Fighting Bacne

Luckily, I've never had a real problem with acne. I do have my problem area, though, and for years I've just kinda dealt with it and hoped that it would go away. My problem is the all too common "bacne." While it's not super intense, it still caused me to be self-conscious about my upper back area. What's worse is that I noticed that hard workouts (and thus increased sweating) triggered breakouts. Here I was trying to do something good for my health yet worried about those nasty pimples that might show up on my back the next day. Nobody wants to worry about that, especially not on your wedding day! So, I decided to step up my hygiene game and try out a new body care regimen.


I've been using the Neutrogena Body Clear Body Scrub for several years.
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While I think it's a great body scrub, the salicylic acid in this alone wasn't strong enough to keep my back zit-free. I finally did some searching on the internet and I came across an article that recommended exfoliating first and then applying a salicylic acid solution to your clean back. After reading that a few months ago, I decided to give it a shot. I headed to Target and picked up the following products:

{St Ives Medicated Apricot Scrub}

{Neutrogena Rapid Clear Treatment Pads}

Now, my back-care regiment consists of the following:
1) exfoliate my back in the shower with medicated apricot scrub for a good minute or two
2) clean and rinse with Neutrogena body scrub
3) after shower and drying, rub a treatment pad all over my back

After following this daily for the past 3 months, I'm happy to report that my bacne has improved almost 100%! I still get a few small zits every now and then, but it's nothing compared to the large and embarrassing blemishes that formerly invaded my upper back. Sure, it requires a couple extra tedious steps of body care, but the payoff was well worth it and I highly recommend this to anyone dealing with annoying bacne. Here's to a bacne-free wedding day!

Is anyone else out there fighting bacne? Do you have any remedies to share?