Exercise and zits!

SunLove8
SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
edited November 12 in Fitness and Exercise
Even though I shower immediately after a work out, I still can't stop the breakouts on my back. Any recommendations of certain types of shower gels to help with this that has worked for you? I've tried some different types of soaps but had no luck. Thanks!
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  • richelliott1
    richelliott1 Posts: 27 Member
    Bump. I have the exact same problem but on my legs. Any suggestions
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    I guess no one wants to talk about zits, LOL
  • Pfauxmeh
    Pfauxmeh Posts: 259
    I get them near my underarms when I don't shower after! LOL it's so gross.

    But, I also found that with the change of diet, my face/acne all around has cleared up tremendously. :)
  • legnarevocrednu
    legnarevocrednu Posts: 467 Member
    Proactiv has a body wash. I don't have that issue and I've never used it, but I have a friend who has!
  • beckybernardo
    beckybernardo Posts: 93 Member
    I get painful zits on my stomach area if I workout or sweat. There is nothing that I have found that helps it. The doctor put me on antibiotics, but it didn't help any. I do try and scrub them with the golden dial soap or any antibacterial soap...Are yours painful?
  • meggiewes
    meggiewes Posts: 19
    Witch hazel helps me.
  • cior
    cior Posts: 133 Member
    I love LUSH's Fresh Farmacy for face and body. It has Tea Tree to help with ance, but really calming with calamine and lavender. It isn't harsh either! I can't take really harsh, perfume scented stuff!
  • jenniferdances1
    jenniferdances1 Posts: 86 Member
    I think Neutrogena makes an acne body wash.
  • GreyhoundGuru
    GreyhoundGuru Posts: 91 Member
    Tea Tree Oil..apply to affected area with a cotton ball after showering.
  • Hopelessbird
    Hopelessbird Posts: 133
    I used to get this. It is caused by either yeast/fungal or bateria thriving on deadskin cells+wetness+heat+clogged pores. I used Neutrogena T/Sal shampoo as a body wash. It contains 3% Salicylic Acid to reduce flaking, shrinking pores and antimicrobial properties.

    http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=14487&catid=183491&aid=338666&aparam=14487

    If you have hyperpigmentation or too sensitive to salicylic acid. Tea tree soap has similar natural antimicrobial properties.

    http://www.drugstore.com/desert-essence-cleansing-bar-tea-tree-therapy/qxp33975?catid=144413&fromsrch=Cleansing Bar Tea Tree Therapy - 3.5 oz
  • adriana_hackney
    adriana_hackney Posts: 232 Member
    Same problem except on my FACE...ughhhhh
  • skm4jc
    skm4jc Posts: 62 Member
    While it's a little pricey, I've found sometimes you really get what you pay for. I'm in love with the Proactiv line - especially the shower stuff, because there's an exfoliating body wash for the shower, AND a lotion with salicylic (sic) acid in it for you to put on after your shower! I actually used the stuff on my ex-boyfriend. When I met him, he had the WORST case of "backne" I've ever seen. I gave him some of my bath wash and lotion to start using, and would use the body pads on his back when we saw each other. By the time we broke up (4 months later :((( ), his acne was gone save for the occasional zit, and the scars from all the old ones were starting to fade. It definitely helps keep my breakouts at bay, too. I've found it also helps to put on a little Gold Bond (or some other medicated powder) in areas prone to sweating. For me, that's under my boobs, in the folds at my waist (working on losing those, UGH!), and where my stomach meets my legs.
  • jenluvsushi
    jenluvsushi Posts: 933 Member
    I'm having this issue too!!! I get them on my neck and back and I feel sooooo embarrassed about it. The only thing that has helped me is washing after exercise and using persa gel or generic equivilent (not sure if that's spelled right)....also, make sure you exfoliate! Oh and another thing.....rewash your back after you rinse your conditioner out~!
  • DreamiJeani
    DreamiJeani Posts: 72
    I have found that my facial acne has actually cleared up greatly since I started really working out. I think that sweating flushes out my pores. For others it can increase buildup. I use simple babywash (Johnsons babywash) as bodywash, I've never had a problem with bodily breakouts aside the occassional rogue.
  • Melalina
    Melalina Posts: 26
    My doctor recommended using bath wash with tea tree oil in it. Dr. Bronner's Castile Soap with tea tree oil is what's available at my grocery store. I find that it has improved the smaller blemishes I get, but it doesn't seem to do much to combat the larger, inflamed pimples and cysts that crop up. Also, it's slow working, so you won't get immediate or dramatic results.

    Hope this helps!
  • Silver_Star
    Silver_Star Posts: 1,351 Member
    oh my gosh...ever since i started working out i get horrible painful zits ....
    what i've found that has given ME some relief strangely enough is...baking soda. i pat a little paste of it ( with water) on the zits and i find they dont get so oily and big.
  • beckybernardo
    beckybernardo Posts: 93 Member
    Thats how mine are, painful painful painful. And they leave scars. So if I wear sleeveless shirts you can see them on my underarms and people just stare at them,
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    I get painful zits on my stomach area if I workout or sweat. There is nothing that I have found that helps it. The doctor put me on antibiotics, but it didn't help any. I do try and scrub them with the golden dial soap or any antibacterial soap...Are yours painful?

    Not painful but really annoying! Sorry to hear that you are dealing with this, I hope you and I can both find something that works!
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    oh my gosh...ever since i started working out i get horrible painful zits ....
    what i've found that has given ME some relief strangely enough is...baking soda. i pat a little paste of it ( with water) on the zits and i find they dont get so oily and big.

    Hmmm, I shall try this! Thanks :]
  • beckybernardo
    beckybernardo Posts: 93 Member
    I had to stop working out because I was in soooo much pain. I walked for about 15 minutes today, did two minutes on my elliptical yesterday and I have one already... Thanks, i;m glad you posted this because I really thought that it was just me that got them
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    While it's a little pricey, I've found sometimes you really get what you pay for. I'm in love with the Proactiv line - especially the shower stuff, because there's an exfoliating body wash for the shower, AND a lotion with salicylic (sic) acid in it for you to put on after your shower! I actually used the stuff on my ex-boyfriend. When I met him, he had the WORST case of "backne" I've ever seen. I gave him some of my bath wash and lotion to start using, and would use the body pads on his back when we saw each other. By the time we broke up (4 months later :((( ), his acne was gone save for the occasional zit, and the scars from all the old ones were starting to fade. It definitely helps keep my breakouts at bay, too. I've found it also helps to put on a little Gold Bond (or some other medicated powder) in areas prone to sweating. For me, that's under my boobs, in the folds at my waist (working on losing those, UGH!), and where my stomach meets my legs.

    Thanks! Someone else mentioned the Proactive body wash, maybe I'll just break down and buy some.
  • Runs4Wine
    Runs4Wine Posts: 416 Member
    Yes I have this issue too on my back and neck and I haven't found the cure yet either. I'll try things with Tree Oil in it and see if it helps.

    Right now I put OTC acne scrubs on a back scrub brush and try and "attack" them that way, but it doesn't stop it. It just prevents it from getting worse.
  • SunLove8
    SunLove8 Posts: 693 Member
    I used to get this. It is caused by either yeast/fungal or bateria thriving on deadskin cells+wetness+heat+clogged pores. I used Neutrogena T/Sal shampoo as a body wash. It contains 3% Salicylic Acid to reduce flaking, shrinking pores and antimicrobial properties.

    http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=14487&catid=183491&aid=338666&aparam=14487

    If you have hyperpigmentation or too sensitive to salicylic acid. Tea tree soap has similar natural antimicrobial properties.

    http://www.drugstore.com/desert-essence-cleansing-bar-tea-tree-therapy/qxp33975?catid=144413&fromsrch=Cleansing Bar Tea Tree Therapy - 3.5 oz

    Thanks! I've seen this in the store but wasn't sure if it was worth the money. :)
  • 10036
    10036 Posts: 51 Member
    I've been using Neutrogena Body Clear body wash with pretty nice success.
  • robot_potato
    robot_potato Posts: 1,535 Member
    I find that since i've started eating better, and drinking more water i have had much fewer acne problems. Even when my eating is not so good, there is a noticeable difference when i drink more water. I try to get my 8 glasses a day and will drink up to 14 if i need it.
  • CarpeDiem177
    CarpeDiem177 Posts: 6
    Have your significant other wipe down your back twice a day with alcohol.
    Change soaps.
    Possibly change detergents that your clothes are being washed with.
    Go to a doctor and get a prescription for a topical cream. (mine just happened to see my neck from my uniform shirt one day and gave me a script for something. 3 days, all gone)
    Also, wearing a white undershirt to absorb natural sweat during the day can reduce the amount of dye that is pulled from the colored shirt into your pours when they are open.
    Dont forget that dieting, can change the way your body was hormonally balanced previously, and that the seasonal atmosphere is changing with a different type of air to your area. For Example, I get very dry in winter and usually break out at the beginning of the winter season when the air gets very dry. By spring time my body has adjusted to the current conditions and is tested again when the warm humid air arrives.
  • Superstar_81
    Superstar_81 Posts: 88 Member
    Thats how mine are, painful painful painful. And they leave scars. So if I wear sleeveless shirts you can see them on my underarms and people just stare at them,

    I get something similar, under my arms and along bikini line sometimes, very very painful (can hardly move sometimes) and if they are there for a while, make you feel a bit ill!! Just get antibiotics from the doctor but doesnt seem to help much! My beautician suggested a product called tend skin which seems to have helped it calm down a bit!!
  • valorieflowers
    valorieflowers Posts: 154
    Great tips everyone! I
  • missym357
    missym357 Posts: 210 Member
    I get it bad on my back and shoulders and sometimes upper arms and the only thing I have found that helps me is about 15 minutes of sun exposure as weather permits. I am typically religious about sunscreen, but this is one instance that I let my skin get exposed. It makes a huge difference for me.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    Whats your Fat% set to and how much essential fat are you eating daily?
    Or
    Open that diary!
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