I was on minocycline 2 weeks ago, and broke out hideously after a week on my back and neck, shoulders and chest. From my symptoms it seemed like I had folliculitis. I read on this site about tyring Nizoral. Well after 3 days of using it, what I thought was bacne and body acne is almost totally gone! If you're not sure, you should give this a try. I have always suffered from back acne but turns out it has been folliculitis, and for now this treatment is working. It HAS just been 3 days, but I'm hoping this is a long term cure! Just wanted to share for anyone to take a look at this.

I used it as well and it cleared me up very quickly. However, after about 3-4 wks it stopped working as well and the folliculitis started coming back (not to say that it will do that for you). From what I have read about others' experiences, folliculitis tends to come back over and over again. I have added a couple other treatments to my regimen to deal with the folliculitis - so these might be some things for you to try if the Nizoral stops working.

First, I still use the Nizoral every few nights. I also wash with the ZNP bar in the mornings. Every other night I use a 10% mandelic serum on my chest and back - its antifungal and antibacterial. I also am on a short term course of oral antifungal medication. Things seem to be clearing up again - hopefully it will be more long term for me this time. We shall see....

Nizoral worked for my seborrheic dermatitis. I use it along my hair line, cheeks, forehead and I don't have any bumps now. No more itchy skin, red skin, The active ingredient ketaconazole was given to me as a rx shampoo and rx cream but they both didn't work as well as good ole OTC Nizoral Shampoo. Using it as a face wash a few times a week for last 9 months has not dried out my great clear skin. I don't use anything else in particular. Occasionally cetaphil lotion for winter dryness as needed. I used all sorts of face wash, rx creams, saw many dermatologists, and i found this works the best for me. I was even given rx antibiotics before which didn't do much. Hope this helps someone.