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Moved topic to Body/Neck acne forum

I've had acne on my butt since I was a kid. A year or two ago I decided to try everything I could to get rid of it. Tried basically every method I read about online. Here are the results of how each method worked for me. Obviously every body is different, and different things work for different people. This is just my experience.

 

Honey- Worked very mildly. I read to put honey on my butt for 20 minutes a day. Was a mess, and had to walk around naked with a sticky butt. It did make the swelling of the zits better, but that's it.

 

Baby powder- Did nothing. Then I just smelled like baby powder all day.

 

Drinking a lot of water- Made them less visable. While I was very hydrated, the redness faded and the zits were harder to see. When you stop drinking a lot they're visable again.

 

Toothpaste- Made it worse. I read to dot toothpaste on each zit. Made them painful and way redder.

 

Olive oil- Made it worse. Read to rub it on my butt and let it sit a while. Bad idea!

 

Head and Shoulders shampoo- Helped! It turns any big red zit into a tiny, flat red dot. Nothing spectacular, but I still keep a bottle in my shower and wash my butt if I get a big zit. Usually swells down within 20 minutes. Off-brand is fine, as long as it has zinc.

 

Apple cider vingar- Did nothing. Just smelled bad and dried out my skin.

 

Aloe- Did nothing, but did make my skin feel nice.

 

Tea tree oil- Helped! When I put it on the zits, it made them go away very quickly. Does nothing to prevent more from returning though.

 

Butt Acne lotion- Worked! My butt's not perfect, and I get a zit or two here and there, but it's way better than it was. Main complaint- you can't peel the damn label off the bottle, and it says, "butt acne" right on it. It's like, infused onto the bottle. The word "butt" is even italicized, making it look very laughable. I cover the bottle in duct tape so my boyfriend doesn't see it in our bathroom.

 

Coconut oil- Did nothing, but made my skin feel great, and actually helped with the keratosis pilaris on my legs.

 

Eating healthier- Did help, but was nothing miraculous. When I go to McDonald's or something, I break out worse. At first I tried to just cut out greasy foods, and that did help a little, but I wasn't necessarily eating healthy. Then I decided to actually eat healthy foods like lots of fruits and vegetables every day. This did help. It also helped with other bodily issues I had, so I've kept it up.

 

Black soap- Did nothing. Heard it helped with general acne, not specifically butt acne. I tried it and actually continue to buy it because I like the soap. Regardless, did nothing to the zits.

 

Sea salt- Did nothing. Felt nice though!

 

 

Hope this helps or at least informs someone out there! Again, everyone's different, so what did not work for me may very well work for you, and vise-versa. My advice is to eat healthier, drink your water, and if you have the money, buy the lotion. Other things helped to get rid of the zits, but the lotion was the only thing that got rid of them and prevented more from returing (most of the time). If you just need to get of a few zits fast, I'd suggest tea tree oil. Got a little bottle at the grocery store for like, six bucks.

Hi! Butt acne is the bane of almost everyone's existance. Think about it, that skin is squished, rubbed and sweating ALL day, butt acne is pretty much gonna happen at some point for everyone no matter what.

Question - do you do any sports which require you to wear restrictive clothing (yoga, biking, running, etc.) on your bottom half while you sweat? If yes, chamois cream can be helpful, especially for biking. Acne in the butt area is typically caused by staph aureas, not P. vulgaris, so treatment is a little different than the blemishes you see on your face. It also tends to be aggravated by abrasions or chaffing - wearing loose clothes and keeping the area dry can really help. Also - if the acne is more on the upper part of your butt (not necessarily the parts that are sweaty), look at the detergents you use (although this might be a less likely culprit in your case since you've had the issue for a while). I learned the hard way, but certain cleaning detergents can be quite irritating especially to skin that is rubbed and pressed against your clothes for most of the day, so switching to a fragrance free detergent might help. Food for thought!

Hi,

I havent read your entire post and Im not sure what kind of butt 'acne' youre referring to but Im guessing its just the common kind of bumpy red inflamed spots or dry small bumps. (Im not a doc I have no idea what the medical terms for these are) but what has kept my bum nice and smooth for years and avoided this so called 'butt acne' from developing and spreading has always been nappy rash zinc cream for babies. I dont even use the branded stuff like sudocrem which is very pricey, i buy the one from Asda which is fragrance-free and doesnt irritate my skin at all. So for anyone who wants to have a babysmooth bum like me try it and see.

I get terrible large large pimples on my butt. It is the absolute worst. They take months to clear up even with lots of tea tree and acne creams and then when one goes away another appears  
The one thing that worked really well for me is using a tanning bed. I stopped a while back and the acne returned unfortunately. Even though I don't want to be tan I am thinking of going back to tanning 

I found something completely by accident that has almost entirely cleared up all the acne I've had on my butt. I have been trying for years to get this to go away. I've tried all the online remedies, I've used tea tree oil, coconut oil, acne body washes, exfoliators, changing my diet, drinking more water, etc. You name it, I've probably tried it. Some helped me they faded a little, and while the acne mostly went away, I was left with horrible acne scars, and tried everything to get rid of those. I tried using baking soda, more tea tree oil, toothpaste, everything. Well I had ran out of my body wash one day and had to go buy another, and decided to get a different one from what I normally get. Previously, I had been using the Neutrogena Body Clear Body Scrub, the pink grapefruit one with exfoliating beads, which did significantly reduce the amount of redness, but did nothing about the scars. Instead, I bought St. Ives Nourish and Sooth Oatmeal and Shea Butter body wash. I have been using it for a week, and they're almost completely gone. They've faded and have gotten much smaller. I found it by mistake and I just had to share, because I have googled over and over how to cure butt acne and found no solution. I hope if you decide to try this that it works for you guys, and best of luck!