My Bacne how i got rid of it with only Head and Shoulders.
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I had severe bacne for as long as i remember...for many years, they will not go away no matter what i tried. Im not saying about 1 or 2 spots here and there. I had cysts and spots all over between my shoulder blades and on my shoulders. It got to a point where I couldnt even put my shoulders back, nevermind wear a backpack. Very painful. Whoever have bacne know what i mean. Not to mention the sleeping was a nightmare. I tried lot of things including sea salt for a few weeks, but I didnt have the time or patience to take a bath every day.You know how it is with baths...you need time for that stuff so i gave the salt up after a while. One day, after reading different articles on internet about exfoliation and Head and Shoulders (H&S) shampoo FOR MEN, I decided to come up with a regimen on my own and give it a shot. Its important that it has to be the Men's shampoo as I couldnt see the "Contains Zinc" label on any of the others. And here is what i cameup with: Active Bacne 1. Wash back and shoulders in the shower with H&S by hand. But very imprtant - Be very gentle with it. 2. Rinse off completley. Do your normal shower routine elsewhere on your body as you would always do. 3. And then,Just before you get out of the shower, wash your back and shoulders again with H&S by hand, but this time DO NOT rinse off. Just pat the back and shoulders with your towel. The point of this is to leave a film of H&S on your skin throughout the day so that the Zinc can do its magic. 4. Very important - Do not dry your back and shoulders with a towel totally. Let them air dry. The water itself will dry off and the H&S will be left behind, making your skin feel a little tight but it is ok. It is the way it should be. After the Active Bacne has calmed down 1. Do the same what i did before, but instead of washing by hand as i said in step 1, use a back brush. Im from Germany and have bought a very good and strong brash, the soft one will not wark here. I mean, it will but not as good as the hard brash. Spend a little time brushing around your shoulders and back with this in the shower. I normally apply the H&S by hand and spread around to lather it up a little. Then I use the brush. And then with the brash do the steps 2, 3, 4. As i described above. I am left with marks now, but I am hoping they will fade in time, or fade via brushing. The most important thing, my back and shoulders are no longer bumpy. I dont feel a single bump. Feels so smooth! I think this may be due to the brushing. Anyway, I just thought I would share this one with you people. If it worked for me, it can work for you also. Good luck! Feel free to ask any questions.
Wild idea, but hey, if it works then it woth trying. The only thing i would suggest is leave it on after showering, I would rinse it off, however it can be left on but only for couple of minutes before rinsing. If putting some more on and leaving it helps, maybe try it, it might depend on how severe it is. As a side note however, i know that some people use Head and Shoulder shampoo under arms to wash, again, leaving it on for a couple minutes, kills all the bacteria there as well, so this might be the reason it works on bacne. Ovante
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Hey - O - dont put a robe or anything on. You have to just let it dry by itself and then put a robe on. Your robe could easily irritate and make it worse....
Jason, i think you should stop using both AHA and H&S and let your skin to recover after all what you put on it. Give it some rest...week maybe and then start using something else but don't mix it with other products. Ovante
For those of you out there who don't know. Almost all chemical products have the Sodium Sulfate. Sodium Sulfate is strong detergent and one should think twice befor putting it on your face, scrabing you skin with it or even worse - leave it on your skin for long time. Those are the things that will make us look like we are 60 years old eventhough you are just in your 20 ies. The head and shoulders shampoo contains very high procentage of it in its ingredients. I have no doubts that it might start working for some of you may be ever workin as a charm. But remember it is going to be almos as any product with BP - it start working and then it will just suddenly stop. Most chemicel based acne products do works that way, they will give you almost immideate relief but after a while they will stop working. Not to mention the side effects which can be easily assosiated with use of Head and Shoulder shampoo. It was not made for acne treatment, and it shouln't be use as one. Ovante
I tried lot of things including sea salt for a few weeks, but I didnt have the time or patience to take a bath every day.You know how it is with baths...you need time for that stuff so i gave the salt up after a while.
One day, after reading different articles on internet about exfoliation and Head and Shoulders (H&S) shampoo FOR MEN, I decided to come up with a regimen on my own and give it a shot. Its important that it has to be the Men's shampoo as I couldnt see the "Contains Zinc" label on any of the others.
And here is what i cameup with:
Active Bacne
1. Wash back and shoulders in the shower with H&S by hand. But very imprtant - Be very gentle with it.
2. Rinse off completley. Do your normal shower routine elsewhere on your body as you would always do.
3. And then,Just before you get out of the shower, wash your back and shoulders again with H&S by hand, but this time DO NOT rinse off. Just pat the back and shoulders with your towel. The point of this is to leave a film of H&S on your skin throughout the day so that the Zinc can do its magic.
4. Very important - Do not dry your back and shoulders with a towel totally. Let them air dry. The water itself will dry off and the H&S will be left behind, making your skin feel a little tight but it is ok.
It is the way it should be.
After the Active Bacne has calmed down
1. Do the same what i did before, but instead of washing by hand as i said in step 1, use a back brush. Im from Germany and have bought a very good and strong brash, the soft one will not wark here. I mean, it will but not as good as the hard brash. Spend a little time brushing around your shoulders and back with this in the shower. I normally apply the H&S by hand and spread around to lather it up a little. Then I use the brush.
And then with the brash do the steps 2, 3, 4. As i described above.
I am left with marks now, but I am hoping they will fade in time, or fade via brushing. The most important thing, my back and shoulders are no longer bumpy. I dont feel a single bump. Feels so smooth! I think this may be due to the brushing.
Anyway, I just thought I would share this one with you people. If it worked for me, it can work for you also. Good luck! Feel free to ask any questions.