Simple Tips To Keep Chest Acne At Bay

While many are stressed about acne on the face, there are others who are worried about the spreading acne on other body parts, especially the chest. Chest Acne can occur in any form; blackheads, whiteheads, pimples and cysts. Though it is not very severe but can be distressing, especially in women who are more commonly affected than men. This is typically seen in individuals whose sebaceous or oil-producing glands are more active than normal.

Causes Of Chest Acne

Like face acne, chest acne also occurs due to over-active oil glands. These glands are situated below the surface of the skin and as long as they function normally, the skin remains clear and glowing. However, when they start producing more oil, the sebum blocks the pores on the skin making it difficult to exfoliate. This is conducive for bacteria to perpetuate thus leading to infection. Severe bacterial infection leads to the formation of cysts on the skin.

Some other reasons for chest acne are:

• Hormonal disturbances: when the body produces more than required androgen hormone, it leads to skin breakouts on the face and body. Androgen, which is basically a male hormone, is responsible for increasing acne spread outs.
• Climatic conditions: During the summer season, wearing snugly fit clothes and lots of sweating can cause the skin pores to block which results in the outbreak of chest acne.
• Using strong smelling cosmetics: The chemicals used in the manufacture of strong fragrance cosmetics; lotions, deodorants and talcum powders can also clog the skin surface bringing about lesions on the chest.

Preventing Outbreak Of Chest Acne

The old adage 'Prevention is better than Cure', has been proven to be true, especially in the case of pimples. To avoid excess formation of zits on the chest-

• Keep your skin clean. Oil secretion from sebaceous glands tends to clog the skin pores leading to formation of zits.
• Take a shower after you have sweated out in the sun.
• Do not use heavy quantities of strong smelling deodorants, talc or lotions on your chest.
• Do not wear tight fitting clothes since they will not let your skin pores breathe properly.
• Ensure that your clothes are washed properly in water to get rid of the chemicals used in detergents. These chemicals can also aggravate the condition when they come in contact with the skin.

When chest acne is first noticed, take immediate caution because it is easy to treat these rashes in the early stages.

• Clean the affected area with an anti-bacterial soap used particularly for the treatment of acne.
• After washing the area properly, apply benozyl peroxide or any other antibiotic cream.
• Do not touch or squeeze the pimples because this practice will leave marks.