Hi Fellow acne sufferers,

Just wanted to update you on something that changed my condition greatly and its not some witch brew. It applies to my condition and may not work for everyone.

A bit about me, I'm an Asian male in my 30's with somewhat oily skin and suffer from hyperhidrosis (over sweating) also been a l've been a long time mild acne sufferer.

When I was younger I had lots on my face but as I got older I started to get lots bumps on my arms (keritosis pilaris) and ingrown (cystic) acne on my back.

They would pop up mostly during the summer but would leave behind dark dots and scars. I would always be concious showing my back and arms.

Here is what I have tried in the past and failed (these are just what I remember, I've tried everything to be honest!)

-tetracycline (worked for a bit but stopped due to side affects)

-deep acne soaps and cleansers

-head and shoulders on my body

-exfoliant scrubs

-salt and lemon rubs on back

-cold showers

-changing my diet

-using different detergent

So the past year, I was doing a lot of research and found because I sweat lots I also seem to produce alot of sebum (oil) this seems to be what causes my back acne to form under my clothing.

I looked at what could balance this over excretion of sebum an apparently I was lacking riboflavin (vitamin b2) can be bought anywhere. So along with my regular regime (this seem to work best together my back acne improved A LOT. Now this took about a month to see the difference by this is the first time in my life I've seen change (going on 4 months now) and my back has cleared up 90%.

Here is my regime:

-night, shower use on by cereve SA (salacylic acid) body soap with loofa (5 times a week)

-after shower lightly use cereve SA (salacylic acid) lotion on acne areas (over drying will cause more oil and more acne so its good to moisturize with this)

-morning take 3 vitamin b2 riboflavin pills in the morning

Thats it!

I noticed my skin wasn't as oily hence it did not cause more sebum, causing plugged pores, causing acne.

Again after all the things I tried I was open to anything again but found the root of the problem with my oily skin and it helped me!

If you have any questions please let me know as I know how crappy this journey with acne can be.

Best of luck!

Brian