Please Help My Acne Problem
I am a 30-year-old male and still suffer from acne. I really want to
get rid of the acne on my lower butt region. It is on the upper
thighs and right where my thigh and butt join. I get so frustrated
with this. I shower every day and wash thoroughly with soap. I
always put on clean clothes after my shower. I have never suffered
from this before, but it just started over the last few years or so.
Are there any tips, medicines or anything that might help me? I am
even embarrassed for my wife to see my butt because of all the acne!
February 26th, 2005 at 9:55 am
None of us assume you’re in any way unclean. However, I’m going to get
personal - hope you don’t mind. My husband likes briefs, and my 2 boys were
raised
in them, yet both boys now prefer boxers. Whether that’s the same as my SUV
being a family car that is NOT a wood-sided wagon, I don’t know, but it’s a
thought to lessen any friction there, which can tend to cram the hair follicles
around and cause some to ingrow.
I’d just read somewhere that, for body acne, take 1 cup ground oats and 2
Tbsp. fresh or dried sage leaves, and make a tea bag for your bath. OR you
could
do as I would, forget the bag and mix them into the bath (but don’t put your
hair into them, that’s a real mess), and rinse extra well under the shower
before I get out.
Look also into ladies’ bikini-rash products that contain salicylic acid.
Good luck. Katie
March 4th, 2005 at 8:35 pm
- or a cheaper alternative, yet, would be 1/4 to 1/2 cup of baking soda. Be
advised, the tub gets slippery with salts or oils. If you have sage in your
seasonings, add some of that, too. Happy soaking (you guys are catching on)
- Katie