Rear View Acne
It can be embarrassing both to have it and to talk about it, but many people get acne on their butt. Worse, this type of acne can be especially stubborn, and may stay for a long time (or get worse) if not correctly treated. Thankfully, there are a few things you can do to manage and potentially eliminate butt acne.
Since this area of your skin is often covered by clothing, you should put some thought into what you’re wearing. Loose-fitting natural fabrics are best, as materials such as nylon can cause excess friction that may aggravate acne, and tight fabrics that don’t breathe well can trap perspiration against your skin, also potentially worsening your situation (and setting the stage for new acne). Obviously, regular cleansing is recommended, but you may need more than soap to deal with butt acne in a timely manner.
This area of your skin can easily be inflamed, so you definitely want to avoid unnecessary picking at these pimples. Besides the fact that their position can make it very difficult to accurately pop them, you’ll most likely just end up making the pimple larger by aggravating and inflaming the region.
Standard topical acne treatments, such as spot treatments that use benzoyl peroxide, can still work here. However, they may take a little longer to give results, as your skin in this area is thicker and tougher to penetrate than on your face. Although I don’t recommend its use regularly as an every-day acne treatment (it can pose health risks if used too frequently), Neosporin is actually one of the best solutions for acne in these hard-to-reach areas. Neosporin is a strong antibiotic, and has powerful anti-inflammatory effects. This will often kill these stubborn butt pimples quickly, but even if it doesn’t totally eliminate an acne blemish, it can reduce the inflammation, taking the red out of the pimple. This way, at least these pimples are much less noticeable. If left alone and treated properly, they should fade away without too long of a wait. Internal solutions such as vitamin B5 acne treatment are also helpful simply for prevention if you find these blemishes are a frequent occurrence.
