I've always had a bit of problem with acne on my face, was worse during my teenage years but nothing I worried about too much. However, a few weeks ago I noticed that my neck and chest areas were breaking out It was really bad, little red and black spots and the area was very red overall. Some whiteheads too. It's very frustrating since my body has always been clear, even when my face wasn't... Maybe it's the hormonal change as I age?

I haven't changed any of my hair products, and I don't use a lot anyway... New products I'm using is eggwhite soap and snail cream only for my face, and my face is actually fine now, skin looks plumper and pores less noticeable, so I doubt that's the cause. Probably need to look at laundry detergent too, but I've been using the same ones for like 5 months (different detergent for handwashed and machine wash).

It has been a bit warm around here though, so I think it may be the extra sweat. Either that or the lack of sleep due to work. I try to keep my chest and neck area super clean now, seems to be some improvement but the pimples are not going away. I wash with T3 body wash and a soft loofah, use some witch hazel toner, and then apply aloe vera gel to moisturise. Wonder if I should apply benzoyl peroxide, though. Will that speed up the process? I've read that for the body, tea tree oil based wash isn't as effective due to the thicker skin i guess it's also alright to go for a stronger BP if I'm using it, since it's not for my face?

Anyway, i probably should look for the cetaphil soap. Thanks for the thread