Butt Acne/Folluculitis. Help me please!

[potatopanda]

Apart from the occasional spot I haven’t had acne in years now

Do you still have scarring/hyperpigmentation or does accutane help with that too? Yeah sounds like I have to go to the GP. If it was on my face I would have gone years ago. It doesn't help that to get an appointment I need to make a call to the receptionist. I feel like it would save some of the embarrassment if I could just fill in a form online or something idk.

Other than that, try as hard as you can not to touch your skin, change your sheets (especially pillow case) regularly and always shower asap if you get sweaty!

Hope you find something that works for you

Thanks for the advice, hoping this will solve soon!

 

[vincent2]

I used to have a lot of acne on my back. I tried different things but didn't work. In the end, I just used sulfur soap to wash my back. After a few months, acne was gone. Also, change clothes every day, and shower after you are sweaty. Just keep your body clean.

 

[flagship]

Mega dosing b5 (pantothenic acid) will noticeably bring down your acne in weeks. But it’s a temporary solution. You don’t want to be taking 6 grams of b5 the rest of your life.

as someone else said, figure out what foods trigger your acne. I have to mostly avoid dairy and sugar to keep my skin from breaking out. I also found that supplementing with NAC brings down my overall inflammation and keeps my skin clear. A gram or 2 a day. I also supplement glycine with the Nac to boost glutathione.

i also agree with using straight tea tree oil. It’s too harsh for your face everyday, but it works well for back and ass.

for acne and acne scarring, u can get adapalene gel on Amazon. But it might get expensive

 

[potatopanda]

Alright, so hopefully I don't jinx it... but, it's something to do with allergies i'm pretty sure. I've been taking allacan (hay fever/allergy relief tablets) for about 10 days and the pimples on my face have gone/healing. My butt acne has completely died down, i still have a few pimples here and there but im hoping they'll go. I'm using a retinoid moisturising cream to hopefully reduce the scars/hyperpigmentation left. My issue is, i don't want to be using alergy medication long term, so i guess i gotta figure out what i'm allergic too? If it's my dog i'm screwed because I can't exactly be distant from him.

 

[RyanMarks]

Hey!

I'm a 22 yr old guy, healthy weight for my height. For the past 5+ years I've really struggled with butt acne... which, as you can imagine, is pretty embarrassing. I'm not talking a couple pimples, it covers a lot of my cheeks and I have some scars from previous pimples. I've tried cleansing, glycolic acid and moisturiser. I've tried cleansing, retinol and moisturiser. I've tried a butt acne cream from amazon. I've tried spf to fade scars. I've tried sudocrem and E45 cream. Nothing is working! I've tried my best to be as consistent as possible with each of these options but as you can imagine it can be draining and expensive spending months following a routine and seeing no change.

My butt is hairless, i've never shaved it or waxed it. The only time I've messed with hair in that area is when I apply veet hair removal cream to my hole. I only started using veet this year as I wanted to be cleaner. This acne issue has been happening for many years so I doubt veet has caused this. I've been putting off having sex as it's pretty embarrassing and I don't want the other person to be disgusted. Acne on the face and back seems more normal but on the butt it's not really talked about or normalised. I really want this gone, for peace of mind, improved confidence and so I can sit normally without it being painful. I would visit a dermatologist but as I have pretty bad social anxiety, getting my ass out and having my cheeks examined is a literal nightmare! I'm not sure if this is the best place to talk about it but I took to reddit and received no responses and I'm in a really desperate position lol.

Has anyone else experienced this? If so, do you have any tips on how I can get rid of it?

Also, out of curiosity have you ever had sex with someone who's had this problem and if so what were your thoughts?

Hibiclens Antiseptic/Antimicrobial Skin Liquid Soap​

 

[MXAMNY]

I got acne/cysts, as a teenager, especially when I played sports. I took Accutane, back then, and I've never had acne since and it stopped me from scarring. The treatment isn't as bad as they make it seem. I don't care if guys have acne scars (hot is hot, no matter what), but I do wonder why they didn't take Accutane before that (if they could afford it or had insurance). I'm glad I can just wash and use sunblock now... I don't have to mess or experiment with acne products anymore.