Why Do I Get Body Acne?

Body acne can cause anyone who suffers from it to feel self conscious at the beach, the gym etc. Body Acne affects both men and women. Many people with facial acne also suffer from body acne, but body acne can also appear in adulthood without affecting the face.

Regular acne (acne vulgaris) usually affects the face during puberty, but during adulthood, can also affect other parts of the body such as back, chest and arms. Acne is an inflammation of the skin, caused by changes in the skin structures of the hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland. Acne is considered an abnormal response to normal levels of the male hormone testosterone.

Secreted oils from the sebaceous glands combine with naturally occurring dead skin cells and block the hair follicles, providing a perfect environment for the skin bacteria Propionibacterium acnes to multiply uncontrollably. As a result, the affected skin area becomes inflamed, producing the visible acne lesion.