Back Acne – aka Backne or Bacne

Bacne is a fancy term from Acne occurring on your back. There’s not much difference between acne on your face than on your back. The root causes of acne are all the same; over production of sebum (oil), clogging of pours by dead skin cells, getting infected by bacteria and leading to backne or more commonly know as pimple or zits.

Contrary to belief of some individuals, bacne is not hereditary nor is it a contagious disease. Just because one’s parents were unfortunate enough to have acne doesn’t mean that children will to. It’s also not an air born or sexually transmitted disease. Kissing or sleeping with someone suffering from bacne poses no threat to your health. However, bacne is a very well-known disease affecting nearly 80 million people in North America.

It has been around as long as there has been civilization. However, some segments of the population particularly young men and women in their teens are much more prone to falling victims to acne than are adults. This does not mean that adults do not suffer from this skin disease, they do, in fact some quite severely.

There are several different factors which can make backne worse. Reason number one is tight fitted clothing such as tight T-Shirts, sports bras and such items as back packs. What happens is that as your body sweats, the perspiration is trapped between your skin and the clothing; which leads to irritation and worsening of bacne. Elevated hormone levels, especially in women during pregnancy, are also another contributing factor to back acne. Steroids are yet another contributor to bacne, prominently in men, whether used for medicinal purposes or image enhancement.

Backne Prevention Tips

As a preventative measure to your bacne troubles, try the following:

1. Drink 6-8 glasses of water / day to make sure your body is properly hydrated.

2. Treating your skin with a Lemon or Tomato – simply slice and apply the juice to affected areas. Highly recommended for someone with very sensitive skin.

Back acne Treatment

For most people with mild, moderate or even severe acne, I recommend that you give Herbal Acne Treatments a try. Their low cost and effectiveness has led to unprecedented popularity among acne sufferers, including myself.

Here is a list of the Top 3 most widely used treatments.

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