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Breakout on my back/chest - SAD FACE

  • 08-05-2013 10:35pm
    #1
    kat.mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 390 ✭✭


    Hi ladies,

    i'm having an awful time of it with an ongoing breakout on both my upper back and my chest. Used to have lovely clear skin on my chest especially, and I've no idea why it's changed recently (I'm in my late 20s).

    I never get breakouts on my face, so I've basically extended my face routine to my chest, but it's having little or no effect. A friend has recommended a very brief session on a sunbed to try and clear it, but I'm hesitant. Does anyone have any recommendations? I have very fair, combination skin.


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  • #2
    dee_mc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,186 ✭✭✭dee_mc


    Have you changed your hair products, shower gel, moisturiser, washing powder, fabric conditioner lately?
    Have you changed your diet lately?
    Have you recently stopped taking the pill
    It could be a reaction to one of these things, and probably a good idea to figure out what's causing it before thinking of treatments.
    I'd be hesitant to try the sunbed idea, I used sunbeds in my late teens and while any spots I had disappeared, my skin got very dry and sensitive, so you could be opening up another can of worms! Also using SPF in order to use sunbed could actually make the acne worse as in my experience it can irritate spots :(
    You could try exfoliating the area gently (maybe with salt mixed with a gentle cleanser like e45) or try using a clearasil type cleanser on the area.
    Hope this helps!


  • #3
    Ella
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    Sunbeds have been known to clear skin but do you really want to go down that road? The risks are far greater with the likes of skin cancer. How about the pill? There are a few out there that clear bad skin. Or your doc could prescribe you with some creams.


  • #4
    Pythia
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,469 ✭✭✭Pythia


    Some extra ideas

    Are you exercising more?
    Are you wearing the same bra after exercising?
    Are you showering after exercise?
    Are you too hot in bed and sweating at night?

    Anything that dee_mc mentioned could be it too... I think personally conditioner can be a big culprit.

    I still have some issues with bacne myself and I use the pill to control it. It seems to come in waves though and I'm never sure why. One week it will be totally clear and another it won't.


  • #5
    kat.mac
    Closed Accounts Posts: 390 ✭✭kat.mac


    Ladies, ye are only GENIUSES. I came off the pill around Christmas... I'll get back on it and see how I go. Although I've also recently moved a really hardcore hard water area, which I am so NOT used to, so it might be a combination of those two. Other than that, my routine/products haven't changed at all.

    Thanks a million!!


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