In the form of blackheads, pimples, pustules, back acne can take place. In some serious situations it results into cysts. People who falls into the age group between 10 to 40 years, usually gets affected from Back acne. At some point of time in life everybody has faced this skin problem. Face, neck and down the chest are the most commonly affected area from Back acne. Back acne usually does not have any single factor to cause.
Moreover, one particular cause that results into the formation of back acne is the excessive production of sebaceous glands. It is a common cause for facial acne also. These sebaceous glands are located below the skin façade. Oils from these glands continuously secreted by the pores or opening that are present in the skin. This process is quiet natural. But when the additional amount of oil comes out it deposited under the hair follicles and as a result the pores became choked off.
This choking off resulted into hindrance of the process of removing dead cells. Extra sebum or oil along with these dead cells creates blockage in the hair follicle, which automatically invites bacterial attack. Bacteria cause inflammation into the effected skin area and thus resulted into back acne.
Some other factors behind back acne are:
Hormonal changes that our body went through throughout life.
‘Tight clothing’ also contributes into back acne. Sweats from body usually trammeled into skin if somebody wears tight cloths. The skin can not get any breathing space in a tight cloth. The sweat soaked into skin and resulted into back acne.
Another factor resulted into back acne is carrying heavy weight bags on the back. At the body portions where the straps of the bag are pressing against, causes vexations. From this kind of irritations back acne can took place.
There is a misconception about the cause of back acne. There is a thought that oily food or fried food resulted into back acne, which has no evidence to support the fact. Another mistaken belief is that the extra oil that is secreted mixed with dirt causes back acne. Some also believes that stress plays a significant role in the causes of back acne. There is no evidence available to support this fact. The Acne Resource Center has proved all this reasons to be wrong. They have also dismissed the notion that back acne is the genetic skin problems.
