Chest acne

Generally speaking, acne occurs on the face. Actually, it is not. Acne will appear on our skin as long as it is infected by bacteria or has acne. Whether it’s the back, face, or even the chest, acne can appear. Although chest acne is invisible to most people, everyone still wants to eliminate it. So, how do you treat chest acne?

Acne is a disease belonging to folliculitis. Its symptoms are divided into purulent and non-purulent. It is more common in people with low immunity or diabetes, and is prone to occur on the chest, back, head, and neck. Treatment methods include systemic, immune, local, and special effects therapies. Prevention includes leading a regular life, eating less spicy food, paying attention to cleanliness, and actively exercising.

Chest acne

Acne on the chest: Acne on the chest is mostly considered a symptom of folliculitis. The chest is a common site for folliculitis, which occurs in people of all ages.

Causes of Folliculitis

The pathogens that cause folliculitis are mainly Staphylococcus aureus, occasionally Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus, Pseudomonas and Escherichia coli. Injuries caused by pulling, rubbing, and scratching of hair, skin immersion, local honey sealants and the use of corticosteroids are the causes of folliculitis.

Folliculitis Symptoms

Folliculitis is an inflammation caused by pyogenic cocci invading the area around the hair follicle opening and is limited to the upper part of the hair follicle. It is divided into purulent and non-purulent folliculitis. It initially presents as red, solid papules, which then rapidly develop into papular pustules, followed by drying and crusting, and the scabs fall off without leaving any traces. The rashes are numerous but not fused, and cause itching or mild pain. Folliculitis often occurs in the hairy areas of adults; in children, it often occurs in the hair areas, and small patches of baldness may remain after healing.

Chinese medicine treatment for acne

According to Chinese medicine, acne is mostly caused by improper diet, excessive consumption of spicy, fatty and sweet foods, and external pathogens, which block the hair follicles and prevent the internal heat from penetrating, causing blood heat to accumulate in the face, or heat accumulation in the lung meridian, external wind pathogens, or damp heat in the spleen and stomach, which accumulates internally and steams up in the face. Therefore, treatment is mostly with oral administration of traditional Chinese medicine that can clear lung heat, dispel wind-heat, cool blood and activate blood circulation. Commonly used external Chinese herbal skin cream, twice a day, for complete treatment.

Chinese Medicine Diagnosis and Treatment of Acne

The main symptoms of acne caused by heat accumulation in the lung meridian are initial onset of acne, redness, swelling and pain, itching on the face, dry mouth, yellow urine, dry stool, red tongue with yellow coating, and floating and rapid pulse. Treatment should focus on cooling the lung blood.

The main manifestations of heat-toxic type acne are inflammatory papules and pustules. The pustules are mostly located at the top of the papules, surrounded by red halos, constipation, red tongue with yellow and dry coating, and rapid pulse. The treatment should be to clear away heat and detoxify, and Wuwei Xiaodu Drink plus Huanglian Jiedu Decoction can be used.

The main manifestations of spleen and stomach damp-heat type acne are frequent acne attacks, which can squeeze out yellow and white rice-like sebaceous plugs, or pus, oily and shiny face, accompanied by bad breath and bitter taste, good and bad appetite, sticky and uncomfortable stools, red tongue with yellow greasy coating, and a stringy and rapid pulse. The treatment should focus on clearing heat and removing dampness, and the commonly used prescription is Qinlianping.

The main manifestations of blood stasis and phlegm stagnation type acne are long-term acne, hard texture that is difficult to disappear, pain when touched, or facial unevenness like orange peel. Women may have symptoms such as scanty menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and worsening acne during menstruation. The tongue is dark with thin coating, and the pulse is sluggish. This type is more common in long-term chronic patients. The treatment is mainly focused on promoting blood circulation and resolving phlegm, softening and dispersing nodules, and the commonly used prescription is Dahuang Zhechong San.

Acne of liver depression and qi stagnation type is mainly manifested by a rash distributed on the face, chest and back, accompanied by chest tightness, distension and pain in the ribs, and resentment. In women, facial lesions worsen before menstruation and breast pain occur. Treatment should be aimed at soothing the liver, regulating qi and dispersing stagnation. How to prevent acne: blend parsley, rapeseed, bitter gourd and orange into juice and drink it. Add yogurt to the blended fruit and vegetable juice and drink it, and keep the bitter gourd residue for making a facial mask.

Soak coix seeds in water and use it for steaming your face. Mash the tofu into tofu dregs and set aside.

Wash the fresh aloe vera, remove the skin, scrape out its transparent juice, and mix it with bitter gourd residue to make a facial mask. First clean your entire face with loofah or mercurochrome.

Use bitter melon juice for fruit and vegetable massage, and then massage the entire face with vitamin C and aloe vera massage cream. Mix the anti-inflammatory water and coix seed water and steam your face for 5 to 10 minutes to cleanse the dirt. Then wrap tofu with gauze and dip it in special effect powder to massage the entire face. Add bitter gourd residue to tofu residue, then add protein mask powder, mix well and apply on face for about 20 minutes.