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[Vicereine]

Maybe the burning is from broken skin or sensitive skin? I personally don't think it's a very good idea to leave it on after the shower, I mean if you don't thouroughly rinse shampoo out of your hair it makes your scalp itchy, so I imagine it's the same if you leave it on your back. If you do rinse it off, maybe you still leave it on too long? As with many products it might take your skin awhile to adjust to it anyway. If skin seems too dry use a moisturizer.

[₫₦å]

I notice a bit difference, but it could be from other products I use. It doesn't break me out either. It feels so cold when I put it on, I love it.

[Stewy]

been using this method for alittle over a month and a half now and it has cleared my chest,back and arms up about 90% and my skin feels smoother and better then ever before only draw back is some flaky skin but it is better then pimples. Now even though my skin feels great and pimples are pretty small and very rare I still have red spots that look like pimples deep down in my skin the is no bump just red spots I was wondering if anyone has experienced this and if H&S will eventually get rid of this.

[dollbaby]

Use a baby brush to get rid of the flakes x

[LacyBetters]

Hi. I do not have severe body acne. I occasionally get some pimples on my back during the summer months when it's hot and I sweat more.

However, I have been using the Head and Shoulders-Volumizing Shampoo, althought not for the purpse of clearing body acne, just because my Mom bought it. I only use it on my hair. However, I'm sure it gets all over my body when I'm showering it out.

Well lately I've noticed my skin is dry and itchy. It's VERY itchy, especially on my back (the worst), arms, and on my chest. After I itch it for awhile I get the little red bumps, not like pimples, just bumps from irritation. Could the Head and Shoulders shampoo be the reason for this? I had none of these symptoms before. I haven't changed anything with my diet, washing products, or medicines.

Has anyone ever gotten VERY ITCHY from using Head and Shoulders as Shampoo or as an acne remedy?

Please help me figure this out!!!

[DB111]

I would definitely not recommend this product if you have sensitive skin. I used it on my face for three consecutive days, and on the fourth my skin became very, very dry. Horrible stuff. I'd imagine this only works for oily skin.

[Pord]

What type of Head and Shoulders are you supposed to use for this?

[lemmy]

What type of Head and Shoulders are you supposed to use for this?

You're not 'supposed' to use any, because it's a hair shampoo. The reason it works (for some people) is because it has an active zinc ingredient. All varities of the shampoo has this, so which one you use isn't really that important. However, if you're going to try it, you should go with the 'sensitive', if you can find it, or the 'classic' because they're least perfumed of the range.

In my experience, whatever benefits you get from the pyrithione zinc is counterbalanced by the fact that you're putting a heavy duty detergent and gods knows what other chemicals onto your skin. It had a short term positive affect on my back for about two weeks before making it worse than ever, but it made my face dry as the sahara and turned it bright red.

[catcrazy]

A lot of you have been complaining about the flakiness/dryness/rash. I think it would probably hep if you started off gradually with it. When I first stated using it I just used it as a body wash once a day and rinsed it off for about two weeks. Now I leave it on overnight and I haven't had flakiness, excessive dryness, or any kind of rash or redness. Just a little mild itchiness. Although It seems to be working more slowly for me. However it is definitely working.

[catcrazy]

What type of Head and Shoulders are you supposed to use for this?

You're not 'supposed' to use any, because it's a hair shampoo. The reason it works (for some people) is because it has an active zinc ingredient. All varities of the shampoo has this, so which one you use isn't really that important. However, if you're going to try it, you should go with the 'sensitive', if you can find it, or the 'classic' because they're least perfumed of the range.

In my experience, whatever benefits you get from the pyrithione zinc is counterbalanced by the fact that you're putting a heavy duty detergent and gods knows what other chemicals onto your skin. It had a short term positive affect on my back for about two weeks before making it worse than ever, but it made my face dry as the sahara and turned it bright red.

This is most definitely not for the face. The only reason it works on the back is because the skin is thicker and more tolerant than the skin on the face. For that, a gentler product is ideal.

Edited by catcrazy, 16 April 2010 - 10:43 PM.

[Butten]

Can I use the Head and Shoulders, and then use the Murad body acne spray afterward? I feel like i have made progress using the Murad body wash and spray, but not quite enough. I keep reading about how well H&S has worked for everyone, and I want to give it a shot but I don't want to ruin what I've already done. The active ingredient in Murad is Salicylic Adic.

[Chipsahui]

I Love Head & Shoulder. Been using it since about 2 months ago Works Wonder. I used to have tons of bacne of my back Now, there's only bunches of brownish scars and like 3-5 pimples left on my back and my neck is totally clear When I first used it, my skin did get very dry and itchy. It started hurting and peeling off. After using it for awhile, the skin will become resistant to the dryness and it won't hurt or itch as much. I remember when i used to get those huge hard pimples on my back that hurt extremely bad , haven't got those anymore. Just notice that my arms are clearing up too

Edited by Chipsahui, 12 June 2010 - 09:54 PM.

[dvozab]

Haha I'm using Head and Shoulders right now in my body acne regimen then applying AHA 8%. Hopefully this helps I'm on it for a day now

When did you guys start seeing results? And I always gently use a loofa to apply then leave the shower, and let the bubbles absorb, because I don't want to waste time. But my acne seems for painful and inflamed after using the loofa.

Ik its exfoliating, but any other method? It's all upper back but slowly creepy to middle so hard to reach with this hands!

Hopefully it helps haha!

[Chipsahui]

I think I start seeing result the very next day. Usually, when I get up the next morning, I would see new pimples on my face, but none appear.( I pick on my face a lot ). After reading from a topix forum and using head & shoulder, I immediately felt the effect after showering. The pimple looks less red and felt less disturbing while touching them. I wanna ask something. Does anyone rub Head & Shoulder onto their back after showering? At first, I rubbed H&S every night after showering , but I read what other people did and been using a loofa and washing it off for awhile. It works, just that lately haven't seen any huge improvements. I think I had better improvements with rubbing H&S after showering?

[Kuud]

How exactly am I supposed to apply it? Just rub it on my back while showering?

[catcrazy]

I read a lot of good reviews for this, so I decided to give it a try. It did dry up a lot of my bacne, but I was never really clear. I still got a lot of breakouts, but they would dry up faster- and my back was sort of perpetually irritated. I found out that the first three ingredients in head and shoulders are actually highly comedogenic. I've stopped using it- now i use neutrogena stress control power cream body was and gold bond body powder and it has worked like magic.

[kcjones]

There is so many different stories and questions on this board, So instead of trying to pick and choose what to say, I see alot of people asking how they apply the H&S and what kind to use. I have tried several products in the past, including proactive (crap) an a few o.t.c. & prescription, and none have seemed to work at all.. I was using benzaclin and it KIND OF worked after a few months, but I couldn't afford 100$/bottle, so I stopped using that.. Before I forget, I'll just say, my acne is nowhere near severe, but it's definitely not mild, I mostly just get small, tender red pimples on my back and chest, my face is usually quite clear, except sometimes i get little clusters around my jawline, but those usually fade quickly, for whatever reason... Anyways, I've heard stories over the years that H&S has worked wonders for lots of people, so I finally decided to give it a try. I was unable to find any that didn't have some kind of scent/perfume, so i settled with "Head & Shoulders Ocean Lift Conditioner". I decided using a conditioner may be better than a shampoo as it has the same medicinal ingredients, and I figure conditioner would be better for moisture than a shampoo that strips oils down.

So, I have been using this now, by itself (no other products, besides daily vitamins B, B3, B12, C, D, Calcium&Magnesium tablets, and 3 times a week I take Himalayan Bee Propolis, just for general circulatory/immune system support), and it seems after 1 week it is working FANTASTIC, I still have about 60% of the original "amount" of pimples, but they are much much smaller, and seem to be fading quickly.

I use the conditioner once every 48 hours, in the shower as a body wash (only on my back/chest though. I use old spice body wash for the rest of my body as it makes my skin nice and soft, but doesn't help acne at all), and rinse "most" of it off, but try to leave a very diluted amount on the "bad spots".

The gist of it all, it seems to be working significantly better than anything else I've ever tried, and I believe I am going to be 100% cleared up within a couple months, unless some un-anticipated reaction occurs to cause it to stop being so effective.

I am planning on continuing my hunt for the unscented classic type of conditioner, but for now this seems to be working as good, if not better than I had hoped for .

Basically, my biggest point in this, is that I personally believe using a conditioner would be a much better idea than shampoo, especially if you are prone to dry skin (I have oily skin, but it dries out very easily). The conditioner seems to be drying my skin the "right" amount, as the pimples are drying and flaking off, but the rest of my skin isn't itchy or flaky at all .

Best regards to all my fellow Acne Sufferers. It is a terrible, terrible thing to have any kind of acne, especially body acne as there is a very strong stigma behind it as most people aren't aware it exists because people hide it so well. Just don't let it destroy your life! It's not the end of the world, there is much worse conditions/circumstances in this world to worry about than acne.

Keep fighting the good fight! NO MATTER WHAT!

[Autu]

I came across this board just from a Google search. I had a chest and back acne. It varied from being a little to sometimes being more. I kept using the Nutrogena body wash which helped a little, but wasn't helping enough.

I tried the head and shoulders. It has cleared my back up a ton! My back hasn't been this clear in years. My chest is clearing up too.

Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for sharing some tips.

[kungfupanda]

i thought shampoo was bad for acne. Why makes H&S so special?

because of the zinc that the shampoo contains

I came across this board just from a Google search. I had a chest and back acne. It varied from being a little to sometimes being more. I kept using the Nutrogena body wash which helped a little, but wasn't helping enough.

I tried the head and shoulders. It has cleared my back up a ton! My back hasn't been this clear in years. My chest is clearing up too.

Anyways, just wanted to say thanks for sharing some tips.

how long did it take for your back to clear?

[kungfupanda]

How exactly am I supposed to apply it? Just rub it on my back while showering?

yeah probably it woud be a lot less hassle if you rub it in your back while showering