, sea salt remedy can actually get you rid of them. Although not much research has been done on why sea salt is so effective in eliminating acne, it may be because it is effective in containing bacterial buildup. Salt also effectively dries out your skin, taking away all the oil that cause acne on your back. Those who have used this remedy for back acne, have praised it for quick and effective solution for their bacne. However, whenever you decide to use salt for your back acne remedy, go for sea salt and not the table salt as it has iodine in it which may further make the acne proliferate.

How to Use Sea Salt for Bacne?

Get this:

• Sea salt- 2-3 cups
• Bath tub filled with warm water

Do this:

• Add the sea salt to your warm bath water.
• Soak in this water for 20-30 minutes.
• If your skin is very oily, do not apply any other thing after getting out of the bath tub. Just pat dry.
• If, however, you skin tends to get drier, apply a light moisturizer but not too heavily.
• If your acne on back is really bad and there are too many breakouts, repeat this process twice a day otherwise once is enough.
• If your body responds to this remedy, you may see your acne breakouts on back going away in a week or so.

You may also use sea salt mixed water filled in a spray bottle. Just spray this water on your back acne once or twice a day. However, if your back acne are many and in a real bad shape, you will be most benefited by a soak.

4. Epsom Salt also Cures Back Acne

If you find sea salt expensive or not effective for your back acne, you may try Epsom salt which is comparatively inexpensive remedy for bacne. Epsom salt is the common name of the natural mineral compound, magnesium sulfate. The anti-inflammatory magnesium can be well absorbed by skin and give relief from redness, irritation and itchy skin. It also activates enzymes to help regulate various nutrients vital for the health of skin such as zinc, potassium and vitamin D. It helps flush out toxins apart from helping in proper absorption of nutrients.

How to Use Epsom Salt for Back Acne?

Get this:

• Epsom salt- 1-2 cups
• warm bath water to soak

Do this:

• Add Epsom salt into the bathtub as the water runs to fill it.
• Soak in the bath for 15-30 minutes or more.
• Don’t use bath foam or any other soap or chemical in this bath water.
• You may use a loofah though gently for better absorption and blood circulation.
• After this Epsom salt bath, you should drink a lots of water.

Precaution: Don’t rub Epsom salt directly into your skin as it is abrasive and may aggravate your back acne by breaking your skin further. As magnesium and calcium, both are competitors when it comes to absorption, take care to have enough of calcium otherwise it may lead to calcium deficiency in your body.

5. Oatmeal Bath for Back Acne

Oatmeal is one ingredient which is beneficial for almost all types of skin, dry or oily and even aging skin. It works for acne prone skin by soaking up the excessive sebum oil. It also gently exfoliates your skin to clean off the dirt and open the skin pores. When oil is removed and dead skin too, your skin gets rejuvenated along with a moisturizing effect. Oatmeal bath will not only eliminate back acne but will also get you rid of bacne scars! Here’s how to get soothing oatmeal bath for acne on your back.

How to Make Oatmeal Bath for Back Acne?

Get this:

• Oatmeal (plain, not flavored or anything else)- 3 tbsp
• A sock or muslin cloth

Do this:

• Finely grind the oatmeal.
• Alternatively, place the oatmeal in a sock or muslin cloth and tie it.
• Mix the finely ground oatmeal with the warm bath water in your tub. Mix it well. If it is not fine enough, the oats will settle in the bottom of the tub.
• If you have tied your oatmeal into a sock or cloth, just place it into the tub immersed in the water. While soaking, keep on squeezing the cloth to let the juice of oatmeal mix with the water.
• Soak for 20-30 minutes.
• Repeat daily to get soft moisturized and acne free body.

6. Homemade Oatmeal-Honey Mask for Back Acne

If you don’t like the idea of oatmeal bath, there is yet another way of applying oatmeal on your bacne. Using honey with oatmeal, you may prepare a homemade mask. While oatmeal cleans off the excessive oil and dirt, honey works with its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties to cure your back acne breakouts. Its antibacterial properties fights off the bacteria causing acne and the anti-inflammatory properties eliminate redness and swelling.

How to Make Oatmeal-Honey Mask for Bacne?

Get this:

• Plain oatmeal- 3 tbsp
• Honey- 2-3 tbsp
• water- enough to cook oatmeal

Do this:

• Cook the oatmeal with water as usual.
• Add honey to the cooked oatmeal.
• Let it cool down.
• Upon cooling, the mixture may get a little dry. If so, add a little more honey to this.
• Apply this mask to your back acne.
• Leave for 15-20 minutes.
• Wash off with lukewarm water.

7. Apple Cider Vinegar for Back Acne Remedy

Apple cider vinegar (ACV), as you might know, is a marvelous ingredient for your body. It may also help you get rid of bacne. ACV does it by balancing the pH of your body which naturally eliminates the acne breakouts. Because Apple cider vinegar is also an effective antibacterial and anti-inflammatory agent, it is counted amongst one of the best remedies for acne as a whole and not only for back acne. Nothing like when you drink 1-2 tbsp of apple cider vinegar mixed in 1 glass of water, daily. However, you can even make a toner with ACV to apply it topically on your back acne.

How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar Toner for Bacne?

Get this:

• Apple Cider Vinegar- 1 part
• Water (distilled, if possible)- 2 parts
• Spray bottle (optional)

Do this:

• Mix the apple cider vinegar and water.
• Fill this mixture into the spray bottle.
• Spray some of this mixture every night on your back acne before going to sleep.
• You may also spray it during day. If so, leave it on for at least 10-20 minutes before washing it off.
• Store the bottle with ACV toner in your fridge for cooling effect on your acne breakouts.
• If you don’t prefer spraying, use a cotton ball to apply ACV on your back acne.

8. Tea Tree Oil Remedy for Back Acne

Tea tree oil, derived from the leaves of Melaleuca alternifolia of Australia, has anti-bacterial and anti-microbial properties. Terpinen-4-ol compound in tea tree oil gives it it’s antimicrobial properties. The anti-bacteria effect of tea tree oil eliminate the bacteria Propionibacterium acnes which is responsible for the development of acne.

How to Use Tea Tree Oil for Bacne?

Get this:

• Tea tree oil- 2-3 tsp (a little less than 1 tbsp)
• Water- 1 cup

Do this:

• Add tea tree oil with water.
• Using a cotton ball apply this mixture on your back acne breakouts.
• Repeat 1-2 times a day.
• Also apply it before going to bed.
• You may store the prepared solution in a bottle for later use.

Precaution: Never apply undiluted tea tree oil on your skin as it may lead to irritation, redness, blistering, over-drying, as well as itching. Always dilute the oil with water in 5:95 ratio. This means 5 parts of tea tree oil should be mixed with 95 parts of water. For example, 5 ml tea tree oil should be mixed with 95 ml of water.